Sinikka Langeland
Sinikka Langeland (born 13 January 1961 in Grue, Norway) is a Norwegian traditional folk singer and musician (kantele), known for combining traditional music with elements of jazz.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Honors
- 3 Discography
- 3.1 Solo albums
- 3.2 Collaborations
- 4 Bibliography
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Career
Langeland plays the Finnish National Instrument kantele, but she is also known for her "runesanger" and traditional "kveding". Langeland also teaches these instruments and song techniques. The work "Sammas Himmelsøyle" by langeland, was premiered with Trio Mediæval and Sinikka Langelands Ensemble Finnskogutstillingen in March 2012. This work is based on Finnish mythology, and was commissioned for Finnskogutstillingen. The week after the premiere the work was performed again in "Gamle Aker kirke", during the Oslo International Church Music Festival.
In 1996 Langeland was awarded Finnskogprisen. For the release Runoja she received the prestigious Edvardprisen in the cl* Music in the borderland in 2003. Together with Ove Berg she received the Norwegian-Finnish Cultural Fund Award in 2004 and in 2010 she was the trecipient of the Gammleng-prisen in the cl* Traditional folk music. In 2012 she received the Sibeliusprisen by Sibelius company in Norway.
Langeland was nominated for Spellemannprisen (1997) in the cl* Traditional folk music, for the album Strengen var af røde guld and Spellemannprisen (2000) in the cl* Traditional folk music/traditional dance music, for the album Lille Rosa. She contributed on Dølajazz 2006 with poems by Hans Børli, performed together with the jazz musicians Arve Henriksen and Trygve Seim, as well as the Finnish musician Markku Ounaskari. Langeland lives in Grue at Finnskogen.
John Kellman of the All About Jazz magazine recognized Sinikka Langeland Ensemble's appearance at Vossajazz March 2013, as no. 2 of his "Best Live Shows of 2013".
Honors
- 1996: Finnskogprisen
- 2003: Edvardprisen in the cl* Music in the borderland for the album Runoja
- 2004: Norwegian-Finnish Cultural Fund Award
- 2010: Gammleng-prisen in the cl* Traditional folk music
- 2012: Sibeliusprisen
Discography
Solo albums
- 1994: Langt Innpå Skoga (Grappa Music), with her own songs and music from Solør and Finnskogen
- 1996: Strengen Var Af Røde Guld (Grappa Music), ballads and songs collected by Ludvig Mathias Lindeman in the summer of 1864
- 2021: Wolf Rune (ECM Records)
- 1995: Har Du Lyttet Til Elvene Om Natta (Grappa Music), poems by Hans Børli
- 2000: Lille Rosa, kjærlighetsballader (Grappa Music)
- 2001: Tirun Lirun – Skogsfinske Runesanger (Finnskogen Kulturverksted)
- 2002: Runoja, Runesanger Frå Finnskogen (Heilo/Grappa)
- 2007: Starflowers (ECM Records)
- 2011: The Land That Is Not (ECM Records)
- 2016: The Magical Forest (2016), featuring Trio Mediæval
- 2015: The Half-Finished Heaven (ECM Records)
Collaborations
With Streif- 2000: Trollfugl (Lærdal Musikkproduksjon)
- 2006: Nordic Winter (Ozella), with Birger Mistereggen, Georg Michael Reiss, Tom Karlsrud, Torbjørn Økland
- 2004: Påskatona, Folk hymns / J. S. Bach. (Nordic Sound), including the Baroque organ at Nidarosdomen
- 2005: Kyriekoral, Norwegian folk hymns and Bach chorales (Nordic Sound)
- 2006: Hjartegangar (Nyrenning), with Knut Buen
- 2009: Maria's Song (ECM Records), including Lars Anders Tomter
- 2002: Stjerneklang (Heilo), Norwegian folk melodies and Bach chorales Christmas with Andreas Liebig on the Wagner Organ from Nidarosdomen
Bibliography
- 1997: Strengen var af Røde Guld, Medieval Ballads from Solør, songs collected by Ludvig Mathias Lindeman in 1864, Heidi Arild, Velle Espeland a.o. Ill.: Tore Hansen, Norsk folkeminnelags skrifter Nr 142
- 2001: Karhun Emuu (Mother bear), retelling of "runesanger" from Finnskogen, Comments by Professor Timo Leisiö, Ill.: Tore Hansen, 94 pp., Aschehoug
References
- Norway portal
- Music portal
External links
- Official website
- Sinikka Langeland – Ulverune on YouTube