My father
Egil Storbekken (1911–2002)
Foto: Astrid Gynnild
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The award ceremony takes place
Saturday 29 July at 19:00
in Egil Storbekken's hometown, Tolga
During the annual "Olsok in Tolga"
21 . - 30 July
Fjelltrall
Hedemarken Symfoniorkester
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(Norwegian Biographical Lexicon)
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The prize can be awarded to individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution to Norwegian folk music, especially within the realm of traditional folk music instruments.
The jury for the Egil Storbekken Music Award 2023 is composed of representatives from the Norwegian Lur and Bukkehorn Society (NLB), NOPA, and the Storbekken family. The members of the jury are listed on the right.
The prize was established in 2006 in collaboration between
The Storbekken family
The prize is worth NOK 25,000, along with an artwork, and is a national tribute that can be awarded to eligible candidates from across the country.
Sverre Heimdal
Versatile instrument builder from Nore in Numedal
Sverre Heimdal (born 1949) is a skilled and versatile instrument maker from Nore in Numedal, who crafts high-quality Kravik lyres, sjøfløyter, and Hardanger fiddles. Heimdal is the most significant and crucial driving force when it comes to creating new knowledge about the old Kravik lyre from Numedal, which is currently housed at the Norwegian Folk Museum.
This instrument was first documented and drawn by the painter Adolph Tidemann when he visited the Kravik farm in 1848.
In 2016, Heimdal personally financed a C-14 dating of this instrument, which resulted in dating the lyre to the beginning of the 17th century instead of the Middle Ages, as previously assumed. This makes the Kravik lyre the youngest lyre of its kind known in Europe and indicates that similar instruments were likely played in Norway until the 17th century.
Since he started this work in 1989, Heimdal has built copies of the Kravik lyre for numerous musicians and enthusiasts both in Norway and abroad.
Music performed on his instruments has been used by, among others, Einar Selvik in the band Wardruna, both in the movie "Flukt" and the TV series "Vikings."
One of his instruments was given as a gift to Crown Prince Harald and Crown Princess Sonja in 1990 when they visited the Nore and Uvdal municipality, and it hangs in their cabin in Sikkilsdalen. Another instrument was acquired by the Ringve Music Museum in 2015.
Sverrre Heimdal med en av kravilyrene han har bygget
We visit instrument maker Sverre Heimdal in his workshop, where he demonstrates how he makes Kravik lyres and sjøfløye.
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Heimdal continually conducts new research on the old Kravik lyre to study its details and create versions of the instrument that are even closer to the original.
Until June of this year, he has built a total of 105 Kravik lyres. He has also given several lectures on the instrument for researchers, students, and other interested individuals.
Sverre Heimdal is also an important carrier of the sjøfløyte-building tradition in Numedal, which was preserved until our time by the local craftsman Nils Stuvstad from Flesberg.
Heimdal began building sjøfløyte in the late 1980s at the request of musician Per Midtstigen.
In 1990, he received grants from the Nore and Uvdal municipality and Buskerud County to document flutes after Stuvstad and continue his work on sjøfløyta, which are a folk Norwegian variant of the alto recorder.
Since its inception around 1990, based on this work, Heimdal has built around 150 sjøfløyte and has also written an article about the instrument. In the autumn of 2023, he will have two apprentices in his workshop to continue this unique building tradition.
Heimdal also builds Hardanger fiddles, which he started doing as early as 1978. He has also organized local courses in Hardanger fiddle making. Until 2023, he has built a total of 16 Hardanger fiddles, several of which are considered excellent instruments.
In June 2023, Heimdal received the cultural award from Viken County for his extensive and important work as an instrument maker.
A "kveder" is a person who can perform "stev," someone who has the skill of "kvede." It is a type of vocal folk music.
The words "kvad" and "å kvede" have the same origin.
A "stev" (from Old Norse "stef" meaning "fixed time," i.e., "verse that returns at regular intervals," i.e., refrain) refers particularly to two types of four-line stanzas called "gamlestev" (old stanzas) and "nystev" (new stanzas) and is considered a part of the lyrical genres. Additionally, "stev" is used synonymously with "slåtterim" (tune rhyme) or "slåttestev" (tune stanzas). The refrain in, for example, medieval ballads can also be called "stev" or "mellomsleng" (interlude) or "etterstev" (after-song) depending on its placement within the stanza.
Oddrun Hegge
Instrumentmaker, langeleikspiller og pedagog
Oddrun Hegge satt store spor etter seg i gjennom mer enn 40 år.
• Prisen ble utdelt på Tolga Kulturhus, Vidarheim 3. September
Terje Isungset
Musiker, komponist og instrumentbygger
Musiker, låtskriver og sanger
Einar Selvik også kjent under artistnavnet Kvitrafn.
also known by his stage name Kvitrafn ("white raven"), is a Norwegian musician known for being the drummer in the black metal band Gorgoroth from 2000 to 2004, and for fronting the Nordic folk project Wardruna, founded in 2002
The jury will particularly highlight the award winner's important innovative and cross-genre work based on traditional instruments and other forms of expression, which is directly in the spirit of Egil Storbekken.
Tom Willy Rustad
Musiker, pedagog og komponist
Om prisvinneren sier juryen blant annet:
Tom Willy Rustad(f. 1966) er en av våre aller fremste og mest allsidige folkemusikkutøvere.
Han behersker en rekke ulike instrumenter på et svært høyt nivå og spiller både munnharpe, seljefløyte, torader, cister, gitar og kontrabass. Han er opprinnelig fra Sør-Odal, og har i en årrekke bodd i Sør-Fron.
• Prisen ble utdelt 21. juli på Ivaregga på Tolga under det årlige
"Olsok i Tolga"
Tom Willy Rustad
Bjørn Aksdal
førsteamanuensis, ein av dei fremste
folkemusikk-kjennarane våre.
Tekst kommer
Prisoverrekkelsen
Eilif Gundersen
musiker, Ål i Hallingdal
Juryens begrunnelse for tildelingen:
Gundersen er en av våre fremste utøvere på bukkehorn og han var Landskappleik-vinner på dette instrumentet i 2004. Han kommer opprinnelig fra Klæbu i Sør-Trøndelag, og har vært bosatt på Ål i Hallingdal siden 1989.
Eilif Gundersen fattet tidlig interesse for folkemusikken og deretter de tradisjonelle seter- eller gjeterinstrumentene. Med sin bakgrunn som messingblåser, ble han spesielt opptatt av lur og bukkehorn, naturlig nok, men også seljefløyte kom snart på repertoaret. Gjennom å lete fram gamle lydopptak, noter og nedtegninger om musikken, har han blåst nytt liv i den gamle og utrydningstruede lur- og bukkehorntradisjonen i Hallingdal.
Eilif Gundersen
Les om han i wikipedia >>
Som musiker har han hatt talløse oppdrag. Det har vært i forbindelse med kulturprogram og konserter som kåsør og foreleser, kombinert med kveding og spill. I flere år har han også undervist på Ole Bull Akademiet på Voss.
Ikke minst har han vært en kulturformidler for barn og unge med sine barnehage- og skolekonserter.
Han er også mye brukt som studiomusiker og har mange innspillinger på sin merittliste. Sitt eget soloalbum, ”Sådagen” kom i 2008. En sjelden begivenhet fra en utøver på så spesielle instrumenter, at den vakte en viss oppmerksomhet også utenfor landets grenser. Så det ga mening at teksten, foruten å være på norsk også var oversatt til engelsk, spansk og fransk
• Prisen ble tildelt 12. september
Karl Seglem
musiker, komponist og forfatter, Årdalstangen / Oslo
Prisen ble utdelt under Lur og lokkestevne i Tolga på
Rausjødalen setermeieri Søndag 26. juli
Tone Hulbækmo og Hans Fredrik Jakobsen
musikere, Tolga
Tone Hulbekmo
Av Jensens – Eget verk, Offentlig eiendom
Steinar Ofsdal
Musiker, komponist - professor emeritus ved Norges Musikkhøgskole og Ole Bull Akademiet
Magnar Storbækken
instrumentmaker, Tolga
Instrument maker from Tolga
Den store bukkehornfilmen - 2004
Video: Jørn Simenstad
Bukkehorn making:
Magnar Storbækken
Leif Løchen
folkemusikkinnsamler, utøver, organisator og som lærer. Er fra Vågå
Les om musikkprisen i Ballade >>
Prisen ble utdelt Søndag 22. Juli på Dølmotunet på Tolga,
i forbindelse med arrangementet Olsok i Tolga.
