Hekla Stålstrenga

Hekla Stålstrenga
Hekla Stålstrenga
Origin	Norway
Genres	Folk, folk/rock
Years active	2008-present
Labels	Ta:lik
Members	Anne Nymo Trulsen ; Ragnhild Furebotten ; Tore Bruvoll ; Trond-Viggo Solas ; Ole-Jakob Larsen

Hekla Stålstrenga is a Norwegian folk and folk rock band specializing in North Norwegian traditional music. It was formed in 2008 as a duo by fiddler Ragnhild Furebotten and guitarist Tore Bruvoll. They had their first recording as a duo, for which they were nominated during Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian Grammies for "Best folk music band". They later on added lead vocalist Anne Nymo Trulsen, drummer Ole-Jakob Larsen and acoustic bassist Trond-Viggo Solas to become a five-member band.^[1]

The band was nominated for another Spellemannprisen in 2011 after release of their album Makramé. The album charted in VG-lista, the official Norwegian Albums Chart. It was released on the local Ta:lik label to which the band is signed to. Makramé is a word deriving from Arabic meaning the art of tying strings to use or decorative purposes.

Members

Anne Nymo Trulsen - lead vocals
Ragnhild Furebotten - fiddle
Tore Bruvoll - guitar
Trond-Viggo Solas - bass
Ole-Jakob Larsen - drums

Besides their collaborations, various artists in the band are developing their own solo careers. Lead vocalist Anne Nymo Trulsen released her own debut album Skråblikk in 2013.

Awards and nominations

In 2008, as the duo Hekla Stålstrenga, the duo members Ragnhild Furebotten and Tore Bruvoll were nominated for "Best Folk music/gammaldans" category for their work during the Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian Grammies.
In 2011, they were nominated for "Best Folk music / traditional music" catgeory during Spellemannprisen.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions	Notes
Year	Album	NOR ^[2]	Notes
2011	Makramé Date released: 2011 Record label: Ta:lik	29	Tracklist "Erter & sverter" "Er det sant" "Frans Kafka" "Har du fyr" "Farvel" "Mannen og kona" "Svabo" "How far is it long?" "Den narrede jomfru" "A i sløyd" "Siste sang"

Singles

"Folketonen" 2012
"Båtbygger Jo" 2013

References

^ Driftwood Magazine: Review - Hekla Stålstrenga, Makramé
^ "Hekla Stålstrenga discography". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

[1] Driftwood Magazine: Review - Hekla Stålstrenga, Makramé

[nor-2] "Hekla Stålstrenga discography". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

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