Hekla Stålstrenga

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. 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. 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. Anne Nymo Trulsen - lead vocals Ragnhild Furebotten - fiddle Tore Bruvoll - guitar Trond-Viggo Solas - bass Ole-Jakob Larsen - drums 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" category during Spellemannprisen. "Folketonen" 2012 "Båtbygger Jo" 2013 Norway portal Music portal "Review - Hekla Stålstrenga, Makramé". wordpress.com. Driftwood Magazine. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-05. "Hekla Stålstrenga - Ragnhild Furebotten og Tore Bruvoll". Folkemusikk.no. Folkemusikk. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-05. "Hekla Stålstrenga discography". NorwegianCharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-05-05. "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 50, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 December 2017. Hekla Stålstrenga on Myspace Folk: Reinhekla magi - April 24, 2013 NRK (in Norwegian)