Jon Anders Halvorsen

Jon Anders Halvorsen
Jon Anders Halvorsen
Born	1968 (age 52–53); Lunde, Telemark, Norway
Genres	Traditional
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Kveder, fiddler
Labels	Ta:lik
Associated acts	Hekla Stålstrenga
Website	Jon Anders Halvorsen on Myspace

Jon Anders Halvorsen (born 1968 in Lunde, Norway) is a Norwegian folk singer and physician.[1]

Career

Halvorsen is a graduate of the Ole Bull Academy at Voss (1998–2000) and won the prize for best vocal performer at Landskappleiken in 2002.[2] Halvorsen is a connoisseur of the "kvede" tradition in Telemark. He collaborated with guitarist Tore Bruvoll as the character of Prins Sveinung (Tamino) in the folk music production of the opera The Magic Flute (2005–2006), by Rikskonsertene and quinces group Dvergmål. Halvorsen and Bruvoll were awarded the Folkelarmpris in 2007, in the class Innovative/Experimental. In 2012 he was nominated for the Folkelarmpris for the album Komme No Heim.[3]

Halvorsen earned a Masters in medicine from the University of Oslo in 1996 and has worked as a physician at Telemark Sentralsjukehus, Lenvik Kommune, Oslo Legevakt, Ullevål Universitetssykehus, St. Mary's Hospital (London), and Rikshospitalet. He specializes in skin diseases and earned a PhD in Medical Sciences from the University of Oslo in 2011.[4] http://www.med.uio.no/klinmed/personer/vit/jonahalv/

Honors

1996: Nominated for the Spellemannprisen for the album Visor Og Kvæde Frå Blåberglandet
1998: Sagaprisen
2004–2005: Statens Kunstnerstipend
2005: Nominated for the Folkelarmprisen for the album Gåtesong
2007: Folkelarmprisen in the class Innovative for the album Trillar For To

Discography

Solo albums

2012: Komme No Heim (Etnisk Musikklubb)[5]

Collaborations

Within Dvergmål

1996: Visor Og Kvæde Frå Blåberglandet (Grappa)
2004: Song i himmelsalar (Heilo)

With Tore Bruvoll

2004: Nattsang (Heilo)
2007: Trillar For To (Heilo)

With Ingvill Marit Buen Garnås

2005: Gåtesong (Etnisk Musikklubb)

With other projects

2006: Juledrøm (MFC)
2006: Jul i Svingen (NRK/Universal)

References

"Halvorsen, Jon Anders – Biography" (in Norwegian). Varden. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
"Jon Anders Halvorsen – John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts". Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
"Jon Anders Halvorsen Folkemusikksanger – Bransjeregisteriography" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
Johannessen, Nanna Lovise Marie (31 August 2011). "Slik holder du huden frisk" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
"Jon Anders Halvorsen leverer en skattkiste med kulturhistorie. En ren fryd å åpne" (in Norwegian). Varden. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

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[1] "Halvorsen, Jon Anders – Biography" (in Norwegian). Varden. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

[2] "Jon Anders Halvorsen – John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts". Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[3] "Jon Anders Halvorsen Folkemusikksanger – Bransjeregisteriography" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

[4] Johannessen, Nanna Lovise Marie (31 August 2011). "Slik holder du huden frisk" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

[5] "Jon Anders Halvorsen leverer en skattkiste med kulturhistorie. En ren fryd å åpne" (in Norwegian). Varden. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.