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Eli Storbekken is one of the most established and experienced folk singers in Norway.
She has had a long and diverse career within vocal folk music,
and collaborates with musicians from various genres such as jazz, classical, and world music.
She has contributed to 17 recordings since the 1970s, including 6 solo albums. In connection with the album releases, she has performed numerous concerts featuring material from the releases.
On the albums, she has often collaborated with other musicians such as Georg Buljo on "Maros" and "Songen til Fløyta," and Sigurd Hole on "Spellstenen."
Her most recent album release to date is "Tidløse toner" released in 2021.
She has participated in numerous radio and TV programs since the 1970s.
She teaches vocal folk music to children, young people, and adults at music institutions and privately.
She began teaching at the Ole Bull Academy in Voss in 1983 and continues to hold courses and teach there.
Eli has participated in various folk music festivals in the Nordic countries and has toured in Ireland, Russia, Ukraine, USA, Iraq, and Qatar.
In the fall of 2019, she held a series of school concerts in Tanzania, see Archive for more.
She served as the musical director for the Maridalsspillet (2002-2008), an annual production held in the ruins of Maridalen Church. She was also a regular performer in the outdoor production "Huldrenatt" in Tolga with a choir and several folk musicians (2002-2009).
She has served on various boards and positions such as the Hedmark Folk Music Association, the Association for Folk Music and Folk Dance, the Norwegian Kvedarforum, and has been a judge at the Landskappleiken (national folk music competition).
In the 1990s, she toured for several years with the group "Det Syng" along with Agnes Buen Garnås, Anne Marit Jacobsen, Sinikka Langeland, and Halvor Håkanes. They released the album "Ballader på vandring" (Ballads on a Journey).
I 1998 var hun med og etablere "Kvedar" et stort nordisk vokal- og danseensemble som turnerte i alle de nordiske land fram til 2004.
In recent years, she has extensively toured with different musicians for "Den kulturelle skolesekken" (The Cultural Rucksack) and "Den kulturelle Spaserstokken" (The Cultural Walking Stick), including Tom Steinar Lund on guitar, Britt Pernille Frøholm on fiddle, Irene Tillung on accordion, and Hege Rimestad on fiddle and guitar.
Has won awards including:
Folklarmprisen (Folklarm Award) in the Group category for Maros in 2009. Norwegian Folk Music Awards 2009.
Received the Gammleng-prisen (Gammleng Award) in the "Folk Music" category in 2010.
Received the Tolgaprisen (Tolga Award) in 2011.
Folklarmprisen (Folklarm Award) in the Documentation category for Rosekolla in 2014.
See Archive for details on releases and more.
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.
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