Øyonn Groven Myhren

Biography

Øyonn Groven Myhren (born 8 August 1969) is a Norwegian traditional folk musician and kveder.

Biography

Groven Myhren was born in Oslo, Norway, where she is considered among the foremost traditional folk musicians, and has a series of first prizes from the traditional Norwegian music competition Landskappleiken. In 1997 she was awarded the Sagaprisen for her kveding. She also plays the lyre and seljefløyte (willow flute). In addition to Norwegian folk music, she has worked extensively with mediaeval music, including through the band Aurora Borealis. She released the album «Nivelkinn» (2001) in collaboration with Odd Nordstoga, and with lyrics by Aslaug Vaa, awarded Spellemannprisen 2002 in the Traditional folk music/gammaldans (folk dance) class. Groven Myhren has also worked as an actor at Det Norske Teatret, Riksteatret and Hordaland Theatre.
Groven Myhren is the daughter of the kveder and literature researcher Dagne Groven Myhren and the Spellemann and linguist Magne Myhren. She is the granddaughter of Eivind Groven.

Solo albums

2003: Akkedoria frå Kristiania (Etnisk Musikklubb)
2008: Grisila og Gullveven (Etnisk Musikklubb)

Collaborations

With Dvergmål
1996: Visor og Kvæde frå Blåberglandet (Grappa GRCD 2141)
2004: Song i Himmelsalar (Heilo HCD 7192)
With Aurora Borealis
1997: Harpa (Grappa GRCD4132) 1997
With Eilert Hægeland and Alf Tveit
1998: I Jolo (Jul På Gamlemåten) (Heilo HCD 7146)
With Odd Nordstoga
2002: Nivelkinn (Heilo HCD 7182)
With Kvarts, Berit Opheim, and Birger Mistereggen
2004: Skal, Skal Ikkje (Kvarts KVARTS 003)
With Lars Henrik Johansen
2015: Paa Jorden Fred Og Glæde - (Beloved Christmas Hymns Of 18th-Century Norway) (Etnisk Musikklubb)
With Anne Hytta
2017: Sogesong (Heilo HCD 7319)