Annbjørg Lien

Annbjørg Lien

Annbjørg Lien (born 1971) is a Norwegian musician. She plays the hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle), violin, and nyckelharpa.

In her work, Lien often combines traditional Norwegian music with jazz and rock music. She has traveled to Africa, Asia, Australia, Argentina, Bhutan, Greenland, Iceland, Sri Lanka, North America, and other parts of Europe, and worked with musicians from many countries. In 2006 she performed on Loreena McKennitt's album An Ancient Muse playing nyckelharpa.

She is also a member of the folk music group Bukkene Bruse.

External links

* [http://www.annbjorglien.com/ Annbjørg Lien official site]


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