Gabriel Fliflet

Gabriel Fliflet (born 18 July 1958 in Åland, Finland)[1] is a Norwegian accordion player and vocalist, known for his multicultural musical expressions and numerous recordings. He is the brother of bass player and sagspiller Andreas Fliflet, and the son of Albert Lange Fliflet (b. 1908), who have done the achievement of translating the Finnish national epic Kalevala a New Norwegian which is close to the language of Western Telemark.[2]

Gabriel Fliflet
Born (1958-07-18) 18 July 1958
Åland, Finland
OriginNorway
GenresTraditional music, jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, entertainer, composer, band leader
InstrumentsAccordionist
Associated actsFliflet/Hamre
Websitewww.gabrielfliflet.no

Biography

Fliflet grew up in Skåne and moved to Bergen six years old. During the time of high school at Bergen Katedralskole, he and three fellow students established the band Rimfakse (1975),[3] later he joined "Fri Flyt", and collaborated with Shetland musicians like Willie Hunter and Peerie Willie Johnson. He has worked with Berit Opheim, Sondre Bratland and Nils Økland. Later he established Novgorod (Nygård's Quartet) playing popular music from the region around Baltic Sea.

By the name Fliflet/Hamre he and percussionist Ole Hamre has since 1991 toured in Norway and internationally. The quartet "SALT" (2006–) he plays Shetland and Western Norwegian folk music with Maurice Henderson, Annlaug Børsheim and Olav Christer Rossebø. Fliflet composed the commissioned work "Elvemot" for Osafestivalen at Voss 2006. Moreover, he has driven folk-bar in Bergen (1988–)[4] and since 1999 musical host on "Folkemusikklubben Columbi Egg" in Bergen.

Honors

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

Collaborations
Fliflet/Hamre Energiforsyning
  • 1994: Ivar Aasen Goes Bulgaria (Lahrmsteiner Elite)

References
  1. "Fliflet/Hamre - Kampenjazz Trekkspill.no".
  2. "Gabriel Fliflet Biography - Allkunne.no". (in Norwegian)
  3. Stian Bringsverd Olsen (2006). "Folkefest i Fensal" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidene. Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  4. "Verden i bagasjen". Studvest.no. Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. (by Trude Løtvedt, 2003, in Norwegian)
Awards
Preceded by
Ole Hamre		 Recipient of the Vossajazzprisen
1994		 Succeeded by
Harald Dahlstrøm


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