Agnes Buen Garnås

Agnes Buen Garnås

Agnes Buen Garnås in 2011
Background information
Born (1946-11-23) 23 November 1946
Origin Telemark, Norway
Genres Folk
Occupation(s) Singer
Associated acts Hauk Buen, Knut Buen, Per Anders Buen Garnås
Website www.agnesbuen.no

Agnes Buen Garnås (born 23 November 1946) is a Norwegian folk singer from the county of Telemark. She comes from a famous musical family from the town of Jondal, and is known particularly for her singing of ancient unaccompanied Norwegian ballads, as well as her updated arrangements of these songs in collaboration with the Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek on the ECM album Rosensfole.[1][2]

From 1975 to 1977, she studied at the Telemark University College.[3]

Other family members who are well known as traditional musicians include her brothers, Hauk Buen and Knut Buen, and her son Per Anders Buen Garnås.[1]

Discography

With Jan Garbarek

References

  1. 1 2 Aksdal, Bjørn. Agnes Buen Garnås Biography. Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. Wynn, Ron. "Biography: Agnes Buen Garnas". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. Skaug, Tore (10 June 2002). "Agnes Buen Garnås syng Landstad - i Landstads kyrkje". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

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Awards
Preceded by
Sigmund Groven
Recipient of the Gammleng-prisen Open class
1997
Succeeded by
Karl Seglem
Preceded by
Jan Garbarek
Recipient of the Norsk kulturråds ærespris
2005
Succeeded by
Bruno Oldani
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