Gunnar Stubseid (Norway)
Gunnar Stubseid
has played the
Hardanger fiddle since the age of 15, learning from the older
fiddlers in native region of Southern
Norway.
He has participated in competitions and concerts across
Europe
and
Asia. Currently Gunnar performs
with Swedish mandola-player Ale Møller. He has made numerous
recordings both as a soloist and as a studio
musician.
Gunnar has an MA in Ethnology from the University of Bergen and he is now the headmaster at the Ole Bull Akademy in Voss. He has received Spellmannsprisen (national music award), the Ole Bull Medal and the Bygland cultural award.