Knut Buen - Vandraren

From the multi-artist Knut Buen, Heilo presents Vandraren- Slattar for klaver (The wanderer- Hardanger fiddle tunes for piano). The album consists of 19 Hardanger fiddle tunes composed by Buen, arranged for piano by Kjetil Bergheim. The tunes are interpreted by 16 pianists with a background from 10 different countries, including Havard Gimse who also initiated the project. The release also shows the Hardanger fiddle version of some of the tunes, played by Buen himself.

Knut Buen is known for his strong position in the tradition from Telemark. At the same time, he is one of the most inventive and versatile Hardanger fiddle players we have. He released his first album in 1972, and a long line of recordings on his own label Buen Kulturverkstad after this. Recent projects (in 2018) shows his artistic span, for example he wrote the texts for Gate's (a Norwegian folk-rock group) comeback album Svevn. The same year he released Gamle danser fra Telemark (Old dances from Telemark)- consisting of dance tunes with Havard Svensrud Trio. He has accepted numerous awards and became professor at The Norwegian Academy of Music in 2017.