Sigrid Moldestad (Norway)

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Sigrid Moldestad is one of Norway’s best-known folk singers, fiddlers, and songwriters celebrated for blending traditional and modern influences. A master of the Hardanger fiddle, a traditional Norwegian instrument resembling a violin with additional sympathetic strings, Moldestad brings new life to Norway’s rich folk music heritage with innovative compositions and heartfelt lyrics. She has won several prizes for her work including The Norwegian equivalent of the GRAMMY in 2007. She has released seven solo albums, performing both as a solo artist and with a versatile ensemble of top musicians. Moldestad also collaborates with various artists and bands from across Scandinavia, showcasing her ability to cross genres while remaining deeply rooted in Norwegian folk traditions.

Featured Songs:

Moldestad’s Global Women song “Haustkveld Ved Havet” (Autumn Evening by the Sea) evokes a serene landscape and the pull between distant dreams and the comfort of home. “A fiery red sunset sinks into the sea / And here in the twilight glow / The heart can forget demands and strife / And rest in the evening / Voices inside me call; Come! / To distant lands and places / But I feel gentle hands / Pulling my thoughts quietly back.”

“Høyrer på stilla” (Listening to the Silence), featured on our Scandinavia collection, is an introspective acoustic track that reflects on solitude, the struggle to embrace light and connection and the yearning to find one's voice and place in the world amidst silence and absence. “It takes a little longer to wake up now / Lying and listening to the silence / No birds are singing because they’re gone / Only I remain / In my bed this morning / Feeling that the light struggles more to break through the darkness.”

The Nordic Nights track,“Så Tag Mitt Hjerte” (So Take My Heart), is Moldestad’s interpretation of a poem by Tove Ditlevsen (1917-1976), one of Denmark’s most iconic writers. Moldestad sets Ditlevsen’s text to a gentle and spacious melody that highlights the poem’s quiet plea for tenderness. “So take my heart in your hands / But take it gently and take it softly / The red heart – now it is yours / It beats so calmly, it beats so quietly / For it has loved, and it has suffered.”

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