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Agnes Buen Garnås

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Norwegian singer (1946-2024)

NorwayMusiciansLived 1946 to 2024 · aged 78
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Agnes Buen Garnås was a Norwegian folk singer from the county of Telemark. She came from a famous musical family from Jondalen in Gransherad Municipality, and was known particularly for her singing of ancient unaccompanied Norwegian ballads, as well as her updated arrangements of these songs in collaboration with the...

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2005Arts Council Norway Honorary Award
1984Spellemann Award in folk
King's Medal of Merit in Gold

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Agnes Buen Garnås was a Norwegian folk singer from the county of Telemark. She came from a famous musical family from Jondalen in Gransherad Municipality, and was 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.

Country
Norway
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1946 to 2024 · aged 78
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7 languages

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