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Aage Grundstad

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Aage Grundstad (May 26, 1923 – April 8, 2012) was a Norwegian award-winning accordion player, originally from Vefsn Municipality.

Grundstad studied at the Oslo Conservatory of Music and graduated from the Veitvedt Music School. He had his solo debut on NRK in 1946, where he later had several radio concerts. He founded the club Friends of Old-Fashioned Dance (Venner av gammeldans) in Oslo with Angell Gabrielsen in 1954 and founded the Norwegian Accordionists' Association in 1971. Grundstad had his own ensemble with Knut Trøen, who studied the Norwegian figure dance (turdans) tradition, and released several albums.

Releases

  • Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: Norske tur- og folkedanser / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances (EMI, 1977)
  • Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: Norske tur- og folkedanser 2 / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances (EMI, 1981)
  • Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: Norske tur- og folkedanser 3 / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances (EMI, 1985)
  • Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: Norske tur- og folkedanser 4 / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances (EMI, 1989)

Awards and recognitions

References

  1. Obituary, Afternposten, April 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "In Loving Memory of Aage Grundstad" (PDF). Norwegian American Weekly. Vol. 123, no. 28. July 13, 2012. p. 21. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. "Norske Tur- og Folkedanser (1977)". Rockipedia. 30 November 1976. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  4. "Norske Tur- og Folkedanser 2 (1981)". Rockipedia. 30 November 1980. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  5. "Norske Tur- og Folkedanser 3 (1985)". Rockipedia. 30 November 1984. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  6. "Norske Tur- og Folkedanser 4 (1989)". Rockipedia. 30 November 1988. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Trekkspelaren Aage Grundstad har fylt 80 år". Nyheter meir – Folkedans. May 27, 2003. Retrieved January 16, 2019.

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