Helga Myhr is a hardanger fiddle player, singer and composer working in the field of Norwegian folk music and contemporary and experimental music. Her first solo album, Natten veller seg ut, was released on the label Motvind Records in October 2019, that also received a nomination to Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian Grammy Awards). Myhr composed her first commissioned work, Andsyning, at Osafestivalen 2020, which was released in October 2022 on Heilo Records
“…det er eiendommelig hvilken rolig kraft det er i hardingfelespillet hennes, enten hun spiller en tradisjonell springar eller improviserende samtidsmusikk som utforsker instrumentets klangpotensiale og taktile beskaffenhet. Myhr er en rystende musiker i mange forskjellige settinger, for eksempel i det melodisterke og jazzete bandet Morgonrode, men det er som solofremfører hun gjør mest overveldende inntrykk…”
- Audun Vinger, Jazz i Norge, 25. juni 2021
photo: Signe Fuglesteg Luksengard