Daniel Sanden-Warg

About

Swedish-Norwegian traditional folk music player (viola d'amore, jewsharp, moraharpa and hardingfela), living in Valle municipality in Norway, born 1977 in Östersund, Sweden and grew up in Karlstad, Sweden. He learned most of the tunes he plays directly from Hallvard T. Bjørgum, and has also been inspired by older recordings of Andres K. Rysstad and Torleiv H. Bjørgum. At the National Contest for Traditional Music held in Vågå, Norway in 2002, he competed in the A (top) category for Hardanger fiddle players. He has received first prize in the B category several times at competitions in Agder and Telemark, both in Norway.