MARTINE KRAFT
Martine Kraft is an acclaimed Norwegian artist and composer, combining her traditional nordic sounds with raw power and haunting, dreamlike soundscapes. As well as being a virtuoso on the hardingfiddle, she is a talented composer with a unique voice.
She has released 6 albums and registered about 300 compositions in TONO. She has been granted schollarships for professional artists and supported by Innovation Norway to create the folkloristic world Spirits from Norway. In 2013 the national fund for Hardanger fiddles (The Hardanger fiddle is the national instrument of Norway) made Martine an ambassador and she was rewarded with a signature Martine Kraft Hardanger fiddle.
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Martine has just released the first album of IWASHERE, "Bridging Worlds - one song at a time", and is currently working on the first album of Jump Off Joe that will be released within 2025.