Julie Alapnes has really made her mark as a fiddler, and you can tell her apart from others due to her strong signature as an instrumentalist. She is well known for her presence on stage, where she delivers beautiful compositions while carrying on the tradition of folk music from the North of Norway. The fiddle and her music has brought Julie to every nook and cranny of Norway as well as giving her wings to cross boarders: Galle Music Festival in Sri Lanka, The Opera house of Cairo, Shetland Folk Festival, Celtic Connections i Glasgow, as well as Folk Baltica and Trønderfestivalen, among others. Several of her compositions have been recorded by other artists, for instance can «Julies vals» and «Arnt Ivars polska» be found on releases from French, Canadian and Scottish artists.
Julie gathered some of her favorite musicians in 2014 to start a new quartet; Petter Carlsen on Baryton guitar, Halvard Rundberg on pump organ and guitars, and Wetle Holte behind the drums. This musical dream team of the north have created an energetic, cool and fresh sound based in their local folk music. Julies tunes, beautiful and quirky, happily joins up with energetic rhythms, a rock’n’roll baryton guitar and dreamy vocals. And how her music thrives in this cinematic landscape; laid down by her fiddle and the pump organ (named Leon)! This band obtained splendid acclaims for their debut album in 2018, and their second album was released on 14th October 2022.
