Hekla Stålstrenga, a Norwegian folk band specializing in North Norwegian
traditional music, was formed in 2008 as a duo by fiddler Ragnhild Furebotten
and guitarist Tore Bruvoll. The band's initial breakthrough came with their
first recording, for which they were nominated for "Best Folk Music/Gammaldans"
at the Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian Grammies. They later expanded to a
five-member band, adding lead vocalist Anne Nymo Trulsen, drummer Ole-Jakob
Larsen, and acoustic bassist Trond-Viggo Solas. Their debut album Makramé,
released in 2011 on the Ta:lik label, charted in VG-li...