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Norwegian media reports and links
- Morgenbladet reviews Kjenslevev (requires subscription)
- Interview and Sigmund’s playlist on the occasion of his 75th birthday and In Concert album release
- On August 29th 2020, NRK2 broadcast Notodden’s Blues Festival’s Telemark tribute, where Sigmund and Knut Buen appears twice.
- On May 28th 2020, NRK P1 spoke to Sigmund and Knut Buen about their new record
- On May 28th 2020, NRK TV’s local news reports on Sigmund and Knut Buen’s joint project
- On November 2nd, 2019 Sigmund was the soloist on KORK’s radio concert (the Norwegian Radio Orchestra).
- On Friday October 18th 2019 at 3 pm CET Sigmund talked to NRK’s Klassisk vorspiel about Songs for harmonica (rerun the day after).
- Sigmund talked to NRK Radio about Songs for harmonica on September 20th, 2019.
- A presentation of the Tommy Reilly album in NRK’s Jukebox (at 50:50).
- Review of The sound of Telemark (in Norwegian) in Audiophile.no (optional link here)
- Review of The sound of Telemark (in Norwegian) in Puls
- Klassekampen’s 5 page spread on The Sound of Telemark (link to locked article on the web)
- BodøPosten reports on The sound of Telemark album
- Vest-Telemark Blad reports on The sound of Telemark
- Rjukan Arbeiderblad reports on Sigmund and Knut Buen’s album (August 2020)
- A concert report from Notodden by Telen (January 2020) (PDF)
- Sigmund in an NRK radio programme about Hans Børli.
- Grappa’s press release for the Bønn for drømmen CD.
- Report from a Christmas concert in Heddal (December 2018) (PDF)
- Report and interview from a concert ïn Alstahug (May 2018)
- Report from a concert in Alstahaug (May 2018) (requires login)
- Report from a concert in Mo i Rana (May 2018) (PDF)
- Report from the Børli theme concert in Stange (February 2018)
- Report from a concert celebrating Heddal’s sports association (November 2017) (PDF)
- Report from a mini tour to promote cancer research (December 2017) (PDF)
- Review of the Johan Øian CD
- Report from Vårsøghelga 2017.
- Report from a festival in Kristiansand (September 2016)
- A report from a concert in the National Library in Oslo
- Report in Telen from a festival in Notodden
- Varden reviews Concerto
- Dag & Tid interviews Sigmund (April 2016)
- Østlendingen reports from a concert in Os
- Telen reports from a concert at Heddal stave church
- Telen reports from a concert at Notodden
- Varden reviews Tradition
- Telen reports from Sigmund’s knighthood ceremony
- Varden reports from Sigmund’s knighthood ceremony
- TelemarksAvisa reports from Sigmund’s knighthood ceremony
- Fylkesmannen in Telemark reports from Sigmund’s knighthood ceremony
- Fylkesmannen in Telemark reports on Sigmund’s knighthood
- NOPA reports on Sigmund’s knighthood
- Hamar Arbeiderblad reviews Tradition
- NRK reports on Sigmund’s knighthood
- Jærbladet reports from a concert in Rogaland
- Bygdaliv i Haltdalen’s interview with Sigmund in 2013
- Sigmund contributes to an entertainment show on TV in 1971
- Tidens Krav reports from the Vårsøg anniversary concert
- Trollheimsporten reports from the Vårsøg anniversary concert
- Telen reports that Sigmund is knighted
- NRK reports about Sigmund’s knighthood
- Review of a Norges Melodier concert in Jærbladet
- Hamar Arbeiderblad’s review of Harmonica Hits
- Varden’s review of Harmonica Hits
- Telen reports from a Norges Melodier concert
- Report from a concert in Haltdalen
- Report from concert in Haltdalen
- Telen reports about Classical Harmonica
- Telen reports from a concert in Heddal (PDF)
- Review of Classical Harmonica in Vårt Land (PDF)
- Report about Classical Harmonica in TelemarksAvisa (PDF)
- About Classical Harmonica in Varden (PDF)
- Review of concert in Harstad (PDF)
- Report from Vågå; harmonica seminar and concert
- Report from concert in Denmark
- Report from concert in Røyken
- Reviews of the album harmOrgan (PDF): Vårt Land – Varden – Telen – Hordaland – Vesterålen – Klassisk Musikkmagasin
- Nordlys reports from tour rehearsals
- Varden reviews a concert in Skien, March 2010 (PDF)
- Telen reports from a concert in Kongsberg (PDF)
- Telemarksavisa reviews a concert in March 2010 (PDF)
- Klassisk Musikkmagasin portraits Sigmund (PDF)
- Telen about Sigmund (PDF)
- Lågendalsposten reports from a concert in March 2010 (PDF)
- Fanaposten reports from a concert in August 2010 (PDF)
- Agderposten reports from a concert in March 2010 (PDF)
- PDF flyer for the “Master meeting” concert tour
- About Sigmund’s Klaus Egge award
- Report (PDF) from Sigmund and Iver’s 30th anniversary tour in Vest-Telemark Blad
- Report from a concert in Seljord
- Report from a concert in Tvedestrand, 2008
- Report from a concert in Svalbard, 2008 (PDF).
- Review from concert in Drammen (PDF)
- Grieg Album review in VG
- Oppland Arbeiderblad reviews Grieg Album
- Concert report in Telen from 2010
- Review of Grieg Album in Telemarksavisa
- Review of Grieg Album in Bergens Tidende
- Review of the CD Accordion Chamber by Jon Faukstad, with one Sigmund Groven composition
- Norsk Munnspillforum
- Storegut Award 2006
- Download the PDF summary of Sigmund’s 2005 anniversary
- Review of Philharmonica in Smaalene
- Report from the premiere of an original Groven suite (Asker, February 2005)
- Article in VG about Here, there and everywhere
- Grappa’s official Sigmund Groven shop
- Review of Over the Rainbow in the newspaper Smaalenene
- Dagbladet’s review of Innunder Jul
- Article about Sigmund Groven and Toots Thielemans
- The official Langedrag website
- Grappa, Sigmund’s record company
- Ad Libitum, Sigmund’s management
- Røyken & Hurums Avis reports from a concert in 2011
- NRK announces a concert in 2007
International links
- Review of A life in music at npr.org
- Reviews of A life in music in various publications (PDF – in English/German)
- Review of A life in music in MusicWeb International (PDF)
- Review of Tradition in Swiss Harpers News (PDF)
- Review of Harmonica Hits in Harmonika International (PDF)
- Review of Harmonica Hits in Swiss Harpers News (PDF)
- Review of Tradition in Harmonica World (PDF)
- Review of Harmonica Hits on MastersOfHarmonica Facebook page
- Review of Classical Harmonica in Swiss Harpers News
- Review of HarmOrgan at 6moons.com
- Review of Classical Harmonica from Journey Into Melody
- PDF of the poster and programme of Sigmund’s tour in Korea 2012
- Reviews of harmOrgan (PDF): Australian HiFi – Audiophile Audition – Harmonika International – Harmonica-Info
- Sigmund recording the album harmOrgan in 2010
- Uwe Warschkow’s book about Tommy Reilly
- Review of Here, there and everywhere from Spain (PDF)
- Review of Greig Album from Australia
- Review of Grieg Album from Switzerland
- Sigmund in Hong Kong in 2004, playing Bach.
- Review of Philharmonica (use page search for Groven)
- About the Budapest Spring Festival
- Hong Kong Harmonica Association
- Svensk Konsertdirektion, Sigmund’s Swedish management
NRK archive links (in Norwegian)
- December 15, 1966: Tema med variasjoner
- April 17, 1971: Lørdagskveld med Erik Bye
- December 5, 1971: Kontrapunkt
- November 22, 1975: Lørdagskveld med Erik Bye
- October 10, 1981: På plakaten
- October 30, 1981: Hobby
- October 2, 1982: Så allvåli’ som verda er nå…
- December 30, 1982: Kråkeslottet på Senja
- July 16, 1983: To solister
- November 8, 1984: Studio A Torsdagsposten
- February 16, 1985: Frokost-TV
- March 26, 1985: Studio A
- December 1, 1985: Husker du?
- January 31, 1986: Ettermiddagste-ve
- April 18, 1987: Munnspell og snabelskøyter (TV drama)
- January 21, 1989: Frokost-TV
- December 15, 1989: Mørketidskafé
- January 19, 1991: Toner og tanker
- February 16, 1991: Lørdan
- October 7, 1991: TV mini concert
- December 31, 1991: Motlys (TV mini concert)
- January 1, 1992: Det var ein gong (TV mini concert)
- January 19, 1992: Søndag med Sørebø
- June 25, 1992: Festivalsommer
- September 20, 1992: Nordisk konsert
- August 13, 1994: Takk for maten, Ingrid!
- March 18, 1995: Æres den som æres bør
- September 5, 1995: Da Capo
- March 26, 1996: Da Capo (Sigmund Groven Special)
- June 1, 2015: Vårsøg festival report
Sigmund participates in the above programmes to a smaller or larger extent. You may have to fast-forward or rewind to find his parts, using the descriptions as reference.
Harmonica links