On December 10th, 2019, Sigmund Groven was the surprise guest soloist at The Band of His Majesty the King’s Guard’s private concert for the staff of the Royal Palace in Oslo. The concert took place at Queen Sonja Art Stable, and was conducted by Major Bjørn Bogetvedt. Sigmund performed the… Continue reading
Sigmund Groven is a frequent contributor to other artists’ albums. This year he appears on these albums: Kåre Grøttum – Nyanser i blått (Grappa) This album includes Printemps, composed by Grøttum and featuring Tommy Reilly and Sigmund as soloists. Kåre Grøttum is a composer, pianist and NRK jazz veteran, known… Continue reading
In January 2014, the Swedish singer Martin Bagge and the musicians of Trio Isagel released the album Vägen ut, with music set to the poems of Harry Martinson. Among the album’s 13 tracks are Gamle Tommy, to which Sigmund Groven contributes his harmonica. One of Sweden’s largest newspapers, GP, gave… Continue reading
The first ever job Sigmund did as a studio musican was in 1969, as contributor to Vestlandsduoen, consisting of folk singer Ivar Medaas and his wife, Kari. The album was called Dar kjem duoen and was recorded at Roger Arnhoff Studio, with comedians Yngvar Numme as producer and Øyvind Klingberg… Continue reading
In 2012, the Norwegian pop and soul artist Sigvart Dagsland released Villa Nordraak, his 18th album since 1985. On the 13-track album, Sigmund is playing his harmonica on three songs; Aleina, Aldri and Livet går videre. Continue reading
