Knut Reiersrud & Iver Kleive
Knut Reiersrud & Iver Kleive
Genres: norwegian, folk, neoclassical, Folkmusik
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About Knut Reiersrud & Iver Kleive
Knut Reiersrud (b. 1961) is a Norwegian blues guitarist. His work also incorporates elements of Norwegian traditional music and African music. He lives in Oslo. He has collaborated extensively with the Norwegian organist Iver Kleive. He also plays the harmonica, mandolin, langeleik, oud, and Turkish saz. More Bio: Their cooperation resulted in Blå koral (Blue Chorale, ‘91) and Himmelskip (Heavenly Ship, ‘92), both of them milestones and works of reference in terms of genre, musical potential and recording technique. Blå koral contains Norwegian folk music and hymns recorded directly on a master tape in St. Knud’s Cathedral in Odense, Denmark, at dead of night to avoid background noise. They also had to stop playing before the church bells rang every hour. On the follow-up record in the same place, also at night five years later, they further developed the interface between European church music and folk music in cooperation with Danish folk singer Povl Dissing. Neither Christians nor non-Christians had ever heard hymns and folk songs performed like that before. When the guitarist and organist toured the churches, they caused mass migrations the like of which had only previously been seen at Christmas and Easter. Music was suddenly back in its origins, practical church music reinforcing a message and providing solace and strength for the congregation.
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