Unni Løvlid

Who is Unni Løvlid?

Unni Løvlid is a Norwegian musician. She grew up in Hornindal, Sogn og Fjordane, where she learnt to play piano, fiddle, and Hardanger fiddle. Her interest in folk songs came from her mother, Oline Ragnhild Løvlid who taught her about traditional music of Nordfjord. After studying music at Firda gymnas, Unni went to the folkehøyskole at Hamar. Since then, she continued to the Norwegian Academy of Music, where she studied music. In 2007, she won the Gammleng-prisen in the folk music class.