Band - Unni Lovlid

Unni Løvlid is from Hornindal in the county of Sogn og Fjordane in west Norway. She has learned her music from many different sources in Hornindal, including Marta Seljeset Frøland. According to the classification system of the national folk music competition Unni belongs in the top category of folk musicians, something which provided her with a fundament for her masters degree at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Her wide-ranging musical activities include concerts and tours in Norway and abroad, and teaching engagements at the Norwegian Academy of Music and the Ole Bull Academy. Unni has received a number of awards for her contributions to folk singing, and she became "traditional musician of the year 2006".

She released her first solo recording So ro liten tull in 1999 on her own label, Løvlyd; the recording was subsequently released in book form by Lyche Musikkforlag.
Unni participated on Listen – the Art of Arne Nordheim, Aurora 2002 and at Draumkvedet of Arne Nordheim 2006. She's contributed to a number of other recordings for FORTAL, RUSK, Honndalstausene, NRK, Radio France, and Karl Seglem, among others.