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Norwegian Folk Music Research Association

Norwegian Folk Music Research Association

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Norwegian Folk Music Research Association (Norwegian: Norsk Folkemusikklag) is a folk music society based in Trondheim, Norway.

It was founded in 1948.[1] The first president was Ole Mørk Sandvik, who sat until 1965.[2] It organizes annual seminars and publishes the yearbook Musikk og tradisjon (Music and tradition). It is a member body of the International Council for Traditional Music (formerly: the International Folk Music Council).[1]

The current president is Bjørn Aksdal, and board members are Maj Vester Larsen, Per Åsmund Omholt, Sveinung Søyland Moen and Anne Svånaug Blengsdalen.[1]

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  1. [1]
    "About". Norwegian Folk Music Research Association/Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  2. [2]
    Aksdal, Bjørn. "Ole Mørk Sandvik". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 June 2009.


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