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Nils Einar Vinjor

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Nils Einar Vinjor
Born (1962-12-15) 15 December 1962 (age 61)
Øvre Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentGuitar
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Nils Einar Vinjor (born 15 December 1962 in Øvre Årdal, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his solo albums and the collaboration with musicians like Silje Nergaard, Iver Kleive and Knut Reiersrud.[1]

Career

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Vinjor, residing in Oslo, is known in Norway as a central guitarist and composer on the Norwegian musical scene. As a freelance musician Vinjor played together with a number of famous Norwegian performers, and also toured in several European countries and East-Asia. In 1997 he released the solo album Sjonglør with music in the generes jazz, rock and blues, and later the album Silent Traveler (2004).[2]

Discography

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Solo albums

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Collaborations

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With Silje Nergaard
  • 1990: Tell me Where You're Going (Sonet Music)
  • 1996: Hjemmefra (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
  • 2003: Nightwatch (EmArcy)
  • 2005: Be Still my Heart - the Essential (EmArcy)
  • 2007: Darkness Out Of Blue (EmArcy)
  • 2012: Unclouded (Sony Music)
With Iver Kleive and Knut Reiersrud
  • 1991: Blå Koral (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
With Jonas Fjeld
  • 1993: Texas Jensen (Stageway Records)
With Tove Nilsen
  • 1995: Fly - Over (Self Releace)
With Havrøy & Johnsen
  • 2004: Den Lange Taushet (Park Grammofon)
With Tirill_Mohn
  • 2003: A Dance with the Shadows (The Wild Places)
  • 2011: Tales from Tranquil August Gardens (FairyMusic)
  • 2011: Nine And Fifty Swans (FairyMusic)[3]
  • 2013: Um Himinjǫður (FairyMusic)

References

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  1. ^ Moe, Kjell (2012-03-21). "Silje og gitarene" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  2. ^ "Nils Einar Vinjor". Biography (in Norwegian). NRK Sogn og Fjordane. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  3. ^ "Nils Einar Vinjor" (in Norwegian). Rockipedia.no. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
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