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Lecture in Tianjin

Yesterday I gave a lecture at the Conservatory of Music in Tianjin. I was invited by my friend ...
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Jew’s harps from the Bronze Age!

I have now travelled for some days in the Northern parts of China. In Chifeng (Inner Mongolia) we ...
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On the way to China

Today I travel to China to give a lecture at the Tianjin Conservatory of Music – and to ...
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New bronze lur replicas

The trombonists Jens Chr. Kloster and Gaute Vikdal has arranged, in collaboration with the bronze caster Peter Jensen ...
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A warm welcome for Jordas skjulte toner

The book is now out and available on the market. The response so far has been overwhelming! Thanks ...
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Book launch

My book, Jordas skjulte toner. Musikk og instrumenter fra steinalder til vikingtid ("The Earth’s Hidden Tones. Music and ...
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Klokkesteiner, elgkjever og Granholtsang på P2 (Norwegian only)

I forbindelse med boka mi, Jordas skjulte toner. Musikk og instrumenter fra steinalder til vikingtid (som blir lansert ...
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Lyre from Norum Church

This summer I have worked with instrument building. One of the projects was to build a reconstruction of ...
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New article: Prehistoric sound, modern classification

What significance did various kinds of sound have for people in the distant past? How can we approach ...
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Cold and snow: A four-year memory

In January four years ago, a cold wave lay over Scandinavia and Europe. The newspapers and media were ...
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