Frode Haltli
Norwegian accordionist working across contemporary composition, folk traditions, and improvisation.
- Years
- 1975–
- Country
- Norway
- Instrument
- Accordion
Frode Haltli is a Norwegian accordionist and composer whose work ranges from contemporary concert music to folk traditions. He develops dance tunes through improvisation and new ensembles. His 2002 debut Looking on Darkness premiered several works written for him and won Norway's Spellemannprisen.
For Passing Images (2007), he drew on a local waltz and a western Norwegian psalm, working with Maja Ratkje and Arve Henriksen. He later assembled the larger Avant Folk group, bringing folk, jazz, and contemporary musicians together for a 2018 album. These projects place the accordion at the centre of new interpretations of traditional material.
Selected works, recordings and publications
- Looking on Darkness2002
A debut album of contemporary works, many written for Haltli.
Release / publisherECM album · 2002
Publication source - Passing Images2007
An album revisiting Norwegian folk material with an international ensemble.
Release / publisherECM album · 2007
Publication source
Biography source ECM: Looking on Darkness ECM: Passing Images Artist press release: Avant Folk