On December 28th 2007 the web newspaper Ballade took a look at the records to be released in 2008, and recommended 10 of them as interesting and worth waiting for. LuckyLoop was at the top of the list. Our first cd, “Big, Fat and Beautiful” was released at the 2008 Folkelarm festival. We can’t say for certain why LuckyLoop was considered one of the most exciting groups on the reviewers’ list, but it could have been due to the fascinating combination of genres, the diversity and creativity of the soundscape, or the outstanding reputations and backgrounds of the members of the group. LuckyLoop plays more or less improvised music at the crossroads of folk, noise, electronica and jazz, and sometimes throws in other genres for good measure. The trio comprises Norwegian musicians with a wide range of ages and varied musical taste and experience. Two of the members have firm roots in traditional Norwegian folk music, two have equally firm roots in jazz, all three play improvised music, and two are also active as composers. All these elements have found their natural place in the music of LuckyLoop.

LuckyLoop was formed in January 2007, and since then the group’s music has changed from week to week. LuckyLoop comprises Tellef Kvifte (laptop, various instruments), Mathilde Grooss Viddal (bass clarinet) and Britt Pernille Frøholm (Hardanger fiddle).

The wide range of instruments these musicians play (including a few surprises in addition to those already mentioned) results in a soundscape that is multifaceted and unpredictable – at times even for the members of the group themselves. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.