Einar Selvik

In regards to live shows, space is very important to me. Space and context should complement the music in some way; you…

— Einar Selvik

My approach is a bit unconventional because it kind of turns things around. I made a promise to myself at a very…

— Einar Selvik

Music should be demanding for the listener. You can gain more out of it that way. I always try to leave space…

— Einar Selvik

My music demands something of the listener, it is demanding music. I think that's a good thing. I'm not chiselling anything in…

— Einar Selvik

People would be surprised if they knew how shitty my recording situation has been over the years. It took a lot of…

— Einar Selvik

I can't write or read music. I am self-taught and never learned formally. It can be a curse sometimes but I think…

— Einar Selvik

In the long run, you have to have patience and integrity and a plan. You can't compromise your vision. I'm a bit…

— Einar Selvik

Learning to play old instruments was a challenge. How do you learn an instrument no one has played in hundreds of years?…

— Einar Selvik

In my culture we had songs for everything, and that's lost now. There were songs for when people were born, when they…

— Einar Selvik

Wardruna is a combination of old and new. I use historical instruments and new and electronic instruments and tools. I use drones…

— Einar Selvik