Aage Grundstad (May 26, 1923 – April 8, 2012) was a Norwegian award-winning accordion player, originally from

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. Grundstad studied at the

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and graduated from the Veitvedt Music School. He had his solo debut on

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in 1946, where he later had several radio concerts. He founded the club Friends of Old-Fashioned Dance (''Venner av gammeldans'') in Oslo with Angell Gabrielsen in 1954 and founded the Norwegian Accordionists' Association in 1971. Grundstad had his own ensemble with Knut Trøen, who studied the Norwegian figure dance (''turdans'') tradition, and released several albums.

Releases

* Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: ''Norske tur- og folkedanser / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances'' (EMI, 1977) * Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: ''Norske tur- og folkedanser 2 / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances'' (EMI, 1981) * Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: ''Norske tur- og folkedanser 3 / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances'' (EMI, 1985) * Aage Grundstad's Ensemble: ''Norske tur- og folkedanser 4 / Norwegian Folk- and Figuredances'' (EMI, 1989)

Awards and recognitions

Defence Medal 1940–1945 The Defence Medal 1940–1945 () is the award rewarded to those military and civilian personnel who participated in the fight against the German invasion and occupation of Norway between 1940 and 1945. The Defence Medal 1940–1945 can be award ...

Royal Norwegian Society for Development The Royal Norwegian Society for Development (, also known as ''Norges Vel'' 'Norwegian Development', originally called ''Selskabet for Norges Vel'' 'Norwegian Society for Development') is a general development organization established in 1809 that ...

Medal * Rotary

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References

External links

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