Ingunn Ringvold (born 19 October 1979) is a roots singer, musician and songwriter from

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. She plays

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

, harmonium,

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

, dulcimer, djembe and qanon.

Musical career

Record deal

Ringvold signed with Voices of Wonder in 2008 and within the same year her debut album ''Girl In Sailor Suit'' was released. The record was produced by Are Fevang from Ila Auto, recorded in Oslo, Norway and Los Angeles. The single "I Need A Ride" was listed NRK P1, the largest public radio station in Norway. November 1, 2010 her second album ''Tea Leaves'' was released, recorded in Lund (Sweden), Oslo (Norway) and Portland (USA). The album was produced by Mark Olson. Ingunn Ringvold's third album ''Drove Long To See Him'' was released June 2, 2012 on her own record label; Coral Ring Records. The album was produced by Øyvind Storli Hoel.

Concerts and touring

Ingunn Ringvold has toured and played shows and festivals in Norway, Switzerland and Australia.

Mark Olson

In 2006, Ringvold joined singer/songwriter Mark Olson and toured all over the States, Europe and Australia as part of his group. She and Mark Olson married and they lived in Joshua Tree in California from where they released their joint album ''Magdalen Accepts The Invitation'' in 2020.

Discography

Albums

* ''Girl In Sailor Suit'', Voices of Wonder, 2008 * ''Tea Leaves'', Voices of Wonder, 2010 * ''Drove Long To See Him'', 2012 * ''Magdalen Accepts The Invitation'', 2020 (with Mark Olsen)

Singles

* "I Need A Ride", Voices of Wonder, 2008