Knut Buen (born 31 October 1948) is a Norwegian fiddler, composer, folklorist and publisher. He was born in

Kongsberg Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and fo ...

; the son of folk musician Anders Buen and Margit Tjønn, and is brother of

Hauk Buen Hauk Buen (11 May 1933 – 1 March 2021) was a Norwegian hardingfele fiddler and fiddle maker. Buen was born in Kongsberg and was a brother of Knut Buen and Agnes Buen Garnås. Among his albums are ''Fykerudn'' from 1992 (in cooperation with ...

Agnes Buen Garnås Agnes Buen Garnås (23 October 1946 – 12 November 2024) was a Norwegian folk singer from the county of Telemark. She came from a famous musical family from the town of Jondal, and was known particularly for her singing of ancient unaccompanied ...

and the artist Kari Buen. He won the national music contest ''Landskappleiken'' in 1983 and 1986, and is known for his collection of traditional songs and melodies. He received

Spellemannprisen The Spellemannprisen (also referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards) is a Norwegian music award ceremony presented by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Local associations, IFPI Norge and :no:FONO, FONO. It was first awarded i ...

in 1992 for the album ''Fykerud'n'' (in cooperation with Hauk Buen), and in 1994 for the album ''Bjølleslåtten'' (together with Kåre Nordstoga and Leif Rygg). He has been running the publishing company Buen kulturverkstad and the record company ''Nyrenning''. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

in 1999.

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1948 births Living people Musicians from Kongsberg Norwegian fiddlers Norwegian male violinists Norwegian folklorists Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers 21st-century Norwegian violinists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians {{Norway-musician-stub