Nils Einar Vinjor

Nils Einar Vinjor
Nils Einar Vinjor
Born	15 December 1962 (age 61); Øvre Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Website	myspace.com/nilseinarvinjor

Nils Einar Vinjor (born 15 December 1962 in Øvre Årdal, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his solo albums and the collaboration with musicians like Silje Nergaard, Iver Kleive and Knut Reiersrud.^[1]

Career[edit]

Vinjor, residing in Oslo, is known in Norway as a central guitarist and composer on the Norwegian musical scene. As a freelance musician Vinjor played together with a number of famous Norwegian performers, and also toured in several European countries and East-Asia. In 1997 he released the solo album Sjonglør with music in the generes jazz, rock and blues, and later the album Silent Traveler (2004).^[2]

Discography[edit]

Solo albums[edit]

1997: Sjonglør (Skald AS)
2004: Silent Traveler (Virgin Records)

Collaborations[edit]

With Silje Nergaard

1990: Tell me Where You're Going (Sonet Music)
1996: Hjemmefra (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
2003: Nightwatch (EmArcy)
2005: Be Still my Heart - the Essential (EmArcy)
2007: Darkness Out Of Blue (EmArcy)
2012: Unclouded (Sony Music)

With Iver Kleive and Knut Reiersrud

1991: Blå Koral (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)

With Jonas Fjeld

1993: Texas Jensen (Stageway Records)

With Tove Nilsen

1995: Fly - Over (Self Releace)

With Havrøy & Johnsen

2004: Den Lange Taushet (Park Grammofon)

With Tirill_Mohn

2003: A Dance with the Shadows (The Wild Places)
2011: Tales from Tranquil August Gardens (FairyMusic)
2011: Nine And Fifty Swans (FairyMusic)^[3]
2013: Um Himinjǫður (FairyMusic)

References[edit]

^ Moe, Kjell (2012-03-21). "Silje og gitarene" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
^ "Nils Einar Vinjor". Biography (in Norwegian). NRK Sogn og Fjordane. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
^ "Nils Einar Vinjor" (in Norwegian). Rockipedia.no. Retrieved 2015-12-15.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] Moe, Kjell (2012-03-21). "Silje og gitarene" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. Retrieved 2015-12-15.

[2] "Nils Einar Vinjor". Biography (in Norwegian). NRK Sogn og Fjordane. Retrieved 2015-12-15.

[3] "Nils Einar Vinjor" (in Norwegian). Rockipedia.no. Retrieved 2015-12-15.

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