Nils Einar Vinjor Explained

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

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

Solo albums

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

Collaborations

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Silje og gitarene . Norwegian . Kjell . Moe . . 2012-03-21 . 2015-12-15.
2. Web site: Nils Einar Vinjor . Biography . Norwegian . NRK Sogn og Fjordane . 2015-12-15.
3. Web site: Nils Einar Vinjor . Norwegian . Rockipedia.no . 2015-12-15.