With his energetic and inciting play on both the fiddle and the hardanger fiddle, Sturla Eide roots the musical expression deeply in the nordic traditions. Through his work he has inspired numerous musicians to explore the traditional music with new curiosity. His ability to emphasize and bring to life what distinguishes each particular tune has significantly contributed to giving Flukt's repertoire a wide and solid foundation.

 

Øivind Farmen is the classical/contemporary heavyweight within the band. Mixing the sophistication from his many years of classical training with a good sense of fun and danceability, he creates musical contexts all the way from the most fragile piccolo sounds to thunderous harmonies and brilliant technical details. His mastery of the extreme musical edges is an important ingredient in the amazing with in timbre that is so typical of Flukt's sound

 

Underscoring all of this with ingenious percussion beats we find Håvard Sterten, whose versatility comes from drumming with blues, rock and world music bands through many years. The music is provided with both powerful heaviness and sonorous tone colour to melody and dynamics. His infectious grooves can get any foot going and any heart beating within a matter of seconds.

Norwegian, Swedish and American audiences have been swept away by Flukt, and many fellow musicians have expressed their admiration for the technical prowess, inspired delivery and creative danger in their live performances. Since starting out in 1998 they have seen many talented musicians pass through their ranks and onto other commitments, and they have always returned with an explosive new line-up. Throughout their career they’ve played hundreds of shows, released CD's, and had lot of appearances on radio, television and festivals, including the Falun (S) and Førde (N) international folk music festivals, Festiwal Folkowy (PL) and the Nordic Roots Festival (USA).