Soon to be released


Additional musicians:
Anders Jormin           double bass track 4, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17,
Jan Heinke                steelcello, windharp track 12, 14, 18, 
Catalina Vicens         organetto track 12, 17, 20
Jacob Heringman      renaissance lute track 12
Eivind Aarset             guitarloop track 3
Anna Maria Friman   hardanger fiddle track 6


Recorded, mixed and produced by Arve Henriksen 2017-2020
Composed by Arve Henriksen in collaboration with the musicians
Text read by Alf Nilsen-Børsskog and recorded by Lydarkitekten.no 
used with kind permission by Iđut


Mastering by Helge Sten Audio Virus Lab
Alf Nilsen-Børsskog´s poetry «Merimies muistelee» earlier released by Iđut (2015)
as poetry book and audio book ISBN 978-82-7601-233-0  
Coverdesign Rune Mortensen
Photos by Oddleiv Apneseth


Norwegian translations by Tove Reibo and Lasse Davidsen
Haltiin kväänisentteri – Halti kvenkultursenter IKS 2021
Proof reading by Merethe Eidstø Kainun institutti – Kvensk institutt 2021

English translations by Andrew Smith
     CD (80 minutes) Poetry and photobook (66 pages) 

AM006 2021

New release on Bandcamp

Towards Language Live at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm

Photo by Richard Wayne Hottell

“Towards Language Live at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm” with Arve Henriksen trumpets, vocal & electronics, Eivind Aarset guitars & electronics, Jan Bang live electronics & samples and Erik Honoré live electronics & synthesizer. Recorded by Christian Ulbrich in Frankfurt on the 18th of October 2019.

Kven People´s day

Celebrating the Kven People´s day, 16th of March.

Music from the upcoming record “Merimies Muistelee” to be released later this year. This promotion video is made for the opening of a new Kven museum in Vadsø, North of Norway. To be opened on the 26th of August 2021. Presenting the kven dancer Astrid Serine Hoel.

More info about “KVEN” : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kven_people

“Merimies Muistelee” is a record project supported by

Halti Kvenkultursenter IKS http://www.halti.no

Kommunal og moderniseringsdepartementet

Arve Maria Music AB