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Also known as Torgeir Augundsson

Torgeir Augundsson (1801 – 21 November 1872), better known as Myllarguten (meaning the Millerboy), is arguably the most acknowledged Norwegian folk musician to this day, and by far the most legendary. In his own local dialect, his given name is pronounced Targjei.

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Key facts

Musical artist.genre
Folk
Musical artist.occupation
Musician
Musical artist.name
Torgeir Augundsson
Musical artist.image
Myllarguten oval.jpg
Musical artist.image_size
162
Musical artist.background
non_vocal_instrumentalist
Musical artist.alias
Myllarguten
Musical artist.origin
Sauherad, Norway
Musical artist.instrument
Hardingfele

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Childhood
  • Education
  • Life as a fiddler
  • Living conditions
  • Meeting Ole Bull
  • Later years
  • Musical style
  • Sources

Torgeir Augundsson (1801 – 21 November 1872), better known as Myllarguten (meaning the Millerboy), is arguably the most acknowledged Norwegian folk musician to this day, and by far the most legendary. In his own local dialect, his given name is pronounced Targjei.

==Childhood==

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