"I surrender unconditionally to these master musicians. The worn concept of tradition and innovation have rarely been used as smart as this" LIRA "On the evidence to hand, pure fiddle doesnt get much better than The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc. " Folkworld From the moment Kevin Henderson, Olav Luksengrd Mjelva and Anders Hall of The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc first played together in 2009 they felt a particular chemistry in the sound they created. Some seven hundred gigs later, playing across Scandinavia, mainland Europe, the U.S. and the UK, that chemistry continues to draw the trio together. Passion is a word that comes up often in conversation with Henderson, Mjelva and Hall. Its a word that lies behind the trios determination to find exactly the right tunes to play and exactly the right way to play a certain phrase (Henderson has been known to find forty different examples of them playing the same motif stored on his mobile phone from rehearsals). Hundreds of tunes have been tried and laid aside in The Nordic Fiddlers Blocs quest for the music which on three albums, their self-titled debut from 2011, "Deliverance" from 2016 and "Bonfrost" from 2020 has charmed listeners in the same way that their live performances beguile and satisfy. Recognition, including a Norwegian Folk Award and a place in Songlines magazines Top of the World selection for their first album, has come their way and as fellow musicians including Dutch jazz violinist Tim Kliphuis invite them to participate in events such as his Rotterdam Fiddle Weekend, the trio have opened their ears to future possibilities in the jazz and classical spheres.