Gerd Gudding


Gerd Ellen "Lillemor" Gudding was a Norwegian musician, fiddler, bass guitarist, and singer, married 9 June 1973 to the artist Øystein Dolmen.

Life

Gudding grew up in Oslo's Frogner neighborhood along with her sister Aase and brother Gunnar; their parents were from Trøndelag. She played violin in the band Veslefrikk at Majorstuen School. As a teenager she went to the Dolphin Club, where she became a fiddler in the band Christiania Fusel & Blaagress, playing together with Kari Svendsen and Øystein Sunde, among others. She later played with the band Knutsen & Ludvigsen and the group Bakklandet Bassangforening, where she played the character of Lina Larsen in their signature piece "Kristiansunds Nasjonalsang".
She also worked in customer service at the Brygge Theater and Oslo New Theater, and then worked at the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet.
Gudding died at age 63 on 14 July 2015 at the Lovisenberg Hospice.

Discography

With [Bakklandet Bassangforening]