Joan Gatti
FIDDLE AND HARDANGER FIDDLE
I am a violinist, fiddle and hardanger fiddle player and composer based in Norway.
My playing style draws heavily from the musical traditions from Ireland and Norway, in which I am deeply involved, but often touches contemporary music and early/baroque music especially in my solo works.
I love to use plenty of weird tunings on my instruments 😉
My first solo album is out!
Dusk to Dawn is now available on Bandcamp and most major digital platforms!
Projects
Solo projects
I carry on different projects where I present traditional music and my own works on a lonesome fiddle. I use different tunings to best convey all sorts of musical landscapes.
Gadan
A storming new band blending the drive of Irish trad and bluegrass with the soul of Celtic and Appalachian roots music – all spiced with unmistakable Italian flair!
Ingenmansland
A meeting between fiddle and voice, Swedish folk melodies and rich, experimental harmonies.
Videos
Upcoming gigs
Come see me live!
19 July 2026
Flosta, Flosta Kirke (NO)
Gig w/ Ingenmansland
22 July 2026
Stockholm, Österhaninge Kirke (SE)
Gig w/ Ingenmansland
31 July 2026
Zilleghem Folk (BE)
Gig w/ Gadan
2 August 2026
Bluegrass in La Roche (FR)
Gig w/ Gadan
7 August 2026
Montelago Celtic Festival (IT)
Gig w/ Gadan
20 August 2026
Valpelline, Church of San Pantaleone (IT)
Solo hardanger fiddle concert – festival Combin en Musique
22 August 2026
O Grove, ermida da toxa (ES)
Hardanger fiddle duo – private event
25 - 27 August 2026
New Music ExChange Residency 2026, Helsingborg (SE)
Artistic residency
10 September 2026
Leuven, Luca-School of Arts (BE)
Symposium: the Performer-Composer in the 21st Century
22 September 2026
MAX Conference - Midwest Arts Xpo Showcase, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Showcase w/ Gadan
23 September 2026
Old Town School of Folk Music - Szold Hall, Chicago, IL (US)
Gig w/ Gadan
24 September 2026
Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR (US)
Gig w/ Gadan
25 - 27 September 2026
Sisters Folk Festival, Sisters, Oregon (US)
Gigs w/ Gadan
30 September 2026
Atwood Music Hall, Madison, WI (US)
Gig w/ Gadan
1 OCTOBER 2026
48th Street Theatre (Franklin Center), Des Moines, IA (US)
Gig w/ Gadan
2 OCTOBER 2026
Blue Strawberry Showroom and Lounge, St Louis, MO (US)
Gig w/ Gadan
3 OCTOBER 2026
Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, IN (US)
Gig w/ Gadan
4 OCTOBER 2026
Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington, IN (US)
Gig w/ Gadan
30 October 2026
Vienna, Minoritenkirche (AT)
Solo hardanger fiddle concert – project Whitespace
21 November 2026
Trondheim, antikvariatet (NO)
Concert w/ Ingenmansland
22 November 2026
Rissa (NO)
House concert w/ Ingenmansland
28 November 2026
Lodi, Museo della stampa (IT)
Solo album Dusk to Dawn release concert