▁member ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁folk ▁band ▁Major st uen ▁and ▁present ▁member ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁He k la ▁St å l str eng a . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁F ure bot ten ▁picked ▁up ▁the ▁fiddle ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six , ▁and ▁started ▁her ▁formal ▁musical ▁studies ▁when ▁she ▁attended ▁the ▁Music ▁program ▁at ▁Kong sb ak ken ▁V ider eg å ende ▁Sk ole ▁in ▁T rom s ø , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁ear ning ▁her ▁Ex amen ▁art ium ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁This ▁is ▁where ▁she ▁first ▁got ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁guitar ist ▁T ore ▁Bru vol l , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁has ▁collabor ated ▁since . ▁Later ▁she ▁joined ▁Bru vol l ▁at ▁the ▁Te lem ark ▁University ▁College ▁( 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 0 ). ▁F ure bot ten ▁got ▁her ▁di pl oma ▁at ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 4 ), ▁and ▁during ▁her ▁study ies ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁exchange ▁student ▁at ▁The ▁F yn ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁O den se , ▁Den mark ▁and ▁there ▁she ▁studied ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁f idd ler ▁Har ald ▁H aug a ard ▁among ▁others . ▁Now ▁res iding ▁in ▁M å l sel v ▁she ▁works ▁as ▁Regional ▁Music ian ▁that ▁Culture ▁in ▁T rom s ▁( 2 0 1 3 ), ▁besides ▁being ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁music ian .