Gabriel Fliflet (born 18 July 1958 in Åland, Finland)[1] is a Norwegian accordion player and vocalist, known for his multicultural musical expressions and numerous recordings.
1908), who have done the achievement of translating the Finnish national epic Kalevala a New Norwegian which is close to the language of Western Telemark.
During the time of high school at Bergen Katedralskole, he and three fellow students established the band Rimfakse (1975),[3] later he joined "Fri Flyt", and collaborated with Shetland musicians like Willie Hunter and Peerie Willie Johnson.
Later he established Novgorod (Nygård's Quartet) playing popular music from the region around Baltic Sea.
The quartet "SALT" (2006–) he plays Shetland and Western Norwegian folk music with Maurice Henderson, Annlaug Børsheim and Olav Christer Rossebø.