Vuelie

Vuelie is a Norwegian-Saami record label. Its official website, vuelie.no, functions as the online home for the label and for the activities of composer and musician Frode Fjellheim, whose work is closely tied to Saami music and joik traditions. The site carries news about new releases, artistic projects, educational initiatives and awards, indicating that Vuelie is not only a record imprint but also a hub for Fjellheim's broader musical and cultural work. The label's catalogue, as reflected on its homepage, includes albums by artists such as Bárut and SKRUK, as well as projects connected to Fjellheim himself. Bárut's album 'Min árbi – Our Heritage' is described as music where old traditions meet in a modern soundscape, mixing Norwegian and Saami traditional music with intense grooves, joik, vocal riffs and bukkehorn. Another release, 'Mitt alter er fjellet – Vaerieh mov aalhtarinie' by SKRUK & Frode Fjellheim, is presented as a meeting between Saami music, hymns, church music and Argentine tango. These releases illustrate the label's profile: music that crosses genre and cultural boundaries while remaining rooted in Saami and Nordic traditions. Vuelie's activity extends beyond record releases. The website reports on Fjellheim's new works for military bands, his university-level study programme 'Med joik som utgangspunkt' at Nord University, and honours such as the Musikkforleggernes ærespris (Norwegian Music Publishers' honorary award). It also notes international projects, such as the Stay At Home Choir's specially made version of 'Vuelie' announced for 2022. This suggests that the Vuelie name is associated with a wider ecosystem of composition, performance, education and publishing around Saami music. As a label, Vuelie appears to operate primarily in Norway and within Norwegian-Saami musical circles, with a catalogue that reaches international audiences through collaborations and digital distribution. The available evidence does not specify the label's founding year, ownership structure or headquarters, so those details remain unconfirmed. What is clear is that Vuelie serves as a platform for Frode Fjellheim's artistic output and for music that promotes and revitalises Saami cultural heritage.

Vuelie is a Norwegian-Saami record label. The available evidence identifies it as such but does not provide a founding date, founder, or detailed corporate history. Its public presence is centred on the website vuelie.no, which serves as both the label's homepage and a news hub for the activities of composer and musician Frode Fjellheim. The label's history is therefore best understood through its releases and the projects it documents. The website reports on albums such as Bárut's 'Min árbi – Our Heritage' (announced September 2023), described as music where old traditions meet in a modern soundscape, mixing Norwegian and Saami traditional music with intense grooves, joik, vocal riffs and bukkehorn. Another release, 'Mitt alter er fjellet – Vaerieh mov aalhtarinie' by SKRUK & Frode Fjellheim (announced August 2023), is presented as a meeting between Saami music, hymns, church music and Argentine tango. These releases show a catalogue focused on cross-genre, cross-cultural music rooted in Saami and Nordic traditions. Beyond albums, Vuelie's site documents a range of activities connected to Fjellheim. In January 2026 it reported that Fjellheim had created a new work for the Norwegian Army Music Corps in Harstad, with joik as a starting point. It also promotes the study programme 'Med joik som utgangspunkt' at Nord University, developed by Fjellheim and described as possibly the only university programme in the world where students work with joik as a basis for creating new music, with an application deadline of 15 April. In March 2023 the site announced that Fjellheim had received the Musikkforleggernes ærespris (Norwegian Music Publishers' honorary award) for his work in communicating and revitalising Saami cultural heritage. In December 2021 it noted that the Stay At Home Choir had announced a specially made version of 'Vuelie' as its first project of 2022. These items suggest that Vuelie functions as more than a conventional record label: it is a platform for Fjellheim's compositional, educational and cultural work, and for music that promotes Saami heritage. The label appears to operate primarily in Norway, with international reach through collaborations and digital distribution. No information is available in the evidence about ownership, headquarters, or commercial structure.

• Stay At Home Choir announces a specially made version of 'Vuelie' as its first project of 2022.

• Frode Fjellheim receives the Norwegian Music Publishers' honorary award.

• Release announced: SKRUK & Frode Fjellheim – 'Mitt alter er fjellet – Vaerieh mov aalhtarinie'.

• Release announced: Bárut – 'Min árbi / Our Heritage'.

• Study programme 'Med joik som utgangspunkt' at Nord University promoted, with application deadline 15 April.

• Frode Fjellheim creates a new work for the Norwegian Army Music Corps in Harstad.

A Norwegian-Saami record label and platform for music rooted in joik and Nordic traditions, associated with Frode Fjellheim.

• Bárut – Min árbi / Our Heritage

  Music where old traditions meet in a modern soundscape, mixing Norwegian and Saami traditional music with intense grooves, joik, vocal riffs and bukkehorn.

• SKRUK & Frode Fjellheim – Mitt alter er fjellet / Vaerieh mov aalhtarinie

  A meeting between Saami music, hymns, church music and Argentine tango.

• Vuelie (choral work)

  A choral work that was adapted by the Stay At Home Choir for a special 2022 project.

1. 1vuelie - Vuelie/Frode Fjellheimvuelie.no
2. 2Vuelie - Wikidatawikidata.org