We were lucky to catch up with Bethany Borg recently and have shared our conversation below.

Bethany , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?

I started playing the violin when I was two years old. I went on to become a 10 state fiddle champion, traveled in a family band all through the United States and Japan. I eventually joined a band that worked with the United States Embassy in a cultural exchange program and toured with them extensively through the US, Asia and the Middle East. I had always been a fiddle player/singer in the bluegrass/americana style, but my heart yearned for more. I wanted to showcase what I do best, which is creating unique sounds using guitar effects pedals on the violin! I decided to start up my own project “Nordik Fire” to do just that, make the violin the center of the band and explore the many facets that I enjoy playing like jazz, rock, alternative .. just fun music that I enjoy! The perfect opportunity came up for me to record Nordik Fire’s first full length album “Trúa” in Atlanta Georgia. During the writing process for this album, I was able to deal with a lot of my childhood trauma of growing up in a cult and the fallout that happens when you get the strength to leave. Let’s just say that this album was a special project on many levels!

Bethany , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Growing up in a family band meant that all of my 5 siblings and I started playing an instrument at the age of 2. I feel so lucky that violin was the instrument chosen for me, and I have always been drawn to it and loved it. Most of my siblings still play for fun, but only two of us made a career out of it, and I feel lucky to be one of those two. We were all homeschooled and most of the year was spent on the road touring as a musical family band. I was the first one to realize that we were being raised in a cult, the same cult the Duggar family was a part of. Along with that, my mother has a personality disorder which made our growing years interesting. Leaving and branching out on my own cost me everything, including my relationships with my best friends and my school mates (my siblings). Those years really taught me how to be resilient, dig deep, believe in myself and go for what I knew I needed and wanted. My Nordik Fire project is the outcome of what I endured and I am looking forward to continuing the story. Today, most of my siblings and I are closer than ever and life has taken a happy turn with my own two kids taking on my love of music!

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

Being raised in a cult and going through the process of getting out and earning freedom, I can say that my mission is to just go for it and anyone who wants to put me back in a box just challenges me Further to break those glass ceilings. Being in bands and recording situations over the years, where men think they know what’s best .. let’s just say they have given me the drive to completely shatter those ceilings, and defy what is expected! Especially with being born in a religious cult, having a man say what should be ignites a fury in me That no words can describe!

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

Getting to create, teach, and talk about music all day everyday. It is the most incredible gift and connecting with other musicians brings it to another level. The musical aspect when two people come together and create magic, there is nothing like it!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.nordikfire.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nordikfire/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nordikfire
• Youtube: YouTube.com/nordikfire
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i9iRYAcBlzWaghfG5Tdpl?si=llFuPQBTTli0o6sGef9f7g
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@nordikfire

Image Credits
Jeremy Cowart for picture in red dress