 He soon got reputation, and played from early on at weddings and county feasts all over Telemark.He soon made longer journeys, and spanned the country as far as Bergen and Gudbrandsdalen.He eventually got married, with Ingebjørg Eddandshaugen from Vinje, and had ten children by her, of whom at least four sons became fiddlers themselves, and through them, the music from Targjei has been passed on down to this day in Telemark.