Singers, Songs, Music
COPYRIGHTS INFO:
tono- the norwegian equilavent of the RIAA: http://www.tono.no/page?id=94
Association for Norwegian independent record companies.
http://fono.no/in_english/index.php
http://www.mic.musiconline.no/shop/ (Eng) (Nor)- 'Listen to Norway'site- music, albums, audio.
http://www.kvasir.no - good place to start for music links
http://www.musicbygus.com/index.htm - Norwegian Jul songs, folk songs, dance songs, listen & buy.
http://www.groove.no/anmeldelser.html - click on a letter and learn about music and artists
http://www.noside.com - Northside, a record company in Minnesota specializing in
Nordic music
Norwegian Artists, Norwegian lyrics: some of these have strayed into English on occasions, but most of them have a solid career in Norwegian lyrics! Jan Eggum, Lillebjørn Nielsen, Halvdan Sievertsen, Øystein Sunde, Bjørn Eidsvaag, De Lillos, De Derre, Vamp, Åge Aleksandersen, Åse Kleveland, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Dum Dum Boys, Dance with a Strangerb
YouTube videos; Norwegian Artists:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSBFwpNBCm4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpLgh5baBDI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPC2KekFOJw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXwzW6uRyz0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDDAc_VCMO4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBJGihzo-jk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbQZdv7G1xM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbQZdv7G1xM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsQOU77F7IQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BESJLOg5tM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2DEqpMGodA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGa-wxI01Ts&feature=related
Those who sing more traditional/folk music:
Bukkene Bruse, Kirsten Bråten Berg, Camilla Granlien, Unni Boksasp, Ingebjørg Bratland, Sondre Bratland, Kim André Rysstad, Tørvikbygd
Some who have more modern music:
Synnøve Rognlien, Tonje Unstad, Valkyrien Allstars
Norwegian Singers and Groups to check out- Postgirobygget, DeLillos
DiDerre, ¯ystein Sunde, Bj¿rn Eidsvåg, Morten Harket, Lillebjørn Nilsen,
Morten Abel, Kaizers Orchestra, Motorpsycho, Kaada, Multicyde, Gåte, Cape,
Madrugada, Herborg Kråkevik, St Thomas, Opus X, Røyksopp, Sondre Lerche,
Askil Holm, Ole Paus. Luxus Leverpostei, Berine Zetlitz, Hanah, Espen
Lind, Gluecifer, Odd Børretzen-Lars Myhre, Per Sæmund Bjørkum, Klovner i
Kamp, Uhu, Savoy, Bjørn Berge, Anja Garbarek, Dimmu Borgir
http://www.zailor.no/ - a Norway source for cd's of the above names
http://www.musikk.no/ - links to everything music in Norway, click on
arkiv and read articles relating to music, artists, festivals, record
companies, etc.
http://www.grappa.no - links to some artists
http://www.Postgirobygget.no/ - lyrics to many of their songs
Cohen på norsk-collection of songs at
http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/cover3.html
http://www.1worldfilms.com/Norway/coolandcrazy.htm
A film about a touring choral group of Norwegian men from Berlevag, a fishing village.
http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&EAN=016351645722&itm=10
- samples songs -The Sweet Sunny North: Henry Kaiser and David Lindley in Norway
http://www.musikkenshus.no/ - various music sites, choral, symphonic, ny music, etc.
http://www.laukart.de/ctm/index.php?id=272 > - Norwegian Songbook; See words to some Norwegian children's songs
and compare to other languages.
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/non/no/jegersag.htm - singalong while reading
the words to several Norwegian hymns; read the English version.
Christmas in the Forest - Julekveld i Skogen; lyrics
http://www.stille-julenatt.org/sang24.htm - lyrics to many Norwegian Christmas songs.
http://www.geocities.com/siggieno/sanger.htm - Christmas songs with sound
and lyrics.
http://www.scandinavianmarket.com/search.htm?searchterm=Norwegian+Songbook&step=2&viewfrom=1&numresults=9&x=16&y=8 Mike and Elsa's Norwegian songbook
"Kjerringa med staven" - folk song lyrics. --
http://www.forn-sed.no/folkesagn/folkesagn/folkeviser_kvad/dikt35.shtml
http://www.tylden.no/ - musikk, albums, cds, mp3's, info.
http://www.heavymetal.no/ heavy metal norske gruppene
http://www.enslaved.no/ Darkthrone sounds
http://www.metal-archives.com/browseC.php?c=161 heavy metal bands and lyrics
http://www.windir.no/ group writes norsk lyrics
http://www.bjelleklang.no/ - Bjelleklang! from Lillestr¿m.
http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/article.php?article_id=88 - Viking folk music by "Storm"
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=371217 - Folk/viking bands.
Norwegian band index: http://www.bandindex.no/
http://www.progarchives.com/ progressive rock site
Rock Groups:
Jokke
Dum Dum Boys
De Lillos
Hopalong Knut,
Skambankt
a few new artists who write & sing in Norwegian:
Tonje Unstad
Annlaug Børsheim
Anne Sofie Linge Valdal
Synnøve Rognlien
Kim André Rysstad
Groups that sing in Norwegian:
RAP MUSIC:
Tungtvann
Gatas Parliment
Side Brok
80's MUSIC:
Raga Rockers
SOFTER ROCK/FOLK ROCK:
Anne Grete Preus
GŒte
BLACK SABBATH PARODY (PSEUDO HEAVY METAL)
Black Debbath
1990's MUSIC:
Dronning Maudsland
Bare Egil Band
Hellbilly's (folk music)
DDE (Germany style slager music) or perhaps it was PPE
Links to Norwegian bands:
http://www.progrock.no/linkerNorskeBand.htm
List of Norwegian Singers:
Venke Knutson
Maria Mena
Kurt Nielsen
Kjartan Salvenson
Odd Nordstoga
Madrugada
Royksopp
TurboNegro
Lene Marlin
AHA
Side Bruk-Norwegian rap
Tungstvann-norwegian rap
Kristen Bråten Berg
LOOKING FOR NORWEGIAN MUSIC:
Check out the Music Information Centre Norway http://www.mic.no/english view the site in norsk or English. They have a large catalogue in a variety of genres and you can hear sound clips.
http://www.misantrof.net/skrangle.htm rock/folk the album can be downloaded for free (with permission)
Glittertind is a Norwegian Folk Metal group that sings in Norwegian language.
Gjallerhorn is a good folk band from Finland that sings in their native language.
Skrömta is a Medieval Party music band from Sweden.
vocals and norwegian lyrics by "Folque", a folk group.
The Aller Værste! and Alle Tiders Duster, two 80s bands that may be hard to find.
One is new wave towards ska, the other.. just disruptive.
For anyone who likes guitars, there is EllaGuru, who sing in English.
check out D.D.E. sing some pop/folk songs. They sing in Trøndersk
Halvdan Sivertsen, folk singer.
Odd Børretzen, a poet, his poems "sung" on Norwegian radio.
On Google search for "visesanger", "visesangar" or "folksångare"
some singers that sings in norwegian ( pop music, rock etc.)
four "guitar comrades", four male singers in their fifties: Lillebjørn Nilsen from Oslo, Øystein Sunde from Oslo,
Skarnes, Jan Eggum from Bergen, Halvdan Sivertsen from Bodø.
(Where they are from is important because it tells you which dialect they will be using.)
also -- Marius Müller, Jahn Teigen, Ole Paus, "Knutsen og Ludvigsen", Åge Aleksandersen og Jonas Fjeld.
For young people try: Karpe Diem, Kaizers Orchestra, Diaz, Gåte and Klovner i kamp.
You can find some lyrics by searching for the band and "lyrics" or "sangtekster"/"tekster"
(search engines: http://www.kvasir.no,
http://www.startsiden.no
, and http://www.google.no).
Lyrics to "Hat og Love" http://artists.letssingit.com/hat-og-love-lyrics-hat-og-love-wd7mh4g
LUMSK http://www.lumsk.com/ They are a female fronted folk metal band
(it´s not heavy metal, it´s actually a nice music style, folk). They have videos on youtube.
Sissel
Leaves' Eyes and dimmu borgir sing in bokmål and Midnattsol sing in Stavanger's dialect.
the websitesb http://www.leaveseyes.de
http://www.dimmu-borgir.com
http://www.midnattsol.com
Norsk *folk singer* Odd Norstoga
CC Cowboys - "Lyst", "Evig Liv" and "På Svalbard Uten Strøm" http://www.cccowboys.no
Raga Rockers - "Übermensch" http://www.ragarockers.no
Skambankt - "Skambankt", "Skamania EP" and "Eliksir"
Dumdum Boys - "Gravitasjon"
Gåte - "Iselilja" and "Jygri"
Most of the above are available from iTunes etc.
All are in norwegian - most are Bokmal, but Skambankt are Nynorsk.
Gåte use traditional lyrics with modern music so their songs vary in terms of the dialects used etc.
Also try "Nrk Urørt" which is NRK's unsigned bands area -
you get a daily download via iTunes if you subscribe to their podcast.
http://www11.nrk.no/urort/default.aspx Check out bands and songs; rock, hiphop, country, jazz,etc.
http://www11.nrk.no/urort/
Some groups found with a search for "norsk":
http://www11.nrk.no/urort/lists/tags.aspx?type=tag&tag=norsk
Gospel choir in Norway called Oslo Gospel Choir.
Their website is http://www.ogc.no
Bjørn Eidsvåg. He sings kind of a Christian folk music with pop overtones
http://changingoaks.homeip.net/Nordic%20Dancers/ - nordic folk dancing in USA
http://www.julanefiddle.com/ - Hardanger fiddle musician.
NATIONAL ANTHEM:
Norway's national song. links found at:
http://www.nationalanthems.us/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1080851783;start=all
http://encarta.msn.com/media_461533933_761556517_-1_1/Norway_Flag_and_Anthem.html
http://www.navyband.navy.mil/anthems/ANTHEMS/Norway%20(National%20Anthem).mp3
Ja vi elsker dette landet....Navy Band
http://www.sissel.cc/listen2sissel.html
Ja vi elsker dette landet....First in Norwegian, then in English
sung by Sissel with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Click download under 'Ja
vi elsker dette landet'
http://www.michaelcogar.net/norway.html - National Anthem, hear song, read
lyrics in Norwegian and English. sung by Fredriksstad Mandssangerforening.
http://www.koordinatoren.com/kultur/nasj_diktn/n_sang.html
Hør og Se teksten Nasjonalsangen:
Video of a Faroese party of singers/dancers, singing the famous story of King Olav Tryggvason and his mighty longship,
the "Ormen Lange" (The Long Serpent). http://multemusic.com/2009/03/12/faroe-islands-ormurin-langi/
The Faroese dance is called a "songdans" or "ringdans" in Norway.
Article: http://web3.aftenbladet.no/fritid/reiser/article571409.ece
Folk Song:
The "Sinclair-visa" is a heroic folk song about the battle against Scottish mercenaries at
Kringom in Gudbrandsdalen in 1612: http://www.visitrondane.com/?module=attractions&attr=5&lang=no
http://www.martinroe.com/tune.htm - Traditional Norwegian music - Listen to midi files.
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