Annika Westgård is a harding fiddle player and folk singer from Kragerø (Telemark). It is especially the Telemark tradition she has immersed herself in, but she also plays tunes from other parts of the country and she has a great love for Swedish folk music. She therefore has a large repertoire consisting of Swedish folk tunes and shows. Annika also composes her own…

Kevin Henderson is an internationally recognized fiddle player from Shetland, living in Kragerø. Kevin's musical expression is built on the rich fiddle music tradition from Shetland, and is inspired by his long participation in leading bands such as Boys of the Lough, Fiddlers Bid, Session A9 and Nordic Fiddlers Bloc. The result is expressive and adventurous, a very special individual…

Ingvild Koksvik and Lars Jakob Rudjord are musicians based in Farsund. In 2015, they collaborated on the commissioned work "And the song came from the sea" for Farsund Folk Festival, and have since participated in the festival in several contexts. At Varbak, they present some of the music that was written for the festival, as well as new material by Vegar Vårdal. With…

Svevngangar is a Bislett-based folk trio. With instruments such as langeleik, key harp and an old piano, they are representatives of the growing genre Nordic Folk. Frontman Jo Hegle Sjøflot has a complex musical past; both from the indie band Faircastle Four, and with their own compositions at the Oslo International Church Music Festival. Now he has teamed up with singer and key harpist…

Annar By is a guitarist and singer from Elverum. He plays traditional hard fiddle and flat fiddle music on acoustic and electric guitar. Jumping, pole dancing and halling. Waltz and reindeer. I sing penny songs, hymn notes and stumps. Songs about people, the Devil and God. »The material I work with I have from recordings, archive recordings and recordings»

Intimate, inspired and intense with roots in Scotland, Norway and Finland. Sarah-Jane is a respected tradition bearer from Scotland with a master's degree in Norwegian folk music and improvisation from the Norwegian Academy of Music. Her musical voice is unique, and Summers is part of several ensembles and plays with many different musicians: RANT, Elin Kåven, Ingrid Håvik and the trio…

Norwegian folk music has always been the cornerstone of the band Gåte. The siblings Gunnhild and Sveinung Sundli were traded from a young age, and they grew up with a folk music environment that cultivated the most authentic expression possible. In Gåte, however, the music was heavily rearranged, and in the face of a new age's technique and possibilities, a magnificent one was created…

Throughout the autumn and winter of 2019, Kim Rysstad charmed the whole of Norway through her participation in Star Wars. Now Kim is finally coming back to Farsund Folk Festival. With him is Kim Rysstad guitarist Annar By and percussionist Birger Mistereggen. As a trio, Kim and the musicians draw inspiration from all sorts of genres, but folk music is always at the bottom. Everything from…