Sikia Chi Masters Heien

WHERE: Lines - hiking on Varbak on Friday and the North Sea Concert on Saturday Sikia Chi Masters Heien comes from Stavanger, and lives in Oslo. She has roots from Rogaland, Jamaica, West Africa and the USA. Sikia is a dancer in the ensembles Frikar and Tabanka, and was one of the talents in the program "Frikar X scenic folk dance" (2018-2021). In addition to being…

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Agder Spelemannslag

WHERE: Song and fiddler meeting on Friday, Pop-up PEOPLE and Festival dance on Saturday Short-distance traditional music! Cast: Geir Vårdal - fiddle Hans Olav Stangborli - double bass Margrethe Wold - accordion Terje Lauen - guitar Toralf Skoland - accordion Nils Seland - fiddle Marianne Bøksle - fiddle Lisa Haugeland - fiddle Kathrine Skoland - fiddle Herman Gautefald - fiddle

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Ånon Egeland

WHERE: Anniversary concert on Thursday Ånon Egeland (fiddle) has inherited his tradition from legendary players in Agder, and is best known as a communicator of this musical heritage. Ånon has a very personal playing style clearly rooted in tradition, and he has a large repertoire of rare pieces. Since debuting on LP in 1977, he has participated in…

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The Colony (SE)

WHERE: Festivalkro on Saturday and Bedehuskonserten on Sunday For over a decade, Kolonien has been an obvious part of the Nordic folk music scene. With their characteristic polyphonic singing and diversity of musical influences, they have challenged the image of modern folk music and created their own creative colony; a mix of acoustic roots music and hopeful sing-along pop that leads several…

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Bendik Smedåsgjelten Qvam

WHERE: Lines at Varbak on Friday, the North Sea concert on Saturday and the Bedehus concert on Sunday Bendik Smedåsgjelten Qvam is a young and exciting musician, who has particularly impressed with his bugle playing. During the landscape play at Røros in 2017, he won the class for other older folk music instruments, and the following year he received the Fure prize. Qvam is from Fåset in Tynset in Nord-Østerdalen. Despite…

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Synnøve Brøndbo Plassen

WHERE: The North Sea concert on Saturday, the Bedehus concert on Sunday Synnøve Brøndbo Plassen is 26 years old and comes from Folldal in Innlandet. She is a folk musician, educator and singer. She has a bachelor's degree as a subject teacher in music from Nord University, Levanger, and she is currently studying a master's in performing folk music at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Growing up was characterized by a lot of music, especially folk music...

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Tellefs

WHERE: Festivalkro and the North Sea concert, Saturday Norwegian mows and Irish reels and jigs - and some verse and hymn tunes Tellefs is a musical playroom where the musicians work in the gap between creating a new expression and at the same time highlighting the music from two distinctive traditions. The band tackles the songs with irreverent respectability (or vice versa), and the songs…

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The Langan Band (UK)

WHERE: Festivalkro and The Langan Band at Backes Bu on Saturday Scottish The Langan Band has kept going with its "lawless" and virtuosic style for fifteen years, and is current with the album "Plight O' Sheep", which came out earlier this year. The three musicians started the band with a mutual respect for traditional songs, but quickly discovered…

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Corridors

WHERE: The football pitch at Varbak, Friday The folk rock band Gangar is a ball of young energy you won't soon forget. Gangar combines traditional melodies with Rock, Metal and Jazz, creating a new and exciting musical expression in the process. Inspired by bands such as AC/DC, Hoven Droven and Meshuggah, they make Norwegian folk music available to a general audience, without…

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Guro Kvifte Nesheim & Floating Sofa Quartet

WHERE: Anniversary concert on Thursday, North Sea concert on Saturday Commission: Kystnært From Agder to the North In Kystnært, a star team of traditional musicians from four Nordic countries meet to dive deep into their common musical traditions, and perform music from the coastal areas in their own, sparkling way. Farsund Folk Festival is proud to help realize this...

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