Norway
Hallingdal country-rock, Oslo Americana, Northern light folk.
Norway has one of Europe's most quietly serious Americana scenes — Darling West and Malin Pettersen flying the flag at AmericanaFest Nashville, Hellbillies filling halls in Hallingdal dialect for thirty years, Stein Torleif Bjella and Tønes writing some of the best folk songs nobody outside the country has heard yet.
Festivals: Down on the Farm (Halden), Vinjerock (Jotunheimen), Notodden Blues, Countryfestivalen i Seljord, Øya Roots Weekend (Oslo).
In rotation from Norway
Norway · 2013 — present
Darling West
Oslo Americana duo with three Spellemann awards.
Norway · 1989 — present
Malin Pettersen
Norway's most quietly authoritative country voice.
Norway · 1989 — present
Signe Marie Rustad
Plainspoken Norwegian Americana.
Norway · 1985 — present
Ida Jenshus
Trondheim country with a Trønder backbone.
Norway · 1990 — present
Hellbillies
Country rock in Hallingdal dialect — and a national institution.
Norway · 1963 — present
Stein Torleif Bjella
Hallingdal's quiet master of the village song.
Norway · 1981 — present
Amund Maarud
Norway's hardest-working roots-blues guitarist.
Norway · 1993 — present
Madrugada
Norwegian noir-rock with a country undercurrent.
Norway · 1976 — present
Sivert Høyem
The Madrugada baritone, solo and uncompromising.
Norway · 1968 — present
Bjørn Berge
Acoustic blues guitarist who tours the world from Haugesund.
Norway · 1979 — present
Thomas Dybdahl
Stavanger's hushed alt-folk auteur.
Norway · 1969 — present
Tønes
Sirdal dialect country-folk, miniature masterpieces.
Norway · 1959 — present
Frode Alnæs
Dance With a Stranger's guitarist, solo roots-rock veteran.
Norway · 1956 — present
Kari Bremnes
Northern Norwegian songcraft, cinematic and exact.
