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'In the Evening': This beautiful 'folk-tune' from Hornindal in Norway has been attached to a beautiful poem by the well-know author Arnulf Overland (1889-1968). The poem describes the atmosphere of a...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote music in many genres. The most famous of his works are written in opera, piano concertos and sonatas, symphonies and string quartets and string quintets. Mozart wrote in...

This melody comes from Hogne Moe's book, 'Jonas Almost Schoolboy', which many schools in Norway have performed as a musical. The song has a toe-tapping groove, and a melody which encourages everyone t...

The song about Tom Dooley has been a part of American folk tradition since the 1860's, but became famous worldwide in 1958 when the Kingston Trio made a popular version that became wildly successful....

The melody known as 'A Ya Zain' (also 'Aya Zein' or 'Ayazein,') is most often credited as an Egyptian folk song. The tune is easily recognizable as having Arabic origins by its use of the double harmo...

Sverre Bergh (1915-1980) was a central character in the music scene in Bergen, both as a musical leader at 'Den Nationale Scene' (theatre) and as a director for the 'Festspillene' music festival. He w...

The beautiful song 'Song at Winter Solstice' has within short time been highly loved by listeners all around Norway. It's performed by folk-rock band 'Hekla Stalstrenga' who released their first album...

This is a tune by Sigrid Moldestad (b. 1972), a Norwegian folk artist. She has based it on a warm and beautiful poem by Danish author Tove Ditlefsen. A text for and about love. Sigrid Moldestad won th...

'Who can Sail without the Wind' is an old folk tune from Aland in Finland. I believe the song was one of the first one I learnt to sing and play on the guitar. The melancholic character of the song i...

'Send me to Bergen' ('Eg ve te Bergen') is one of the most famous songs by Norwegian duo Knudsen & Ludvigsen. It was released as single record in 1983 and included on their best selling record album...

Jan Eggum released 'Myrsnipa' on the album 'Hjerteknuser', which was released in 2007. The text is a variant of the folk tale with the moral 'everyone likes their own children best' and has for many y...

This song from the band Hekla Stålstrenga is about Joe the boatbuilder. Joe builds the most fabulous boats, but has a deal with the devil that every seventh boat is going to him. Norwegian band Hekla...

Mahalageasca is a piece that make you happy both to listen and perform. It's possible to play the piece as a stage entrance piece. Repeat bars 1 to 8 several times. You might let the Drum set and some...

Laling is a Norwegian folktune from Bø. The arrangementet of the lullaby starts off with a calm atmosphere (like a dream). The dream develops into a more funky section, until it calms down again. Lali...

Here we present "Griffenfeldt", a folk-dance in the style of a Norwegian "reinlender". This arrangement can be used as the first item in a concert, or after an interval. The musicians can come on stag...

Folklore is a work for brass band and percussion loosely based on the story of the Norwegian woman accused of witchcraft, Anne Pedersdotter. She was sentenced to be burned at the stake in Bergen in th...

A protest folk sea chantey from Georgia and South Carolina, 'Pay Me My Money Down' originated from post-slavery African American stevedores, who were often left unpaid by some ship captains. Invite th...

With music to both the 'Olsenbanden' movies and 'Pinchcliffe Grand Prix', one would almost believe that Bent Fabricius-Bjerre was a Norwegian. But the Danish film and TV composer has a very large prod...

This song first became a hit by Brazilian singer Morris Albert. 'Feelings' must be one of the most known love-songs of all time thanks to numerous recordings from artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley...

'Purple Lips' is a nice summer ballad, inspired by the sun, summer, swimming and beach life. The title reflects the color the children get on their lips after bathing a little too long without taking...

This evocative ballad is written by Geir Hvidsten (music) and Ingebjørg Bratland (lyrics). We recommend listening to the original recording by Ingebjørg Bratland in addition to the recording of this a...

This beautiful ballad is one of the most famous songs in the history of jazz. It was performed for the first time on the legendary Cotton Club in New York in 1933 by Ethel Waters. Since then, it has b...

'Vi lever' (En Chantant) was recorded and released on a single by the French artist Michel Sardou in 1978. Four years later, in 1982 Wenche Myhre recorded a Norwegian version with text by Jan Eggum de...

This is a traditional tune from Sorfold, a small village close to Bodo in the northern part of Norway. The song is lyrical, with a possibility for the soloist to add his or her own flavour regarding...