Rock carving from Alta showing a person to the left possibly holding a lure. (Photo: NRK) Musician Jens Kloster from Tromsø has trough research recreated a 3000 years old Bronze Age lure. The trombonist had been asked to play on… Read More ›
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Open-Air Opera At Historical Oscarsborg Fortress
Evening at Oscarsborg Fortress located to the left Just a short ferry ride from Oslo, you can experience the spectacular open-air opera “Elskovsdrikken” (The Elixir of Love) by Gaetano Donizetti at the bygone Oscarsborg Fortress. In brief, the opera is… Read More ›
The OYA Festival 2013 Opens Today!
Norway’s most popular music festival starts today: The OYA Festival (Øyafestivalen) held in the historic Medieval Park in downtown Oslo. This will be the last time the festival is held in the park due to construction work in the city… Read More ›
Norwegian Summer Music Festivals
Summer is the most popular season to visit festivals, and also a great time to spend time with friends. Sharing musical experiences is an important part of many people’s lives, and for some even therapeutic. Here is an overview of… Read More ›
Opera Singer Kirsten Flagstad – The Voice of the 20th Century
Only a handful Norwegians are internationally known: Explorers Thor Heyerdahl and Fridtjof Nansen, author Henrik Ibsen, composer Edvard Grieg, and painter Edvard Munch. During the first half of the 1900’s, a Norwegian woman achieved great worldwide attention due to her… Read More ›
Norwegian Film Given Access to the Beatles’ Music
– The Beatles are famous for protecting their music, says Beatles fan and one of the most respected music journalists in Norway, Finn Tokvam. One year ago, Kon-Tiki-directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg announced that they were planning to make… Read More ›
by:Larm 2013 – Scandinavia’s Largest and Most Important Music Conference
This week, the music festival and conference by:Larm is held in Oslo. Two thousand Norwegian and international artists, talent scouts and people from the music industry are participating in the 4-day long conference. by:Larm (directly translated: city:Noise) is Scandinavia’s largest… Read More ›
Norway’s Favorite Pop Comet – Mikhael Paskalev
Mikhael Paskalev is one of the new favorite pop artists in Norway. In 2012, he released his first EP “Mikhael Paskalev” which received great reviews. This week, his first studio album “What’s Life Without Losers” was released. Paskalev’s music has… Read More ›
Norwegian Grammy Awards Removes ‘Female Artist of the Year’
In January, ThorNews wrote about the Norwegian artist Susanne Sundfør who refused to accept the ‘Female Artist of the Year’ Grammy Nomination. See: Norwegian Artist Withdrew from Grammy Nomination Recently, the Board of the Norwegian Grammy Awards revealed that they… Read More ›
Guns N’ Roses Guitarist and Norwegian Artist Cooperates on New Album
In 2008, Norwegian artist Lasse Kvernmo from Karasjok sent some of his songs to Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus’ website. He followed up with an immediate response. – I fell for his strong song material. I decided that this… Read More ›
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