2008 in Norwegian music
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Duolva Duottar at the 2008 Márkomeannu.
Motorpsycho 2008 in Steinkjer.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2008 in Norwegian music.
Events[]
January[]
- 25 – Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 25 – February 2).[1]
- 30 – The Polarjazz Festival 2008 started in Longyearbyen (January 30 – February 2).[2]
February[]
- 5 – opened (February 7 – 23).[3]
March[]
- 18
- Vossajazz started in Voss (March 14–16).[4]
- Mads Berven was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2008.[5]
- 19 – Tord Gustavsen performs the commissioned work Restar av lukke – bitar av tru for Vossajazz 2008.[6]
April[]
- 29 – Bergenfest 2008 started in Bergen (April 29 – May 3).[7]
May[]
- 21
June[]
- 12 – Norwegian Wood 2008 started in Oslo, Norway (June 12 – 15).[10]
July[]
August[]
- 6 – Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 6 – 10).[12]
- 11 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 11 – 16).[13]
September[]
- 4 – The 4th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 4 – 6).[14]
- 5 – The 5th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (September 5 – 6).[15]
- 16 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 16 – 19).[16]
October[]
- 1 – The 30th Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opened in Oslo (Oktober 1–19).[17]
- 9 – The 7th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 9 – 11).[18]
- 30 – The 3rd Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (October 30 – November 1).[19]
November[]
- 4 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 4 – 9).[20]
December[]
- 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.[21]
Albums released[]
January[]
February[]
March[]
April[]
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Life in Leipzig | Ketil Bjørnstad | ECM Records | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [22] |
May[]
June[]
July[]
August[]
September[]
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Suite for the Seven Mountains | Marius Neset's People Are Machines | Edition Records | Produced by Marius Neset & Anton Eger | [23] |
October[]
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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| 13 | Norwegian Song 2 | Dag Arnesen Trio | Resonant Music | [24] | |
| 20 | Flower of Evil | Susanna | Rune Grammofon | Produced by Deathprod and Susanna K. Wallumrød | [25] |
November[]
December[]
Unknown date[]
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Deaths[]
- March
- 15 – Fredrik Friis, composer, singer, and lyricist (born 1923).[26]
- 19 – Eivind Solberg, Norwegian trumpeter (born 1933).[27]
- April
- June
- July
- 3 – Harald Heide-Steen Jr., (lung cancer), Norwegian actor, comedian and jazz singer (born 1939).[30]
- 14 – Henki Kolstad, singer and actor (born 1915).[31]
See also[]
- 2008 in Norway
- Music of Norway
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
References[]
- ^ "Nordlysfestivalen 2008" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Polarjazz 2008". Festivalinfo.se. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "SPARBOS KONSERTKALENDER" (in Norwegian). Sparbo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Vossa Jazz" (in Norwegian). Last.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "VOSSA JAZZ-PRISEN". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
- ^ "Bestillingsverk med Tord Gustavsen" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Bergenfest 2008 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Festspillene i Bergen 2008" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Nattjazz 2008" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Norwegian Wood 2008". Last.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "FESTIVAL: Moldejazz 14. – 19. juli 2008" (in Norwegian). Groove.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Sildajazz 2008" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "OSLO JAZZFESTIVAL 2008". DetSkjerIOslo.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Brian Eno til Punktfestivalen" (in Norwegian). HiFiSentralen.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Ekko Festival - Day 2". ResidentAdvisor.net. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "DølaJazz - Lillehammer Jazzfestival 2008". DølaJazz. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Ultima Festival 2008" (in Norwegian). DetSkjerIOslo.no. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Insomnia Festival 2008". Songkick.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ Johansen, Carl Kristian (2008-10-24). "Tromsø – Barentsjazz" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Oslo World Music Festival 2008". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2008 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad – Life in Leipzig". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Suite for the Seven Mountains – Marius Neset". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ Kelman, John (2009-03-08). "Dag Arnesen: Norwegian Song 2". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^ "Susanna – Flower Of Evil". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
- ^ "Fredrik Friis" (in Norwegian). Norsk-pop-og-rockleksikon. Retrieved 2017-03-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "En legende er død" (in Norwegian). BAmusikk.no. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ Bendiksen, Sveinung (2008-04-30). "En legende er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ Bratt, Anne Christine; Veire, Ragnhild (2008-06-23). "Antonio Bibalo er død" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ "Harald Heide-Steen Jr". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ Berg, Thoralf (2009-02-13). "Henki Kolstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
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