Folque

A Norwegian version from the folk-rock music group Steeleye Period, Folque were formed in 1973 and had a solid, calling sound, their music predicated on rich Norse folk tale aswell as British folk tracks. They disbanded in 1984, but afterwards re-formed in 1992 as an acoustic four-piece device, playing their outdated repertoire within a back-to-basics format. There were many people in Folque’s lineup through the ’70s in to the brand-new millennium, including Jørn Jensen (vocals/electric guitar/dulcimer), Trond Øverland (bass/piano), Trond Villa (fiddle), Lisa Helljesen (vocals), Eilif Amundsen (banjo/electric guitar), Morten Bing (mandolin/dulcimer/bouzouki), Lars Helljesen (vocals/electric guitar), Morten Jakobsen (drums), Jenn E. Mortensen (vocals), Øyvind Rauset (fiddle), Per Vestaby (bass), Pål Søvik (drums), Jan Devik (bass), Roald Thommesen (bass), Truls Tambs-Lyche (bass), and Espen Løvstad (percussion).