Hellbillies

Norwegian country-rockers the Hellbillies, made up of Aslag Haugen, Arne Sandum, Lars Havard Haugen, Björn Gunnar Sando, and Arne Moslatten, began their trip toward folk hero status in 1990. Early produces such as for example Sylvspente Footwear (1992) and Pela Stein (1993) presented the group’s exclusive approach toward cover music. Sketching the majority of their repertoire from well-known American country works, the Hellbillies would rewrite existing strikes like John Prine’s “Grandpa Was a Carpenter,” translating the lyrics in to the band’s indigenous dialect of Hallingdal, documenting the tune beneath the name “Goffa Min va Handelskar.” After their debut record, that was entirely made up of translated classics like “Ho Birgjit Lien” (“Sugary Rosie Jones”) and “Ikkje Grav Med Ned” (“DO NOT Bury Me”), the Hellbillies tapered from the cover materials and focused rather on music that included components of traditional Norwegian folk music and designs. Released in 1993, Pela Stein gained the group the esteemed Spellemannsprisen Prize, and represented a straight mixture of traditional and primary repertoire. By their 4th record, Move (1996), the Hellbillies had been recording solely primary compositions. Though well-known, the Hellbillies hadn’t broken to legitimate stardom before Urban Twang, that was released in 2001 and marketed over 30,000 systems in its first month, gaining the music group a silver record. Subsequent produces such as for example CoolTur (2002) and Niende (2004) possess transformed this onetime musical novelty into among Norway’s most well-known groups.