Some people think of Jonas Fjeld as a singer/songwriter. The guys in Chatham County Line, the popular American bluegrass band with whom hes collaborated since 2005, regard him as a Norwegian superstar. The late, great Rick Danko of The Band, with whom he collaborated together with singer/songwriter Eric Andersen throughout much of the 1990s, preferred to think of Jonas as a Norwegian national treasure. Jonas, Eric, and Rick spent a month together in Norway in early 1991 performing and recording.…
Some people think of Jonas Fjeld as a singer/songwriter. The guys in Chatham County Line, the popular American bluegrass band with whom hes collaborated since 2005, regard him as a Norwegian superstar. The late, great Rick Danko of The Band, with whom he collaborated together with singer/songwriter Eric Andersen throughout much of the 1990s, preferred to think of Jonas as a Norwegian national treasure. Jonas, Eric, and Rick spent a month together in Norway in early 1991 performing and recording. The result was a gorgeous collection of mostly original roots-oriented songs that showcased the groups individual and collective vocal, musical, and songwriting chops, Danko Fjeld Andersen, released that year on the Stageway labeland earning a Spellemans Pris. Two of the songs on the albumthe moody and very singable When Morning Comes to America and the stark and atmospheric Blue Hotelwere written by Jonas and Jim Sherraden. The album was picked up in the United States by Rykodisc and released in September, 1993 amid accolades and universal critical acclaim, including a four-star review in Rolling Stone.
