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Lillebj\u00f8rn Nilsen and Andy Irvine had known each other for about 17 years when they met at the Telemark Festival back in 1994 and what they both had dreamt about became a reality. Their collaboration resulted in an exhilarating concert. The live recording is finally released as an album June 18th<\/sup> 2021.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If it hadn’t been for the invitation from the Telemark Festival, 17 more years might have gone by but as Lillebj\u00f8rn says at the concert “We got together this summer when I visited Dublin, but decided that there was no rush to practise since we had so much to talk about. Today was the first time we really sat down and went through our material.”<\/em> before starting \u00a0with one of his own songs, \u201cDanse, ikke gr\u00e5te n\u00e5\u201d.<\/p>\n The album is filled with a superb variety of songs, both serious and humorous, characterised by two performers in top form. Norwegian and Irish folk music suit each other admirably. “We were on the same wavelength from the moment we met.”<\/em> Andy Irvine also said back then. And that Saturday this common wavelength gave the audience an unforgettable experience.<\/p>\n The two troubadours complement each other perfectly, musically as well as thematically. When Lillebj\u00f8rn Nilsen sings about the Norwegian emigrant who became The Girl in Chicago, Andy Irvine counters with the homesick Irish emigrant in Indiana.<\/p>\n Lillebj\u00f8rn Nilsen is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and folk musician. In total he has five Spellemannspriser (Norwegian Grammy\u00b4s) both as a solo artist and as a part of bigger groups. He is often mentioned as Norway\u2019s \u201cFolk King\u201d.<\/p>\n Andy Irvine<\/strong> is known as one of the greatest Irish singers and songwriters and is referred to as \u201ca tradition in himself\u201d, his voice one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the very soul of Ireland. Musician, singer, songwriter, Andy has maintained his highly individual performing skills throughout his over 50-year career. He is also known for being at the helm of such legendary bands as Planxty & Sweeney\u2019s Men.<\/p>\n Lillebj\u00f8rn Nilsen<\/strong> is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and folk musician. In total he has received five Spellemannpriser (Norwegian Grammy\u00b4s) both as a solo artist and as a part of bigger groups. He is often mentioned as Norway\u2019s \u201cKing of folk music\u201d.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lillebj\u00f8rn Nilsen og irske Andy Irvine hadde allerede kjent hverandre i 17 \u00e5r. Da de i 1994 ble\u00a0 invitert til \u00e5 holde en\u00a0 konsert p\u00e5 Telemarkfestivalen ble det de begge hadde dr\u00f8mt om, en realitet. De som var der fikk oppleve en sjelden konsert og n\u00e5 er liveopptaket endelig ute som album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39151,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[35],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-39150","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-heilo","7":"product_shipping_class-cddvd-shipping","8":"uni_main_artist_tag-lillebjorn-nilsen-andy-irvine","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"taxable","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grappa.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/39150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grappa.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grappa.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grappa.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grappa.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grappa.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grappa.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=39150"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grappa.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=39150"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grappa.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=39150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}