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Bj\u00f8ro H\u00e5land sings hymns<\/p>\n
Bj\u00f8ro H\u00e5land have taken the step from country music to the hymn, and shows another side of themselves than we have previously seen. Church music is not something new for H\u00e5land: he has had a close relationship to this music throughout his life and has used American gospel song on his previous releases. With energy and presence in the performances of these hymn, H\u00e5land strengthened his position as a gifted singer and as a skilled interpreter of different materias. The recording took place in the autumn 2004 in Grindheim church. The album was dedicated to his mother, Anna H\u00e5land, who had long wanted him to record a CD of Norwegian hymns. The 14 selected hymns all have special meaning for H\u00e5land. Here we find, among others, Per Sivle and Lars S\u00f8r\u00e5s’ “Den fyrste song eg h\u00f8yra fekk”. More “typically” H\u00e5landsk is David Sankey “Et ungdomsliv” before he returns to more traditional hymns, such as Petter Dass’ “Herre Gud ditt dyre navn og \u00e6re”.<\/p>\n
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Bj\u00f8ro H\u00e5land is one of Norway\u00b4s most beloved and best-selling artists. December 1st, he releases the album Mine salmer where he sings his dearest hymns.<\/p>\n
Country music has much in common with hymns.
\n\u2013 Many times I have included gospel song on my recordings. There is a certain kinship between country music and hymns. While country music songs are characterized by a melancholic longing for home, it’s more a matter of longig for heaven in hymns, and the longing that exists in the hymn texts have touched me, says H\u00e5land.
\nMine salmer was recorded in autumn 2004 in Grindheim church, in H\u00e5land\u00b4s childhood church in Audnedal. The CD is dedicated to his 90-year-old mother, Anna, who long wanted him to record a Norwegian hymn CD. His childhood home was filled with hymns and worship songs, and heis father Arne often sang hymns when young Bj\u00f8ro was with him at work in the truck.<\/p>\n
The 14 hymns Bj\u00f8ro H\u00e5land has, all mean something special to him. Hymns have different moods and musical expressions. – “Den fyrste song eg h\u00f8yra fekk” was the first song my mother sang to me, says H\u00e5land. With text by Per Sivle and music by Lars S\u00f8r\u00e5s, it is close to a singer\/songwriter tune. Bernt Rune Stray and Jon Kleveland has arranged the Norwegian folk tune “Eg veit i himmelrik ei borg”, focusing on soreness and tenderness. And good, old H\u00e5land, as we know him, is to b found in David Sankey\u00b4s “Et ungdomsliv” with text by Hallvard Gunnleiksen Heggtveit. The hymns “Blott en dag” and “Leid milde ljos”, is beautifully and tenderly performed, accompanied by Per Kolstad on organ, Fredrik Sahlander on bass, Bernt Rune Stray on guitar and Karl Oluf Wennerberg on percussion. Finally, another hymn worth metioning is Petter Dass’ “Herre Gud ditt dyre navn og \u00e6re”, a mighty hymn where Dag Wolf contributes with a fairytale-like, but transparent sound. Mine salmer is produced by Jon Kleveland.<\/p>\n
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