Eikerapen Roots Festival
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Eikerapen Roots Festival is an annual international roots music
festival held in Åseral
, Norway
, 70 km north of Kristiansand
. The first festival was arranged in August 2004, attracting 3700 visitors.
Festival headliners include Steinar Albrigtsen, Hellbillies
, Thom Hell
, William Hut, Knut Reiersrud and Vestlandsfanden.
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
festival held in Åseral
Åseral
Åseral is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The administrative center is the village of Kyrkjebygda.The parish of Bjelland had to be divided into two formannskapsdistrikts on 1 January 1838. This is because the main part of Bjelland belonged to the county of Vest-Agder, while the annex...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, 70 km north of Kristiansand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
. The first festival was arranged in August 2004, attracting 3700 visitors.
Festival headliners include Steinar Albrigtsen, Hellbillies
Hellbillies
The Hellbillies are a Norwegian country rock group formed in 1990. As of 2010, they have released twelve albums—including a compilation and two live albums—as well as one live concert DVD...
, Thom Hell
Thom Hell
Thom Hell, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. His birth name is Thomas Helland. He has released two EPs and four albums....
, William Hut, Knut Reiersrud and Vestlandsfanden.