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Arild Rønsen of Puls music magazine wrote of the band, "It is almost impossible to be more American than the Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra" and that they are among the first Norwegian artists to enter the Billboard bluegrass chart.
Norway-based Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra began after the soon-to-be lead vocalists first heard the music of the Belgian movie “Broken Circle Breakdown” one night in a theater in Oslo, Norway. Inspired by the soundtrack, they got a group of friends together to play the music from the film.
Jun 17, 2021 · A collection that includes ten original songs and two covers, debuted at number four on the official Billboard Bluegrass Album chart, nothing less than a remarkable feat for a brand new, all but unknown Norwegian band attempting to make their mark in that most American of musical styles, bluegrass. It sold out on Amazon for almost three weeks ...
Joakim Borgen and Rebekka Nilsson of Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra talk with Bluegrass Today about the similarities between bluegrass and Norwegian folk music.
Migrants. #4 on the Billboard Charts for 11 consecutive weeks. Nominated for the Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannsprisen) 2022. Nominated “Band of the Year” at IBMA Momentum Awards 2022. Winners of “Vocalist of the Year” at IBMA Momentum Awards 2022. Order now!
In fact, Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra have always made it a point to tap tradition. One of the first songs they ever recorded was a take on the classic folk song “Wayfaring Stranger,” which, to their amazement, racked up hundreds of thousands of plays on YouTube, many of them from listeners in the U.S.
May 30, 2021 · Their music is a blend of bluegrass, Americana, pop, Celtic and Norwegian folk music. Band members: Rebekka Nilsson (Vocals), Joakim Borgen (Mandolin), Ole Engrav (Guitar), Magnus Eriksrud (Banjo), Moa Meinich (Fiddle), David Buverud (Bass), Emil Brattested (Dobro™), Sjur Marqvardsen (Accordion).
