Martin Hagfors

Career

At the 2003 Øyafestivalen Hagfors was honored by a number of his fellow musicians and joined them to form the band Cream of the Crop, playing a critically acclaimed concert of his songs. The band consisted of musicians from Home Groan, Jaga Jazzist, Motorpsycho, Hellbillies, Midnight Choir and Askil Holm Band. They have since played at Månefestivalen, Kongsberg Jazzfestival, Varanger festivalen and Nordland Musikkfestuke.

As the sole lyricist on The National Bank's first album by the same name, together with brothers Lars and Martin Horntveth who composed the music for the album, he received a Spellemannprisen in 2004, and the Edvard Prize for the song "Tolerate" in 2005. Hagfors has also written songs for artists such as Askil Holm, Elisabeth Andreassen, Helldorado and The Respatexans.

In 2009 he released his first solo album Men and Flies, produced by Lars Horntveth. His second album I Like You (2011) was critically acclaimed. Hagfors played again at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival in July 2012.

Solo albums

Men and Flies (2009)

I Like You (2011)

Solo singles

Tattooed on My Eyes (2009)

With HGH

Pignoise (2000)

Trash Grass & Love Songs (2001)

Seb's Hotel (2003)

Miracle Working Man (2004)

All the Men in Dresses (2007)

With Home Groan

Home Groan (1997)

Modern Man (1998)

Astrodome (1999)

Fish (2000)

Addicted (2001)

Raccoon (2002)

The Cream of the Crop (2003)

The Opening Act (2004)

Hey Revolution Now! (2006)

With Askil Holm

Seven Days in the Sun (2001)

Seven Days in the Sun EP (2002)

Wonderland (2002)

Daydream Receiver (2003)

Turbulence (2003)

Living in the Country (2006)

Where the Angels Sleep (2006)

Argue (2007)

Get Up! (2009)

Rolling the Slow Bus Home (2009)

Harmony Hotel (2007)

Other projects

Family Values Christmas EP (1995), with Weld

Are You Teigened? EP' (1996), with The Janh Teigen Experience

Hardship Volunteer (1998), with The Respatexans

Magazine (1998), with Jaga Jazzist

Almost Famous (1998), with The Respatexans

Tore Andersen (1998), with Tore Andersen

Rib Bone of My Own (1999), with Kristin Berglund

Opp (1999), with Bönkers

Songs From the Loosing End V2.0 (1999)

Need to Need You (2001), with Brent

Everybody Knows This Is Norway: A Tribute to Neil Young (2001)

Stickin' It to You Again... (2001)

Crowtown (2001), with Crowtown

Sex, Money & Violence (2001), with Tiger City Jukes

Here and There (2001), with Brent

Pilate (2002), with Pilate

Christmas in Bluestown (2002)

Serpentine (2002), with Motorpsycho

CoolTur (2002), with Hellbillies

The Agenda (2003)

Country Chris/Life Is a Little Lie (2003), with Motor Home

Rec 90 Label Sampler (2003)

Kvinnen i mitt liv (album)|Kvinnen i mitt liv (2003)

Waving Goodbye (2003), with Kristin Asbjørnsen

Marshmallow Drive (2003), with Crowtown

What Is Left? (2004), with The National Bank

Sivil ulyd 2: Sivilarbeiderplata (2004)

...Boiing & Zipp (2004), with PhasePhour

Who Did This to You (2004), with Bøygard

Tolerate (2004), with The National Bank

Director's Cut (2004), with Helldorado

A Couple of Days in Larsville (2004), with Elisabeth Andreassen

Women Rocked the Cradle of the Blues (2004), with Kristin Berglund

The National Bank (2004), with The National Bank

Belly Dream (2004), with Bøygard

Teenage Queen (2004), with Helldorado

Det ensomme landet (2004), with Roy Lønhøiden

Lørdagsøndag (2004), with Spön

Ring & His Absinthe Cloud (2004), with Filip Ring Andersen

Linger Songs (2005), with Johnny Hide

Shine On (2005), with The Respatexans

Alt for Norge (2005), with Håkon Gebhardt & Andreas Mjøs

Dansbare takras og andre lekkerbiskener (2005)

Short Stories (2005), with Elisabeth Andreassen

Songs of Norway (2005)

What We Must (2005), with Jaga Jazzist

Nordic Notes Vol. 1 (2006)

Songs of the Land (2006), with Bill Booth

Røta – Hellbillies' beste (2006), with Hellbillies

In Glorious Mono (2006)

Geriljagospel (2006), with Onkel Tuka

Bang bang rett ned (2007), with Levi Henriksen & Thomas Mårud

Cowboy & Indianer Sessions Vol. 1 (2007)

Too Much Yang (2007), with BigBang

Bettan Country (2007), with Elisabeth Andreassen

Pay Me My Money Down (2007)

Vandringsmannens beste (2007), with Roy Lønhøiden

Let Go (2007), with The National Bank

McMusic 38 (2007)

Folkealarm Oslo 2008 (2008)

Color of the Sun (2008), with Ida Jenshus

Norsk visesang i 50 år (2008)

Hallelujah Live – Volume 2 (2009), with De nye gitarkameratene Lind/Nilsen/Fuentes/Holm

Dreams of Yesterday (2009), with Bobby Bare

Røst (2009), with Nordafjells

Time to Harvest (2009), with Bönkers

Discolated Remixes 2007–2008 (2009), with DiskJokke

Right Around the Corner (2009), with Tore Andersen

Jeffrey & The Free Radikals (2009), with Jeffrey & The Free Radikals

Øresus og nesegrus (2009), with OSA

Sinful Soul (2009), with Helldorado

Musikkoperatørene Sampler våren 2009 (2009)

Blue Rose (2010), with Tone Silvia Holen

I Am a Star (2010), with Zoo Lounge

Let It Last (2010), with Bob Haley

Dead Man's Gold (2010), with The Brigade

Doghouse Rose (2012), with Benedicte Brænden

An Instantaneous Journey With Martin Hagfors & C+C=Maxigross EP (2014), with C+C=Maxigross