Years active 1990–present Website Official website Record label Universal Music Group | Labels Universal Music Origin Haugesund, Norway (1991) | |
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Genres Traditional folk music and folk rock Past members Torbjørn Økland - guitar, mandolin, bouzoki, trumpet, backing vocals
Calle Øyvind Apeland – bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals
Paul Hansen – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Erling Sande – drums, percussion
Cliffie Grinde – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Vidar Johnsen – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Birger Mistereggen – drums, percussion, harmonica
Tore Jamne – drums, percussion Albums Månemannen, liten fuggel Members Øyvind Staveland, Jan Toft, Vidar Johnsen, Odin Staveland, Bjørn Berge Profiles | ||
Vamp (initiated in 1990) is a folk-rock band from Haugesund, Norway with founding members Øyvind Staveland, Calle Øyvind Apeland, Paul Hansen, Bjørn Berge, Odin Staveland and Tore Jamne. The band's musical profile is a mix of Norwegian traditional folk music combined with Celtic music and rock.
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Biography
Vamp have so far (2013) released nine studio albums, collected ten gold records, three platinum records, two triple platinum and been awarded Spellemannprisen five times. After the success of I full symfoni, which is a live album from concerts with Kringkastingsorkesteret, they were among other things, named This years spellemann at the Spellemannprisen award in 2006.
They have a large and loyal fan base in power of both their music and the Norwegian lyrics. Most of the lyrics are written by Norwegian poets and writers. Most notable of their lyrical collaborators are Kolbein Falkeid, which they have worked with throughout his career. Falkeid has written the bulk of the lyrics on the first three albums, and his texts have been used in all the other albums as well. Another important contributor to text page is Arnt Birkedal which has contributed lyrics to most of the albums, as well as Ingvar Hovland, which has been the main contributor on the last two albums. Most of the music is written by Øyvind Staveland and at the beginning of their career Jan Toft contributed lyrics.
In 2014 Bjørn Berge replaced Torbjørn Økland as guitarist in the band.
Members
Albums
Singles
Songs
Liten Fuggelliten fuggel · 2012
MånemannenMånemannen · 2002
Tir n'a NoirGodmorgen - søster · 1993