"Bjorn Berge is an acoustic genius. The Norwegian singer can move mountains with his acoustic guitars, he can outplay the hardest metalheads and raise an enormous amount of energy. His repertoire ranges from his own powerful songs to smashing cover versions, which are much more than standard versions of old hits thanks to Berges brutish voice and extremely dynamic guitar technique. Although this statement is only partial true: Despite all this, Berge's music is always catchy and soulful. His concerts are definitely THE acoustic guitar event of this decade. Bjorn Berge is probably the best solo live performer you will ever see. His performance comes from his soul, a whiskey of maturity, seasoned, his hands that fly across the guitar making it an instrument that has never been heard before. A live show by Bjorn Berge is best described as “A performance of Art and total control of the the 12 string guitar"
Bjorn Berge has been playing guitar and banjo since he was 13 years old and since then he has been interested in music and playing. During his career he’s earned a reputation for being an outstanding guitarist. His "fingerpicking style" is at a unique level and has made him a popular performer on the European arena, as well as concerts in Canada and the United States. Some will say in the top league in the world:
He started his own bluegrass band in the mid 80's, but now for the last 15 years he has been fully occupied with his solo career as a guitarist and to cultivate and explore the possibilities of playing 6 - and 12-string guitar. He has released nine albums so far, of which 2 has given him the Norwegian Grammy “Spellemannsprisen”.
On this new album, Berge has written all the songs himself, except two. Musically, he goes a little more back to the roots and it’s on a natural path from his previous album "Fretwork" from 2009.
For the last 7-8 years, he’s made Europe as his playground, which involves numerous days of travel. He’s a frequent guest of the major jazz-, blues- and guitar-festivals around. His music is difficult to categorize as he combines multiple musical genres, but mainly he’s in the folk-/blues segment, interspersed with elements from such rock and funk. He performs for the most originals, but he also makes his own interpretations and versions of songs from artists/bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Butler Trio, Joni Mitchell and Motorhead to name a few. + Info Thanks to MFP.
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