Oofotr (album) explained

Oofotr (released 1995 by Norske Gram – Ekgcd 11) is a Norwegian studioalbum by the band Oofotr performing traditional music from Ofoten with a jazz influence.^[1]

Personnel

Standard lineup

• Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk – drums and percussions
• Jørn Øien – keyboards
• Kjersti Stubø – vocals

Additional musicians

• John Pål Inderberg alt saxophone
• Tore Brunborg – tenor saxophone
• Yngve Moe – bass guitar
• Ove Bjørken – violin
• Børge Petersen-Øverleir – guitar

Track listing

1. «Hører du sangen...» (3:44), lyrics by Kjersti Stubø
2. «Alene Gud» (4:36)
3. «Sat i blomsten som en dronning» (2:10)
4. «Ofte I Trængsel og Motgangens Dage» (4:51)
5. «Hos Gud er Idel Glæde» (3:39), recorded live in "Kjeldebotn kirke"
6. «O Lam jeg Ser» (3:13)
7. «Astøingsvisa» (2:80)
8. «Ak mon min veg til kana'an» (4:14)
9. «Rypejægeren» (2:41)
10. «Pajeb Njuorajaure» (4:25), by Thorgeir Stubø
11. «Voggesang» (4:42)

Credits

• All melodies are arranged by Jørn Øien & Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk
• All melodies except 2, 10 & 11 are written down by Kaare Petersen in 1928^[2]
• Recorded at Hønsehuset Lydstudio, Bodø, December 1994
• Sound engineers Are B. Simonsen & Jøran Johnsen
• Toppings made at Sigma Studio, Bergen, Lydmakeriet A/S, Tønsberg, and Nidaros Studio, Trondheim
• Mastered by Rune Nordal
• Studio recordings mixed at Nidaros Studio by Kjell Ove Grimsmo
• Cover design by Astrid Lien
• Cover photo by Merete Lien

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oofotr – Folketoner Fra Ofoten . CDandLP.com.
2. Web site: Oofotr . MusicOnline.no.