Christiania Fusel & Blaagress

Christiania Fusel & Blaagress in Larvik, 2008

Christiania Fusel & Blaagress was a band started at Øystein Sunde's home after an evening at the Dolphin Club in Oslo on February 18, 1968.[1] Its first performance was on February 22 the same year.[2] The original membership of the band was:[2]

  • Kari Svendsen (banjo, tuba/baritone)[2][3]
  • Gerd Gudding (fiddle)[2]
  • Anne Elisenberg (fiddle, washboard)[2]
  • Fredrik Wibe (bass, washtub bass)[2]
  • Kåre Schanche (guitar)[2]
  • Øystein Sunde (guitar, mandolin)[2]

The band performed live for many years but released only one single, "Det kjem nok betre tider" / "Mamma vi’kke ha" (Better Times a-Comin' / Mama Don't Allow),[1][3] and one album, Som varmt hvetebrød i tørt gress (Like Hotcakes in Dry Grass).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Christiania Fusel & Blaagress « Norsk pop- og rockleksikon (2013) « Rockipedia".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Fusels historie". www.spinner.no.
  3. ^ a b Breen, Marta. 2006. Piker, vin og sang: 50 år med jenter i norsk rock og pop. Oslo: Spartakus, p. 78.
  • NRK TV: Christiania Fusel & Blaagress playing "Fanitullen" (The Devil's Tune) in 1973.
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