Bjørn Mountains
Bjørn Berge (* 23. September 1968 in Sveio ) is a Norwegian Blues - guitarist .
Life
Berg's first solo album was released in 1999 under the title Blues Hit Me . He toured Denmark , Belgium , the Netherlands , England and France and was twice awarded the renowned Norwegian music prize Spellemannprisen in the blues category. In 2001 he received the award for his album Stringmachine , the following year for his album Illustrated Man . In France he had greater success in 2005 with his album St. Slide and was able to sell more than 10,000 copies. In 2007 he was nominated again for the Spellemann Prize with his album I'm the Antipop .
Awards
- 2002: Spellemannprisen 2002 for the album Illustrated Man
- 2001: NBFs Bluespris
- 2001: Spellemannprisen 2001 for the album Stringmachine
- 1998: Dagbladet newspaper's musical talent of the year
Discography
Albums
- Who Else? (2019)
- Mad Fingers Ball (2013)
- Blackwood (2011)
- Fretwork (2009)
- Live in Europe (2008)
- I'm the Antipop (2007)
- We're Gonna Groove (2006)
- St. Slide (2004)
- Illustrated Man (2002)
- Stringmachine (2001)
- Bag of Nails (2000)
- Blues Hit Me (1999)
- Bjørn Berge (1997)
Singles
- Minutes (2004)
- Ace of Spades (2004)
- Give It Away (2002)
- Cypress Grove (2002)
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (2002)
- Someday (2002)
- Rolling Gambler (1999)
Mountains / flaaten
- Trad. Blues with Harmonica and Guitar (1994)
- We Can't Be Satisfied (199?)
Albums with other artists
- Various artists: Roots - Paul Harvey Presents the Six Sessions (2011)
- Tramas & Nobadi: Stereotypes (2010)
- Pakkers: La hammeren slå (2010)
- Various artists: Fight Apathy (2009)
- Prince Tribute: Shockadelica - 50th Anniversary Tribute to the Artist Known as Prince (2008)
- Capt. Kane & Big Trouble: Where I Stand (2007)
- Finn Kalvik : Complete classic Kalvik (2007)
- Finn Kalvik: Klassisk Kalvik II (2005)
- Various artists: Blue Mood 1996-2004 (2004)
- Various artists: Sonet Distribusjon Sampler 2004 (2004)
- Kristin Berglund: Where's the Soul Gonna Go (2002)
- Various artists: Absolute Norsk II (2000)
- Various artists: Blue Moods - Not Just Another Blues Compilation (1999)
- TI's Blue Master: TI's Blue Master (1993)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mountains, Bjørn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian blues guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd September 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sveio , Norway |