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Lassie n The Lads
12+ albums
liszaj radio
about
In the fall of 1997 Idar Kvaal, the great son of Elvran, got the bright idea of starting a band… He got involved with Kay Jonny Kristiansen, and together they gabbled away on the banjo, accordion, guitar and mainly all the instruments they could find. In the beginning they played French – American Cajun, Irish jigs and reels and (God forbid) some of that notorious Norwegian “Gammeldans”. After some time they realised that to make this really swing, they needed more instruments. That’s when Ann Helen Stamnsve came in to the picture, with her big smile and untuned violin (Or was it the other way round?). Thereafter the new band members where picked with special concern. Roar Nygård became the new lead singer, Per Ivar Moum with his bass guitar and last but not least Odd Annar Aasan on the drums. Idar threw the banjo, and bought a mandolin, Ann Helen invested in a new blue electric violin, and then Lassie n the Lads was up and running. The music can best be characterized as Irish inspired folk rock, or folk n’ roll as it’s often called. In addition to their own and other band’s arrangements of the good old Irish and Scottish folksongs, the band also play their own material. The themes of their songs can usually be categorized within three major groups. This being drinking, war and of course lost love. After several good gigs in the vicinity of Stjørdal, (Skogtun, Vårtun, Elvatun, Trudvang, Skatval amongst others) Roar had to leave the band. The band was now one lead singer s