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Vikedal Roots Music Festival

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Artists ready for Vikedal Roots M. Festival 2007, 12 - 15 july

Program, click here

Maggie Reilly (SC)

HELLBILLIES (N)
Foto: Lise Ã…serud/SCANPIX

Minor Majority (N)

THE YOUNG DUBLINERS (US)
ILA AUTO (N)

Jan Eggum (N)

The Fortunate Sons (SC)

Tindra (N)
THE VIOLENT YEARS (N)
THE LUCKY BULLETS (N)

Stonefish Brigade (N)

Greenland Whalefishers (N)


Ingebjørg H. Bratland (N)

Initz (N)

Stavangerensemblet (N)


Vikedal Roots M. Festival in english:

Vikedal is a small and beautiful village with a population about 850 persons in the middle of the Norwegian fjords close to Haugesund, Stavanger and Bergen.

Vikedal Roots Music Festival is a very well reputated festival, and the biggest rootsfestival in western Norway.
Artistist like The Dubliners, Joan Armatrading, The Waterboys, Ileen Ivers, Annbjørg Lien, Georgia Satellites, The Commitments, For Men and a Dog, Wolfstone, Capercaillie and many others have visited our festival. The festival is visited by 4.000 to 6.500 people a year.

Our main concerts are held inside a tent on a 2800 m2 size. 15-18 conserts are held during 4 days.

The festival is supported by the Norwegian culture council.

For info about our festival: www.rootsfestival.no

Vikedal Roots M. Festival på norsk:

Vikedal Roots Music Festival arrangeres 12-15 juli 2007. Vikedal ligger svært vakkert til 5 mil øst for Haugesund i Rogaland.

VRMF arrangeres for 9 året, og har hatt artister som The Dubliners, Joan Armatrading, The Waterboys, Ileen Ivers,  Kaizers Orchestra, Bjørn Berge, Odd Nordstoga, Knut Reiersud og mange fler. Festivalen støttes av Norsk kulturråd.

VÃ¥r headliner i 2006 var Madrugada, av andre artister hadde vi Dan Bairds Georgia Satellites, Claudia Scott, Helldorado, Henning Kvitnes mm.
Vi hadde en rekordfestival med ca. 6500 svært begeistrede besøkende.

Konsertene på hovedscenen skjer i et stort telt som vi eier i lag med Skånevik Bluesfestival. Intimkonserter holdes i Vikedal Båthavn.

Festivalen holder ca. 15 -18 konserter/artister der programmet består av rootsmusikk.

Hjemmesiden vår er:  www.rootsfestival.no

From Rootsfestival 2006

INSTINKT (DK)
HELLDORADO (N)
Dan Baird & the Georgia Satellites
Madrugada

Other pictures from 2006, click here!

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Visited Vikedal Roots Music Festival :

2006
Madrugada (N)
Dan Baird & The Georgia Satellites (USA)
Instinkt (DK)
Mark Lemhouse (USA)
Helldorado (N)
Claudia Scott (N)
Haugesund Popensemble (N)
Harbour Band (N)
Susanne Lundeng (N)
Henning Kvitnes (N)
Susanne Sundfør (N)
Nordsjø Prosjekt – Nils Økland Ensemble (N, IRL, GB)
Ove Hetland Kvartett & Korinnante

2005
The Commitments (IRL)
Odd Nordstoga (N)
Baka Beyond (GB)
London Skiffle Philarmonic Orchestra (GB)
Jon Ørnes (N)
Tim Scott (USA)
Annbjørg Lien & Bukkene Bruse (N)
Capercaillie (SCT)
Jan Toft (N)
Rattlesnakin Daddies (N)
Matpackers (N)

2004
Wolfstone (SCO)
Alias Ron Kavana (IRL)
Norsk Bluegrass Kommando (N)
CC Cowboys (N)
Multipass (N)
Shakey Ground Blues Band (N)
Han Innante Cool Roots Band (N)
Sinclair & the Rovers (N)
Nils Økland Trio (N)
Jon Ørnes (N)Bella Bedford (N)

2003
Four Men and a Dog (IRL)
Cherish the Ladies (USA)
Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul (USA)
Ove Hetland Kvartett og Korinnante (N)
John Renbourn (SCOT)
Shooglenifty (SCOT)
Erik Moll Band (N)
Kevin Doherty / Gerry O`Connor (IRL)
Erik Bringsvor (N)
Vesterled / Touchstone (N)
Cruachan (IRL)
GÃ¥te (N)
Wunderkammer (N)

2002
The Jenny Kerr Band
Kaizers Orchestra
Oort
Preacherman`s Daughter
Rock & Rote
Serras
Wolfstone
Salsa Celtica
Matpackers
Geitungen
Erik Bringsvor
Bjørn Berge / Knut Reiersrud

2001
The Waterboys
Amazing Blondel
La Bottine Souriante
Hedningarna
Vestlandsfanden
Wolfstone
Harvey Reid & Joyce Anderson
Anne Susanne Hynne & Fairy-Tales
Bjørn Berge
Joan Armatrading
The Corner Boys
Geitungen

2000
The Dubliners
Steinar Albrigtsen og Tom Pacheco
Shakey Ground Blues Band
Anne Susanne Hynne & Fairy-Tales
Rough Red
Oysterband
Jan Flaaten & his Blue Taste Buds
Vesterled

1999
Matpackers
Greenland Whalefishers
Burach
Harvey Reid
Cherish The Ladies

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Confirmed artists - VRMF 2007

Confirmed artists  - VRMF -2007 (updated 07.04) Maggie Reilly (SC)Hellbillies (N)Minor Majority (N)The Young Dubliners (US)Ila Auto (N)Jan Eggum (N)The Fortunate Sons (SC)Tindra (N) The Violent Year...
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