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Jørun Bøgeberg

JB, bassplayer, singer, songwriter etc.

About Me

Jørun Bøgeberg, Bassplayer and singer, toured the world around with a-ha in the 90`s, plays his Fender VI 6 string bassguitar in a very personal way, released his second solo-album Basstard in May of 2006. The album contains songs with stories from a life built in a rootsy mood and a sonic atmosphere embraced by the special sounding Fender VI among other strings, voice and other musicianfriends contributing to the soundpicture . He tours with his trio (The Jørun Bøgeberg Trio) or performs all by himself, working a couple of untraditional axes and sings his own songs. First album came out in 1996 titled "Songs From The Pocket". Here you can download both albums: http://www.musikkonline.no/shop/displayAlbum.asp?id=30939.JB has been a musician for about three decades and has performed/recorded with people like Dr. John, Joe Cocker, Johnny Thunders, Tom Russell, Rick Danko, Savoy and a-ha among being a bassplayer appearing at about 80 different records the last 25 years. Discography at the homepage, check it out baby ....

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/5/2006
Band Website: jbbass.com
Band Members: I do a lot of gigging all by myself and my six-stringed bassguitar. I also bring along this electric "cittern"/"mandolin", built by bassguitarmaker Listerud on request. This thing sounds big and loud in a dynamic way. My voice is in here too, along with my songs. Sometimes I play DUO with guitarplayer Nils Einar Vinjor and sometimes there is a JB Trio out there weavin` and wailin` mainly with drummer Trond Augland. Other collaborators in music every now and then are great musician-pals as Terje Kinn, Jonny Aasgård, Tollak Ollestad, Hem .... oh I probably forgot some along the way ... y`know seasons are changing all the time ....
Influences: Daniel Lanois, Ry Cooder, Tom Waits, Little Feat, Dylan, U2, Springsteen, Jaco Pastorius, Steve Earle, Return To Forever, Stones, Beatles, Monkees.....
Sounds Like: MYSELF..... I hope .... but I guess some sources of inspiration from my influences shines through every now and then here and there .... but I dare to say that nobody plays my AXE the way I do....just because there is not many that plays this Fender VI .... check out the basstard album ....
Record Label: Up North Discs
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Jørun Bøgeberg - Everything Works out Fine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShEH3T-DQys ...
Posted by Jørun Bøgeberg on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:05:00 PST