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Greenland Whalefishers |
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Official Band Photo 2022 |
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Origin |
Bergen, Norway |
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Genres |
Celtic punk |
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Years active | 1994–present |
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Labels | Patchwork Record Production |
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Members | Arvid Grov Agnes Skollevoll Tommy Bårdsen Stig Blindheim Odin Døssland Trond Olsen Ørjan Eikeland Risan Stig Bruhjell |
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Past members | Trond Eikemo Bjørn Helgesen Atle-Hjørn Øien Kjellaug Borthen Terje Schumann-Olsen Alexander Bjotveit Gunnar "Twosheds" Grov Kristian Malmo Trond Olsen Jon-Erik Kvåle Øien Ronny Terum
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Website |
Greenlandwhalefishers.com |
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Greenland Whalefishers, named after the traditional folk tune
The Greenland Whale Fisheries,
[1] is a
Norwegian
folk punk band established in 1994, playing music influenced by
Celtic traditional music combined with
British punk. The musical style of this type of music is also referred to as
celtic punk and paddy rock. Greenland Whalefishers are one of the founders of the
Celtic punk movement, albeit 10 years after
The Pogues.
[2]
Band members
Current members
- Arvid Grov - Vocals
- Ørjan Risan - Drums
- Stig Bruhjell -
Mandoline, Banjo,
Bouzouki
- Agnes Skollevoll - Tin Whistle
- Tommy Bårdsen - Bass
- Odin Døssland - Fiddle
- Trond Olsen - Guitar
- Stig Blindheim - Electric Guitar
Former members
- Kjellaug Borthen
- Trond Eikemo
- Bjørn Helgesen
- Kristian Malmo
- Ronny Terum
- Gunnar Grov
- Atle-Hjørn Øien
- Terje Schumann-Olsen
- Trond Olsen
- Alexander Bjotveit
- Jon-Erik Kvåle Øien
Discography
Albums
- The Mainstreet Sword (1996)
- Loboville (2001)
- Streets of Salvation (2004)
- Loboville (Enhanced including video footage) (2005)
- The Mainstreet Sword (Enhanced including video footage) (2005)
- Down and Out (2006)
- Amazing Space (b-sides and other crap) (2008)
- Joining Forces (with
SMZB) (2008)
- Songs from the Bunker (2010)
- Live At Farmer Phil's Festival (2012)
- The Thirsty Cave (2015)
[3]
- Based On a True Story (2019)
EPs
- Maybe The Salvation Starts Here (2004)
- Hit the Ground (2006)
- Looney Tunes (2014)
Singles
- Mary B. (Good) (1994)
- The Clown (1996)
- T-Bell's Blues (1998)
- Johnny Lee Roth (2001)
- Punk Shanty (2006)
- K Says (2019) (digital)
- Darkness (2019) (digital)
- St. Patrick's Day Drinking (2022) (digital)
- Celtic Punk (2022) (digital)
Film
- 20 Years Of Waiting (Documentary) (2014)
- Touring Ireland (Documentary) (2016)
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- Barely Alive on the Inside (Live Concert Documentary) (2020)
[5]
- Waiting For the World (Concert Documentary) (2021)
[6]
Music in popular culture
Greenland Whalefishers contributed with their song "Rocky Road To London" to the movie
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.
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Reviews
References
External links
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