Introducing SteelFinger Slim Bjørn Berge

• 1 Mama Said 03:50
• 2 Get it On 03:23
• 3 Your Man 03:53
• 4 Devil Calling 03:40
• 5 Like A King 03:46
• 6 Bastards 03:39
• 7 Spoonful 04:03
• 8 Begging 03:56
• 9 Black Night 03:04
• 10 Don't Look Back 04:15
• Total Runtime 37:29

Info for Introducing SteelFinger Slim

Acclaimed Norwegian blues artist Bjørn Berge will release his new album "Introducing SteelFinger Slim" internationally in early 2024.

It marks a new musical direction for Berge, and introduces his musical alter ego, "SteelFinger Slim". At this release concert at John Dee, you can look forward to experiencing Berge's raw and powerful interpretation of blues music!

Bjørn Berge has already established himself as one of Norway's most respected blues artists, and has two Norwegian Spellemann awards under his belt. With "Introducing SteelFinger Slim", he takes his artistic expression to new heights and explores different nuances of blues.

Bjørn Berge is known for his virtuoso guitar technique and powerful vocals, and has an extensive discography behind him.

The long-awaited 13th studio album from Berge is out today - there he still shows his virtuoso abilities as a guitarist. With cover versions like T-Rex's "Get It On" from 1971 and Deep Purple´s "Black Night" from 1972, Berge takes rock classics into a dark, acoustic blues-landscape. He´s a great storyteller, with a deep and characteristic voice and with impressively fast fingers made of steel. He is living up to the title: "Introducing SteelFinger Slim". Berge says: I choose covers from song I already love and I always test every song I want to cover on a live audience. It´s important that the song hasn´t been covered too much already, and that the songs have characteristics that are easy to recognise. Then I have the freedom to play around with the arrangments, and without the song loosing it´s identity.

"Bjorn Berge is an acoustic genius. The Norwegian singer can move mountains with his acoustic guitars, he can outplay the hardest metalheads and raise an enormous amount of energy. His repertoire ranges from his own powerful songs to smashing cover versions, which are much more than standard versions of old hits thanks to Berge’s brutish voice and extremely dynamic guitar technique. Although this statement is only partial true: Despite all this, Berge’s music is always catchy and soulful. His concerts are definitely THE acoustic guitar event of this decade.” (Badlands)

Bjørn Berge

Bjørn Berge
Who would have thought the Man from the North was a highly sensitive soul ?

This is the major revelation from the Norwegian bluesman’s 10th album. Throughout Fretwork, Bjørn Berge reveals a hidden side of his artistic personality that is both intimate and mature. Whereas his guitar remains as quick and forceful as ever, this highly personal set (most of the songs here bear his signature) provides his fans with a fine mix of folk ballads and strong blues tunes.

Fretwork was produced by Bjørn Berge and Kjetil Ulland, with additional help from two Berge compatriots, Oyvind Staveland (violin and alto) and Vidar Johnsen (vocals). The combination of Bjørn¹s playing and Oyvin¹s violin gives some of the compositions on this album an atmospheric feel that will alter lastingly our perception of the Viking guitarist.

Born 40 years ago in a large town on the southwestern coast of Norway, Bjørn has gained notoriety since he started performing at major European festivals, singing cutting edge lyrics in a modern day version of the blues that largely transcends the scope of the genre.

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