A Nordicana wave is rolling in across the country. Signe Marie Rustad is taking both audiences and critics by storm. – It's in to like Nordica, she says in TONO's podcast.
/ 11/03/2020 / Kristian DugstadHave you heard about nordicanaThe Norwegian Americana community is growing rapidly, and there is great interest in American-inspired artists in Norway and Scandinavia – both at home and abroad.
Norwegian-American Signe Marie Rustad is among the artists at the forefront of this development. In November, she received praise from a number of critics for her third album When Words Flew Freely to rave reviews. Several reviewers even described it as one of the highlights of the music year.
Rustad was a guest when TONO invited him to a live podcast and mini-concert during by:Larm 2020. The episode is now available on all podcast platforms.
Read more: TONO's interview with Signe Marie Rustad from spring 2019: Golden and Glomma.
The Nordicana wave is a fact. In addition to Signe Marie Rustad, artists such as Malin Pettersen, Unnveig Aas, The Northern Belle, Silver Lining and The Secret Sound of Dreamwalkers are receiving great attention.
– It has become popular to like country music and the genre has become the most popular. Americana is so incredibly diverse, so now that it has become cool, more and more people are discovering that they like it, says Rustad.
However, it has taken time. Rustad believes that the work of professional players, such as Jansen's sub-label Die With Your Boots On Records, has been an important factor in the change in attitude.
– Malin Pettersen has said a lot about how she didn't even get a reply to her emails for a long time. Then suddenly something happened, and this year we will both be playing at Øyafestivalen. I'm not sure if that would have happened a few years ago.
Read more: TONO's article about Norway and country where Malin Pettersen is interviewed: Country music strongest in Norway.
