Tapes and CDs Flekkerøyguttene has made the
following 9 tapes and 3 CDs -
all released by the record company Lynor:
Ut å fiske ...........................Lynor 122
MC(L)
På det stormfulle hav ........Lynor 132 MC(L)
Herre, styr båten i havn ...Lynor 214 MC(3)
Rettferdiggjort av nåde ....Lynor 521 MC(L)
Stans opp ...........................Lynor 543
MC(3)
Jeg er på reise ..................Lynor 558
MC(3)
Får jeg låne din båt ...........Lynor 9604
MC(3) CD
Nådens glade gutter .........Lynor 9703 MC....CD
Kom la oss synge ..............Lynor 9903 MC
...CD
Only the 3 latter tapes are also available on CD.
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Flekkerøyguttene
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"Kom la oss synge" was released
at the end of January 1999 and is the best of
Flekkerøyguttene's productions so far.
Flekkerøyguttene has every reason to have high
expectations to this release. Trygve Bratland is
responsible for both the lyrics and music of all
the songs on this CD. He also plays the accordion
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On
board in the fish-boat "SPLEIS" |
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In total approx. 150.000 tapes and CDs
were sold by the end of 1997. The bestseller so
far is "Ut å fiske", which has sold
more than 40.000 tapes and CDs. However, sooner
or later the last release "Kom, la oss
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Flekkerøyguttene has achieved impressive
sales figures and has also been awarded two
silver records. Unfortunately, the first silver
record was destroyed in a fire many years ago,
whereas the second has been displayed in
Flekkerøy church.
One additional recording has been made by
another company, and one on which the songs are
in Lappish. |
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"Nådens
glade gutter" ("The Happy Boys of
Mercy") |
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is the title of the
second latest CD. A book about Flekkerøyguttene
which has the same title, was published in 1997
by Lunde publishing company. The book is written
by Martin Eikeland, which writes as follows:
"Based on the number of records and tapes
sold, Flekkerøyguttene is one of the most
popular choirs in Norway.
They draw full houses wherever they go. There is
no doubt that Flekkerøyguttene is a choir unlike
most other choirs. Although it has been
critisized for its somewhat old fashioned musical
style, the choir is nevertheless very popular,
and the main reasons are probably its typical
spontanity, excitement and distinctive character.
Above all Flekkerøyguttene sing about their Lord
Jesus. I have never before met people who are so
committed to Christ. |
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The book
"Nådens glade gutter" is a happy
story, in which "the Boys" tell their
own stories of pain and suffering, losses and
victories - and a kind of strenght unexplicable
to natural science. In manyways Flekkerøyguttene
reminds us of the ocean."
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This was a couple of
extracts from the author's preface to the book
about Flekkerøyguttene, which I highly recommend
you to read. Over
the years Flekkerøyguttene has become known
throughout Norway, their contributions spanning
almost a generation in the southern parts of
Norway. The choir has made many a visit to
various places in mid-Norway, in addition to
numerous trips to Finnmark (in northern Norway).
On several occasions
both Sweden and Denmark have been introduced to
this very characteristic choir. The Danish in
particular has highly appreciated this choir from
their neighbour country.
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Sveinung Kristiansen
and Birger Nilsen are the musikal leaders of the
choir. - "Sveinung is a pure genious, with
an exceptional musical ear. As he is also an
excellent singer, he has the main responsibility
- I am just the handy man", says Birger
Nilsen, showering compliments on his collegue and
friend. He himself is very modest about his own
role. However, other choir members reveal that
Birger is a musical pivot, and that he very
rarely misses rehearsels or appearances. |
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