Artist
Ævestaden
Eir Vatn Strøm Kenneth Lien Levina Storåkern
Ævestaden (NO/SE) is long psalms, modern texts, pop songs, and a soundscape that is not afraid of the clear, dirty, electronic, or traditional.
Ævestaden recently released their second full-length album, "Solen var bättre där," on the record label Supertraditional.
The band just received the Edvard Award in the category “Lyrics”.
The Swedish-Norwegian trio made their debut with the album "Ingen Mere Gråter" on Heilo, Grappa in 2021. For this album, they won the Folkelarmprisen in the open class. They were nominated in the Europe category in Songlines music magazine in 2023 for the same album. They just got nominated in the folk music category at the swedish Manifestgalan. The trio is recipients of the NOPA scholarship for 2022 and has been featured on national television in the TV program NRK-Scenen.
By seamlessly connecting the traditional and the modern, the group quickly found a place in the folk music scene, and over time they gained attention from a broader audience. In 2022, they released a collaborative EP with the indie band Benedikt, titled "Jag är sen igen," on Koke Plate. For the lyrics on this album they were nominated for the Edvard-awards, along with such names as AURORA, and in September 2023, they won.
Ævestaden has performed at events such as By:Larm, Førdefestivalen, VillVillVest, Festspillene i Bergen, Festspillene i Nord-Norge and Midgardsblot. In addition to Norway and Sweden, they have also performed in Poland, France, Scotland, England, Germany, and Denmark. In 2024 they will add Belgium and Estonia to the list of countries they have played.
Ævestaden is now in the process of finishing a new collaborative album with the psychedelic rock band Kanaan. It will be released in 2024 with both Norwegian and European tours.