Ottar “Big Hand” Johansen, known as the Johnny Cash of Norway, has had his share of magical moments. A major star and national television host, Johansen has been recording and touring for three decades. He has received seven Norwegian Grammy nominations and two Norwegian Grammy awards; plus a string of silver and gold sales status records, based on hits like “Song For Sulis,” “I’m Still Your Fool,” Prisoners Of The Blue,” and “Blue Norwegian Moon.”

Singer, songwriter and producer Joe Sun, a Nashville icon and legend originally from Minnesota, has spent 40 years at his trade; working both his US and international careers with success. Joe’s self-penned and co-written songs like “Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle to You,” “Bombed, Boozed and Busted,” “Some Lucky Stardust,” and his faith-inspired “I Came on Business for the King” - cut by Johnny Cash on his last recordings – have endeared him to fans from Europe to the Bluebird Café in Nashville.

Tore Andersen is the Norwegian Grammy winner 2010 for best country music album of the year “Right Around The Corner.” He is a much-respected singer/songwriter in Scandinavia, as well as in the Nashville creative environment. Tore topped the Norwegian national radio NRK1 charts for several weeks with his hit song “Goodbye Blues.” He joined NorVille in 2009.

Brent Moyer, a native Wyoming singer/songwriter/guitarist living in Nashville, will be an associate member with NorVille; as will Karen Pendley, a folk singer and fiddle player living in Nashville. Karen specializes in Celtic and traditional Norwegian/Scandinavian folk music and American bluegrass music.

Take Me Back

The brand new video from NorVille (the Nexus to American-Norwegian Roots Music), released May 17th.