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New IdaLO EPCD released on Friday, October 4, 2024:
"HON SAMLAR BILDER" ("She Collects Pictures")
Ny EPCD med fire nye sangtitler af svenske sanger/sangskriver IdaLO.
Klik og læs mere her.
Udgivet online d. 27. september 2024.
Ny digital single med Tom Frederiksen, Finn Olafsson & Torsten Olafsson
"KATTEN" ("The Cat")
Ny digital single komponeret og indspillet til ære for katten.
Klik og læs mere her.
Released on Friday, June 21, 2024:
IdaLO's 'HON SÖKER" ("She Searches") - PRODUCED by FINN OLAFSSON
"Hon söker" is the second single from Swedish IdaLO's forthcoming 2024 album.
Released fredag d. 21. juni 2024: IdaLO's "Hon söker" - produceret af Finn Olafsson.
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LISTEN to "HON SÖKER" ONLINE on Amazon Music, Apple Music, DEEZER, Spotify, TIDAL, YouTube Music.
IdaLO "Låt världen snurra" Feat. Finn Olafsson:
Watch the official HD-video for the first single from
Swedish IdaLO's forthcoming 2024 album.
NU på YOUTUBE: IdaLO's FØRSTE VIDEO "LÅt VÄRLDEN SNURRA"
- PRODUCERET af FINN OLAFSSON
IdaLO og FINN OLAFSSON/Olafssongs udgiver en ny sang d. 6. oktober 2023:
"Låt världen snurra"
1983-2023: 40 år med pladelabelen "Olafssongs"
Musikforlaget Olafssongs kan i år fejre 40 års jubilæum med "Olafssongs" som pladelabel.
Det sker bl.a. ved at release den første single fra en række indspilninger
i Olafssongs Studio med svenske IdaLO, a.k.a. Ida Linnea Olsson.
Læs mere hér - link til olafssongs.dk
TOM FREDERIKSEN, FINN OLAFSSON & TORSTEN OLAFSSON
3 Koncertforedrag i Spil Dansk Ugen 2023, Uge 44
Tirsdag d. 31. oktober 2023:
Vejle Bibliotekerne kl. 19
Fri entré med pladsreservation
Willy Sørensens Plads 1, 7100 Vejle
Vejle Bibliotekernes kalender
Spil Dansk koncert.
Projektet er støttet
af Koda Kultur.
Onsdag d. 1. november 2023
Varde Bibliotek kl. 19
Rådhusstræde 2, 6800 Varde
Varde Biblioteks kalender
Spil Dansk koncert.
Projektet er støttet af Koda Kultur.
Torsdag d. 2. november 2023
Kunstsmedjen på Musicon kl. 19:30
Bagtæppet 8, 4000, Roskilde
Kunstsmedjens kalender
8. august, 2023:
DANSK ROCKHISTORIE v/ THOMAS VILHELM m.fl. portrætterer FINN OLAFSSON
Portrættet er optaget for Dansk Rockhistorie d. 30. maj 2023 i Olafssongs Studio i et tæt, produktivt samarbejde
mellem Thomas Vilhelm, Peter Bak, Henrik Lund Sørensen og Finn Olafsson selv.
Klik her, se og hør interview'et på Youtube
FINN OLAFSSON 70 år 16. februar, 2023
Klik og læs om Finn Olafsson, 70 år, på olafssongs.dk
GUITARBYGGER OLE KEHLET - 1952-2023 - Mindeord af Finn Olafsson
Guitarbygger Ole Kehlet - 1952-2023
Mindeord af Finn Olafsson
"Det er med sorg, at jeg på guitarbygger og guitarreparatør Ole Kehlets families vegne
må meddele, at Ole ikke er blandt os længere.
Ole sov stille ind, 70 år gammel, mandag morgen den 23. januar 2023
på Sjællands Universitetshospital, Roskilde, efter nogle måneders sygdom. - - - "
Klik her og læs en PDF-fil med hele Finns nekrolog.
Memorial words by Finn Olafsson
"It is with sadness that I have to announce, on behalf of the guitar builder
and guitar repairer Ole Kehlet's family, that Ole is no longer with us.
On Monday morning, January 23, 2023 at Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde,
Ole passed away peacefully, aged 70, after a few months of illness. - - - "
Ole Kehlet, 1952-2023 - Full Memorial Words by Finn Olafsson, in English, PDF file
FINN OLAFSSON on the Road with Danish Prog Rock band ACHE Spring 2022
Photos by Claus Rzenno & Mikkel Scharff
Link to ACHE Spring 2022 June 4th Live Festival Music Video Recording
Link to ACHE Spring 2022 & Historical Photo Gallery
ACHE 2022 byder Anne Sabina Holse varmt velkommen i bandet,
i rollen som vokalist med "extra rytme" - klik i billedet og læs mere:
ACHE 2022, maj:
Fra toppen ned & venstre
Jacob Smedegaard,
Peter Mellin, Finn Olafsson, Torsten Olafsson,
August Ussing & Anne Sabina Holse
Fotos & design: Jacob Smedegaard, 2.5.2022
ACHE May 2022:
Anne Sabina Holse (v/pc), Torsten Olafsson (bs/v), Bjarne "Eskild" Eskildsen (sound),
Jacob Smedegaard (tr/v),
Finn Olafsson (gt/v), August Ussing (lead v/kb) & Peter Mellin (kb/v)
Foto: Klaus Rudbæk
ACHE-koncerter i foråret 2022:
Den 6. maj 2022: HUSET i HASSERISGADE i AALBORG
Køb billetter hér: Place2book
Den 7. maj 2022: SPILLESTEDET HARDERS i SVENDBORG
Køb billetter hér: harders.billet.dk
Den 21. maj 2022: AMAGER BIO, KBH S
Køb billetter hér: Ticketmaster
Den 4. juni 2022: KUN FOR FORRYKTE FESTIVAL, STUBBEKØBING
Køb billetter hér: Billetto
NEW FINN OLAFSSON GUITAR/TAB MUSIC BOOK:
Read more here: Sheet Music / TAB Books
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Click here to order the music book at shop.olafssongs.dk |
Komponisten, visesangeren og læreren TONY VEJSLEV
25. oktober 1926 til 13. januar 2020
Læs Finn Olafssons mindeord om Tony Vejslev hér
FINN OLAFSSONs THIRD SOLO ALBUM "ELEMENTS" RE-RELEASED on CD
FINN OLAFSSONs TREDJE SOLO ALBUM "ELEMENTS" nu GENUDGIVET på CD:
Dedikeret til trommeslageren Gert Smedegaard, 1951-2018
Dedicated to drummer Gert Smedegaard, 1951-2018
Klik her for at læse mere
Click here to purchase the CD in the Olafssongs Music Publishers' webshop
Klik her for at læse mere
Click here to purchase the CD in the Olafssongs Music Publishers' webshop
REMINDING SONG in HONOUR of DANISH DRUMMER GERT SMEDEGAARD
On November 30, 2018, renowned, widely respected Danish drummer Gert Smedegaard passed away, only 68 years old.
In honour of their father his, daughter, singer/songwriter Signe Trylle Smedegaard and his eldest son,
drummer/songwriter Jacob Teilmann Smedegaard together created and recorded the song
"Bølgerne ved Bellevue" ("The Waves at Bellevue").
The song was released as online single on October 13, 2019, Gert Smedegaard's very birthday.
In the song, Finn Olafsson appears on acoustic guitar and backing vocals.
Click here and hear "The Waves at Bellevue" on Youtube
Click here and read more about Signe Trylle and the reminding song (in Danish)
KEHLET GUITARS by ALHAMBRA GUITARS, SPAIN
Spanish guitar company Alhambra Guitars has made a production agreement with Danish luthier Ole Kehlet
that gives Alhambra Guitars the right to produce two Kehlet steel string models,
the Kehlet Folk and the Kehlet Great 6, at Alhambra's factory in Muro de Alcoy in SE Spain.
The Kehlet line at Alhambra is supervised in every detail by Ole Kehlet.
In late March, Ole Kehlet and Finn Olafsson visited the Alhambra factory in order to test the proto types of the two models.
Explains Finn, "I must say that we were very satisfied with the result.
The Kehlet Guitars by Alhambra will be sold throughout the world at a very affordable prize
making it possible for many more guitar players to achieve to play a Kehlet Guitar."
The two proto types were presented at Frankfurt Musik Messe
at the booth of Alhambra in Hall 3.1 - booth C 81.
NEW FINN OLAFSSON VIDEOS on OLAFSSONGS' YOUTUBE CHANNEL
"Lea" is the third of 5 new "live-in-the-studio-videos" where Finn Olafsson is playing guitar pieces
from his 2018 "Acoustic Guitar 3" album.
Please do not hesitate to subscribe for free on Olafssongs' YouTube channel
in order to get an immediate message when the new videos show up - one by one this winter and spring.
During 2019, even more live-videos will be uploaded. They are taken from
the "Music From North Sealand" DVD-concert in Frederiksborg Castle Chapel.
Finally, 3 new "live-in-the-studio-videos" will show up
with Tom Frederiksen, Finn Olafsson & Torsten Olafsson.
Click here and listen to "Lea" on Youtube
"Back in the Old House" is the second of 5 new "live-in-the-studio-videos" where Finn Olafsson is playing guitar pieces
from his 2018 "Acoustic Guitar 3" album.
Please do not hesitate to subscribe for free on Olafssongs' YouTube channel
in order to get an immediate message when the new videos show up - one by one this winter and spring.
During 2019, even more live-videos will be uploaded. They are taken from
the "Music From North Sealand" DVD-concert in Frederiksborg Castle Chapel.
Finally, 3 new "live-in-the-studio-videos" will show up
with Tom Frederiksen, Finn Olafsson & Torsten Olafsson.
Click here and listen to "Back in the Old House" on Youtube
"A New Years Eve" is the first of 5 new "live-in-the-studio-videos" where Finn Olafsson is playing guitar pieces
from his 2018 "Acoustic Guitar 3" album.
Please don't hesitate to subscribe for free on Olafssongs' YouTube channel
in order to get an immediate message when the new videos show up - one by one this winter and spring.
During 2019, even more live-videos will be uploaded. They are taken from
the "Music From North Sealand" DVD-concert in Frederiksborg Castle Chapel.
Finally, 3 new "live-in-the-studio-videos" will show up
with Tom Frederiksen, Finn Olafsson & Torsten Olafsson.
Click here and listen to "A New New Years Eve" on Youtube
FINN OLAFSSON: "Acoustic Guitar 3" - 11 new compositions for steel stringed acoustic solo guitar
- NEW CD in the WebShop now - just click in the cover
Click here and read about the CD and enjoy the very positive CD and music book reviews
Digital release of sheet music/TABS release on March 16, 2018
THE SHEET MUSIC / TAB BOOK FINN OLAFSSON:
CLICK here to READ about the MUSIC BOOK CLICK here to ORDER |
"Acoustic Guitar 3"
CLICK here to ORDER & DOWNLOAD |
RECORD STORE DAY, April 21, 2018: ACHE's second LP album "GREEN MAN", 1971,
re-released on green vinyl by Universal Music Denmark.
Click in the picture to buy the album directly from the record shop "Record Pusher" in Odense, Dennmark.
BLACK FRIDAY, November 24, 2017: ACHE's first LP album "DE HOMINE URBANO", 1970,
re-released on blue vinyl by Universal Music Denmark.
Click in the picture to buy the album directly from the record shop "Sound by Accord" in Copenhagen, Dennmark.
"FINN OLAFSSON's SAVANNAH" - CD- and digital remastered re-release
Olafssongs Music Publishers are celebrating the 40th anniversary for Danish guitarist Finn Olafsson's first solo album "Finn Olafsson's
Savannah" with a remastered CD- and digital re-release of the original LP album from 1977.
Click and buy Finn Olafsson's Savannah in Olafssongs' webshop.
Finn Olafsson's first solo album now re-released in superb high quality remastered CD version
- in a fine digipack cover including rare historical pictures.
THE SHEET MUSIC / TAB BOOK FINN OLAFSSON:
CLICK here to READ & ORDER |
"Video of the Month 2014"
CLICK here to READ, ORDER & DOWNLOAD |
Danish rock guitar riff goes No. 1 on the American Hip Hop Artists' Chart
FINN OLAFSSON's electric guitar riff from the ACHE single "Expectation"
sampled by American rap artist Travi$ Scott - CLICK HERE to READ MORE
ROOTSZONE.dk anmelder MUSIC FROM NORTH SEALAND LIVE i ÅRHUS
FINN OLAFSSON live, KulturGyngen - onsdag 11.11.15
KLIK HER for at LÆSE MERE
NEW VIDEO SINGLE:
NEW FINN OLAFSSON double DVD+CD set: "VIDEO of the MONTH 2014"
CLICK TO READ MORE
Review in the German guitar magazine Akustik Gitarre 5/15, August/September 2015:
Click here to read the review as PDF file:
