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. Fjeld also recorded three albums with the American bluegrass group Chatham County Line.

Biography

Fjeld took his stage name from the principal character of a series of novels written by

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. Although he was born in Bodø, he moved with his family to

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when he was a child. Fjeld's first recording contract was with the Jonas Fjeld Rock 'n' Rolf Band, a comedy band which included

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, in 1972. He switched to acoustic folk after listening to Eric Andersen's album Blue River. His first solo album, ', was released in 1975. The album ' (''Big Enough for Me''), released in 1990, went gold in Norway. It included ''Engler i sneen (Angels in the Snow)'', a duet with

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. Fjeld was introduced to Rick Danko by Andersen in 1990. Danko, Fjeld, and Anderson started doing concerts in September 1990, and recorded the eponymous Danko/Fjeld/Andersen album in Norway in 1991. This album included a bilingual version of ''Engler i sneen (Angels in the Snow)'' and two more songs co-written by Fjeld, ''When Morning Comes to America'' and ''Blue Hotel''. Fjeld was introduced to Chatham County Line in 2005, and was sufficiently impressed with them to invite them to Norway for some concerts. Fjeld and Chatham County Line have toured together, and recorded two albums, both of which went gold in Norway. In 2019, he released the album ''Winter Stories'' with the famous American singer

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and Chatham County Line. It reached number one on the Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums list, becoming the first American album ever to give Collins first place on any list, despite all the years she has been in the business. It was the first Billboard top for Fjeld and the third for Chatham County Line. Fjeld has received four

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, the Norwegian equivalent of a Grammy, he was inducted into the

Rockheim Hall of Fame Rockheim (also called ''Det nasjonale opplevelsessenteret for pop og rock'', The National Discovery Centre for Pop and Rock, and ''Det nasjonale museet for populærmusikk'', The National Museum for Popular Music) is Norway's national museum fo ...

in 2020.

Discography

Jonas Fjeld Rock 'n' Rolf Band * ''Jonas Fjeld Rock 'n' Rolf Band'' (1973) * ' (1974) * ' (1974) * ' (1976) Jonas Fjeld Band * ' (1977) * ' (1978) * ' (1979) * ' (1984) * ' (1985) Jonas Fjeld (solo album) * ' (1975) * ' (1977) * ' (1983) * ' (with Ingrid Bjoner and Ola B. Johannessen) * ' (with Sidsel Endresen) * ' (1990) * ' (1992) * ' (1994) (live) * ' (1999) (greatest hits) * ' (2000) * ' (2001) * ' (2002) * ' (2006) * ' (2009) (with Henning Kvitnes) * ' (2011) * ''De beste – 60 år i livet, 40 år på veien'' (2012) Danko Fjeld Andersen * '' Danko/Fjeld/Andersen'' (1991) * ''

Ridin' on the Blinds ''Ridin' on the Blinds'' was the second and final album by the folk-rock trio of Rick Danko, Jonas Fjeld and Eric Andersen. Released in 1994, it was different from its predecessor in that its focus was rootsier, influenced more by the folk leanin ...

'' (1993) * ' (2001) (greatest hits) with Chatham County Line * ' (2007) (live) * ' (2009) * ' (2013) with Judy Collins and Chatham County Line * '' Winter Stories'' (2019) To Rustne Herrer * ' (1996) * ' (1997) * ' (2002) *''Hvis helsa holder – The Album'' (2016) Bratland/Fjeld/Saugestad/Larsen *' (1995)

References

External links

Rocksport Booking page
Tour dates * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fjeld, Jonas 1952 births Living people Norwegian folk guitarists Norwegian male guitarists Norwegian folk singers Norwegian male singers Spellemannprisen winners Grappa Music artists Musicians from Bodø