Oddgeir Berg Trio: A Place Called Home (NOR)

ODDGEIR BERG TRIO: A PLACE CALLED HOME

The island of Rolla is tiny and sparsely populated - a mere 900 people live there. On "A Place Called Home", Oddgeir Berg takes us to this, his father's birth place, for a concept album about the magic of nature, the spaces hidden in memory, and the bonds that family provides. 

The music was written with a new trio line-up and during a period of personal turmoil, including a cancer diagnosis for Berg's mother, and the worries which accompanied her treatment. As one would expect, the music feels intimate and pastoral, mostly slower-paced and introspective. But there are also moments of gentle exploration here, it is an invitation to a journey – to make any place your home. 

Line-up:

Oddgeir Berg - keyboards

Audun Ramo - double bass

Lars Berntsen - drums

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