Dark Season Blues

Coordinates: 78°13′N 15°39′E / 78.22°N 15.65°E

Dark Season Blues
Genre Blues
Dates annual in late October
Location(s) Longyearbyen, Norway
Years active 2003-present
Website
www.svalbardblues.com

The Dark Season Blues festival is an annual event in late October, at 78 degrees north in Longyearbyen (Svalbard) in Norway, and marks the beginning of the dark season when daylight and the sun is about to leave Svalbard for four winter months.

The first Dark Season Blues festival was arranged in 2003, and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2012. It started out as a small intimate festival, and presented 15 bands spread on 17 events in 2010. The festival has four days with local, Norwegian and international blues musicians, spread across most of Longyearbyen's venues.

The festival is based on voluntary work in order to carry out the event. The economic goal is to break even, and any surplus is transferred to next year's festival.

Past performers

2010

Dark Season Blues 2010[1][2][3]

2009

Dark Season Blues 2009[4][5][6]

2008

Dark Season Blues 2008[7][8][9][10]

2007

Dark Season Blues 2007[11][12]

2006

Dark Season Blues 2006[13]

2005

Dark Season Blues 2005[14]

2004

Dark Season Blues 2004[15]

2003

Dark Season Blues 2003[16][17]

References

  1. "Dark Season Blues 2010 | SVALBARD". Svalbardblues.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  2. "Magiske Dark Season Blues". Bluesnews.no. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  3. "Bluesnews - Magical Dark Season Blues". Eng.bluesnews.no. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  4. "Dark Season Blues 2009 | SVALBARD". Svalbardblues.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  5. "Svalbard-blues skal lyse opp i mørketiden - VG Nett om Reiselivsnyheter". Vg.no. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  6. "Dark Season – blues i blålyset". Bluesnews.no. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  7. "Dark Season Blues 2008 | SVALBARD". Svalbardblues.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  8. "Dark Season Blues på Svalbard". Bluesnews.no. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  9. "Reisebrev - Dark Season Bluesfestival 2008". Norwegianbluesworld.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  10. "Dark Season Blues 2008 - English version". Norwegianbluesworld.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  11. "Dark Season Blues 2007 | SVALBARD". Svalbardblues.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  12. "Fantastiske Dark Season Blues". Bluesnews.no. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  13. "Dark Season Blues 2006 | SVALBARD". Svalbardblues.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  14. "Dark Season Blues 2005 | SVALBARD". Svalbardblues.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  15. "Dark Season Blues 2004 | SVALBARD". Svalbardblues.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  16. "Dark Season Blues 2003 | SVALBARD". Svalbardblues.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  17. "Gruve-blues svinger - Kultur-og-underholdning - NRK". Nrk.no. 2003-10-27. Retrieved 2013-08-08.

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