Knut Reiersrud

Reiersrud has recorded and played with David Lindley, the Blind Boys Of Alabama, Rickie Lee Jones, Nina Hagen and Swedish blues musician Sven Zetterberg.

[1] Reiersrud also plays the harmonica, mandolin, langeleik, oud, and Turkish saz, he has composed music for four Norwegian movies, and together with Iver Kleive, took part in the opening ceremony of the '94 Olympic Winter Games.

Other names include The Grand; Amund Maarud's rock band, Spellemannprisen nominated Hemisfair [no]; the girls who play lively frantic noise in Katzenjammer; the Rockabilly girls in Lucky Lips; the country artist Ivar Thomas; the Nesodden heroes «Foggy Boys» and «Midnight Special»; the traditional music trio «Vrang»; and «Drøbak Bluesband».

[2] Reiersrud has for many years been host of the NRK radio program, Blues Asylet, together with Knut Borge.

[3] In 2004, Krissy Matthews undertook a radio session with Reiersrud for Blues Asylet on NRK P2.