BIG HAND is a beacon in Norwegian Country Music. At the age of 19 he left the northern town of Bodö to go for a musical career. In the mid 70’s he broke through with his band Country Snakes, first in a TV-serie on national TV, then as a main artist in the legendary album serie COUNTRY FEST. Later he had his own TV-specials "Hillbilly Highway". He has appeared on Wembley, Fan Fair Nashville, Bluebird Café, Gilley's Texas, Scandinavium, Momarken and many other places in and out of Norway, and played with artists like Waylon, Willie, Johnny Cash, Don Williams, George Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Hiatt, Joe Sun, K. D. Lang og to mention some. The album from 1978 Hverdagshelter (Everyday Heroes) is all sung in Norwegian but he has picked songs from Eagles and Beatles, besides his own – and other original songs. Find out more at www.bighand.no Discography on Talent and Big Hand labels:
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Countryfest 1 sold 130.000. Big Hand played a main role in the millionselling serie |