Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag (CNS) is a Norwegian folk music band that is experimenting with different musical styles. The band was formed in 1994 at the University of Oslo, and consists of some nineteen odd instrumental players and vocalists. They have become famous in the folk scene for combining traditional Norwegian folk tunes with modern sentiments from genres such as jazz, swing, classical, and rock. The University of Oslo (in Norwegian Universitetet i Oslo, in Latin Universitas Osloensis) was founded in 1811 as Universitas Regia Fredericiana (the Royal Frederick University, in Norwegian Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet). ...
Discography
Spell (1995)
Tjuvgods (1997), was also released under the title Stolen Goods for the North American audience