Description
VØMÒL SPELLMANNSLAG - VØMÒL MUNICIPALITY (2024)
The folk rock group Vømmøl Spellmannslag was the first band in Norwegian rock history to release an album in dialect in 1974 with "Vømmøl'n" - and at the same time invented a new instrument, the Lurken. It has now been 50 years since Vømmøl Spellmannslag conquered Norway with their funny and sometimes socially critical songs.
Vømmøl Spellmannslag were only active live for two years in the 1970s. Nevertheless, the group has left a deep mark. In the midst of an era dominated by English pop, Vømmøl conquered the country with songs about workers' struggles, oppression and strikes, performed in the broadest dialect. The group showed the audience how good Norwegian music could be, while at the same time reminding people that our welfare society also has its dark sides.
-Vømmøl has become a term, synonymous with catchy folk/rock songs with great impact and a strong commitment to the fight against injustice and oppression - and Vømmøl stands just as strong today, 50 years later. The man behind all the songs, Hans Rotmo, believes that much of the reason why Vømmøl has survived is the conscious use of humor. As he himself says: "Vømmøl gives people the power to fight, fight with humor."
About the album
When we released the Vømmøl records in the 70s, the main theme was that Vømmøl municipality was merged with Porcelen municipality. The small farmers became frustrated and gave up their operations and got jobs in the many newly established companies in the growth center Porcelenstrand.
Now are new times. Now is the municipal split. Vømmøl municipality is once again its own municipality, and that will have major consequences.
But first and foremost, life goes on as usual today as it did 50 years ago – with tireless topics such as dementia, traffic accidents, tight finances, green change and farm fires.
A
1 Beer festival
2 Fire scene
3 Vømmøl municipality
4 Environmental pigs
5 Ustad and Lustad
6 Trailer driver
7 The Miracle in Grøveldal
B
1 Tractor tire
2 Demented Dormitory Rabbit
3 The Pizza Delivery Man
4 The Summer Dance
5 Striptease
6 Vømmøldal nuclear energy