The first artists are ready!
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Kinnaris Q
Scottish power group with a unique style.
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The Pony Pisador
The world's new festival favorites from Catalonia, Spain.
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Daughters of Donbas
Songs of Stolen Children
Here is the official playlist for Førdefestivalen 2026.
It gets longer and longer as we release more. artists !
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Bríd Harper & Magnus Wiik
Top Irish in fiddle duo format!
Bríd Harper and Magnus Wiik met in 2022 for an impulsive tour as Norway was emerging from the pandemic. With fiddle and guitar, they cultivate Irish folk music in close and dynamic interaction. The only gimmick is that it should be driving and danceable!
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Benedicte Maurseth - MIRRA
Sunday 22 March at 19.00 | The theater hall i Førdehuset
With Mirra, Benedicte Maurseth and her eminent musicians take the audience into the life and annual cycle of the wild reindeer on the Hardangervidda plateau. The music follows the animal through the seasons – from winter and spring, via summer grazing, to autumn and new winter.
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The festival all year round
Førdefestivalen Our year-round stage where we arrange concerts in various formats alone or with partners.
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VestaFolk
VestaFolk is Førdefestivalen our tour project where we send folk music artists on tour throughout Vestland.
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Volunteers
Førdefestivalen has a large volunteer team. The volunteers themselves are the heart of the festival.
Peace! is the theme of Førdefestivalen 2026
Things are not as they should be in the world. War, arms races and conflict are the new normal. We see increasing polarization and a hardening international climate of dialogue.
That's when we need to talk about peace.
"The value of the festival is the careful treatment of important themes and all people. This is unique and hopefully the political stakeholders understand, what kind of jewel Førdefestival is for peaceful life in today's world."
— INTERNATIONAL DELEGATE AT THE FESTIVAL