Sugar Plum Fairies

Sugar Plum Fairies
Background information
Origin	Fyresdal, Norway
Genres	Pop, folk, country
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Spun Sugar
Website
Members	Øyvind Berge Merethe Jørgensdottir Reinskås Birgith Jørgensdottir Reinskås

Sugar Plum Fairies is a folk and pop band from Fyresdal, Vest-Telemark, Norway formed in 2000, who released one studio album. The band plays pop-music leaning heavily on the folk music tradition of their native Telemark and its immediate surroundings, using folk instruments like the Norwegian harding fiddle and accordion alongside more "poppy" instruments like guitar and piano. Brass instruments like trumpet and euphonium are also a vital part of the band's soundscape. These aspects also come into display concerning their vocal performance. The band perform their own material in their native dialect. In addition, Norwegian artists like Odd Nordstoga, Hellbillies, a-ha, Brazz Bros and deLillos are cited as major influences by the band, as are The Beatles and Pink Floyd.

On June 2, 2009 it was announced via the band's official Facebook fan page that they are on indefinite hiatus.

Sugar Plum Fairies' first album is entitled "Fivrelddans" and is a spin-off from a concert production entitled Fivrelddans & filosofi - Haakon Lie i ord og tonar composed and performed exclusively for the Olsokdagane i Fyresdal festival in 2004.

The record has received several good reviews and some airplay both in Norway and abroad, scoring three minor Norwegian radio hits with the songs Andre Dugurdskvildi, Fridtjof Nansen and Strålefall.

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