Thor L\u00f8nning and Knut Hem are both talented musicians with years of experience in the Norwegian music scene.<\/p>\n
L\u00f8nning previously played in the rock band The Blackbirds, but has since focused more on bluegrass and country\u2014including with the band Deadwood. He also plays guitar in Rolling Thunder. <\/p>\n
Hem is considered one of Norway\u2019s best dobro players, an instrument he plays in \u00d8ystein Sunde\u2019s band Meget i sl\u00f8yd and with Gitarkameratene. He is also the drummer in Reidar Larsen\u2019s band, The Storytellers. Last year, Hem released the solo album \u201cAlmost On My Own\u201d and also helped start the hobby band The Respatexans. <\/p>\n
At Dark Season Blues 2013, they will perform as a duo for the first time, with L\u00f8nning on vocals and acoustic guitar and Hem on the dobro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thor L\u00f8nning & Knut Hem Thor L\u00f8nning and Knut Hem are both talented musicians with years of experience in the Norwegian music scene. L\u00f8nning previously played in the rock band The Blackbirds, but has since focused more on bluegrass and country\u2014including with the band Deadwood. He also plays guitar in Rolling Thunder. Hem is considered … <\/p>\n