{"id":9253,"date":"2013-06-07T23:03:36","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T23:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/artists\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T13:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:09:39","slug":"artists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists | Dark Season Blues 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The artists for Dark Season Blues 2026 are ready! Here you can get to know the musicians who will create this year’s festival experiences in Longyearbyen. <\/strong>
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\"Sugaray<\/a><\/figure>

Sugaray Reyford (US)<\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Mike Farris & The Fortunate Few (US)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Kid Andersen ( NO\/US<\/span>)<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Grayson Capps (US)<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Mike Andersen (DK) <\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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JT Lauritsen & the Buckshot Hunters (NO)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Laura Chavez (US)<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Spoonful Of Blues (NO)<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Adama Janlo (NO)<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Krissy Matthews (UK\/NO) <\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Ben Poole ( UK<\/span>)<\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Big Creek Slim & \u00ab9Finger\u00bb Thorvaldsen (DK\/NO)<\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Richard Gjems & The High Rollers (NO) <\/span><\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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