{"id":26257,"date":"2026-05-04T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/?p=26257"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:41:21","slug":"dark-season-blues-2026-first-four-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/26257\/dark-season-blues-2026-first-four-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Season Blues launches first four artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26257\" class=\"elementor elementor-26257 elementor-26255\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd4452 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abd4452\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214ad893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"214ad893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"h-selv-om-det-er-enda-en-stund-til-dark-season-blues-2025-kan-vi-allerede-na-presentere-de-forste-artistene-som-er-klare-for-festivalen\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dark Season Blues 2026 opens the artist program with four strong names ranging from new Norwegian blues stars and soulful power to Notodden groove, raw pub rock and Swedish electric blues from the deep forests of V\u00e4rmland.<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d02e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69d02e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f61634 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f61634\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5836575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5836575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Adama-Janlo-fotograf-ODA-AUNAN-300x200-Dark-Season-Blues-Svalbard.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26287\" alt=\"Adama Janlo comes to Dark Season Blues for the first time\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Adama Janlo - photo Oda Aunan<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8581d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8581d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9228a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9228a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Adama Janlo (NO)<\/strong><\/h4><p>Adama Janlo is one of the most exciting new names in Norwegian blues and soul, making her Svalbard debut at Dark Season Blues 2026. With roots in soul, R&amp;B and blues, she combines raw energy, strong presence and vulnerable delivery. In April, she won the European Blues Challenge in Poland with her band, and her debut album <em data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"599\">A Free Woman<\/em> has established her as an artist to watch.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8b0f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c8b0f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3080e7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3080e7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a9a87 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67a9a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tbear-300x200-Dark-Season-Blues-Svalbard.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26288\" alt=\"Swedish T Bear and the Dukes come to Svalbard\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">T-Bear and the Dukes (SE)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71adba4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71adba4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9ad7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff9ad7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>T-Bear &amp; The Dukes (SE)<\/strong><\/h4><p>T-Bear &amp; The Dukes of Rhythm was founded in Arvika in 2004 by Torbj\u00f6rn &#8220;T-Bear&#8221; Solberg and Jan Lills\u00e4ter. The band delivers modern electric blues with clear traces of Albert Collins, Albert King, Freddie King and Luther Allison, spiced with funk and raw stage power. Frontman Solberg is described as a mix of B.B. King and Chuck Berry, with an Elvis growl in his voice. The band has released several albums, most recently <em data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2025\">Blue<\/em> in 2022.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9737d0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9737d0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d055624 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d055624\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2512766 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2512766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sears-crossing.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26289\" alt=\"Sears Crossing plays on Dark Season blues 2026\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sears Crossing (NO)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c014b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47c014b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06045f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06045f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Sears Crossing (NO)<\/strong><\/h4><p>Sears Crossing from Elverum and Flisa bring raw, energetic blues rock and pub rock to Svalbard for the first time. The band debuted with the album <em data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1306\">Almost Full Play<\/em> in 2012 and followed up with the hard-hitting <em data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1362\">Get Searsed<\/em> in 2015. Musically, they are in the tradition of Nine Below Zero and Dr. Feelgood, with inspiration from Albert Collins, Fleetwood Mac, Allman Brothers Band and Fabulous Thunderbirds. This is music created for intimate club scenes.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f964f8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f964f8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b3025 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44b3025\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b0e2b7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b0e2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Compagniet-Dark-Season-Blues-SVALBARD-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26290\" alt=\"Notodden band Compagniet plays in Longyearbyen in the fall of 2026\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Compagniet (NO)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b95585 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b95585\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc7678 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dc7678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Compagniet (NO)<\/strong><\/h4><p>From the blues town of Notodden comes Compagniet, an energetic band with roots in blues, blues rock and soul. The band mixes their own songs with music inspired by John Mayer, Delbert McClinton, Etta James and Little Feat, among others. Since the fall of 2023, they have released ten digital songs with over 700,000 plays. With experienced musicians from Telemark Blueslag, Notodden Bluesband and several other strong environments, Compagniet offers genuine joy of playing and solid stage experience.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e6e7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96e6e7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ea44e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51ea44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>More artists for Dark Season Blues 2026 to be announced soon<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element 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