{"id":26459,"date":"2026-05-18T10:02:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/26459\/we-unveil-four-new-musical-additions\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:15:33","slug":"we-unveil-four-new-musical-additions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/26459\/we-unveil-four-new-musical-additions\/","title":{"rendered":"We unveil four new musical additions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26459\" class=\"elementor elementor-26459 elementor-26434\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f3e6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01f3e6b\" 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-4c6f28b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c6f28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dark Season Blues 2026 adds Grammy-winning Mike Farris in full band format, guitar phenomenon Laura Chavez, raw delta and Mississippi blues from Big Creek Slim &amp; Kent Erik Thorvaldsen and a Swedish rock'n'roll comeback with the Slaptones.<\/h3>\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-c237a33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c237a33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f7f95b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f7f95b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2c1a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f2c1a5\" 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\/2025\/10\/Mike-Farris-Dark-Season-Blues-300.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25820\" alt=\"Mike Farris returns to Svalbard, s\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mike Farris &amp; The Fortunate Few <\/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-a9b498f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9b498f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164d2a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"164d2a0\" 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>Mike Farris &#038; The Fortunate Few (US)<br\/><\/strong><br\/> Mike Farris has already become a Svalbard friend after strong performances during Dark Season Blues, both with band and as a solo artist. In 2026 he will return with a full band. With a background in Screamin&#8217; Cheetah Wheelies, Double Trouble and a solo career characterized by blues, soul, gospel, R&#038;B and southern rock, Farris is a rare vocalist. The Grammy-winning singer brings fresh material from the critically acclaimed <em data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"799\">The Sound of Muscle Shoals<\/em>.   <\/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-33b7f86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33b7f86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a51d479 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a51d479\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcdded elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dcdded\" 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\/Laura-Chavez-300x200-Dark-Season-Blues-SVALBARD.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26455\" alt=\"Guitar hero Laura Chavez is coming to Spitsberegen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Laura Chavez <\/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-d305843 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d305843\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a217f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9a217f\" 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>Laura Chavez (US)<br\/><\/strong><br\/> Laura Chavez is the guitarist everyone wants in their band &#8211; and now she&#8217;s coming to Dark Season Blues as band leader. Audiences have previously experienced her in Svalbard with Nikki Hill and Vanessa Collier, but this time she&#8217;s leading her own band. In 2023, she became the first woman to win Best Guitarist at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis. Her debut album <em data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1187\">My Voice<\/em> shows why: Laura doesn&#8217;t need words, her guitar is her voice.   <\/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-6b72814 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b72814\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8419f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc8419f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f6f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4f6f4f\" 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\/Big-Creek-Slim-Kent-Erik-9Finger-Dark-Season-Blues-300x200-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26456\" alt=\"Finally, this great duo is coming to Svalbard,\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Big Creek Slim &amp; \"9Finger\" Thorvaldsen  <\/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-59d4380 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59d4380\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f309e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f309e8\" 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>Big Creek Slim &#038; Kent Erik Thorvaldsen (DK\/NO)<br\/><\/strong><br\/> Big Creek Slim and Kent Erik Thorvaldsen take Dark Season Blues back to the roots of the blues. Denmark&#8217;s Big Creek Slim has developed his own raw and genuine style, deeply rooted in delta and Chicago blues with inspiration from Muddy Waters, Howlin&#8217; Wolf and John Lee Hooker. Together with Kent Erik Thorvaldsen, known from The Jelly Roll Men and the Spellemann-nominated <em data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1666\">Sugg!<\/em> this will be a meeting between classic southern blues and Norwegian, primitive Mississippi-inspired nerve.  <\/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-d7564d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7564d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a599f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28a599f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e69e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66e69e3\" 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\/Slaptones-300x200-Dark-Season-Blues-SVALBARD.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26457\" alt=\"Swedish Slaptone reunites in Svalbard\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Slaptones<\/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-b29e50e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b29e50e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699a984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"699a984\" 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>Slaptones (SE)<br\/><\/strong><br\/> Slaptones reunites the Bondesson family for a very special comeback during Dark Season Blues. 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