{"id":26536,"date":"2026-05-21T19:29:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/26536\/four-new-names-for-dark-season-blues-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:46:00","slug":"four-new-names-for-dark-season-blues-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/26536\/four-new-names-for-dark-season-blues-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Four new names for Dark Season Blues 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26536\" class=\"elementor elementor-26536 elementor-26516\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a568d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7a568d\" 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-529c26e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"529c26e\" 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\">Kid Andersen returns to Longyearbyen with a heavy blues history, J.T. Lauritsen &amp; The Buckshot Hunters come in award-winning form, Ben Poole offers British blues rock, and our own JG Hansen gives us Svalbard stories from Longyearbyen and Svea.<\/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-e96621d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e96621d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93dc619 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93dc619\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c905f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c905f1c\" 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\/kid-andersen-dark-season-blues-svalbard-300x200-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26532\" alt=\"young living legend Kid Andersen returns to dark season blues Andersen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kid Andersen<\/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-98639c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98639c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c56647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c56647\" 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>Kid Andersen (US\/NO)<br\/><\/strong><br\/> Christoffer &#8220;Kid&#8221; Andersen from Herre in Telemark has long since become a big name in the international blues world. As a guitarist, producer and driving force behind Greaseland Studios in California, he has worked with some of the genre&#8217;s leading artists. He&#8217;s played with Charlie Musselwhite, John Nemeth and Rick Estrin &#038; The Nightcats, winning awards both as a musician and producer. Now he returns to Dark Season Blues with a strong team of musicians behind him.   <\/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-5930177 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5930177\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86dd08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c86dd08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923f07b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"923f07b\" 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\/JT-Lauritsen-Buckshot-Hunters-300x200-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26533\" alt=\"JT Lauritsen and his buckshot hunters will also return to Svalbard this year\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">JT Lauritsen and the Buckshot Hunters<\/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-fc30d19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc30d19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4722345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4722345\" 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>J.T. Lauritsen &#038; The Buckshot Hunters (NO)<br\/><\/strong><br\/> J.T. Lauritsen &#038; The Buckshot Hunters have been playing their own blend of blues, soul and fun since 1991, and are more relevant than ever. Their album <em data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1002\">Still Be Friends<\/em> marked 30 years as recording artists, won the Blues Music Award for best international blues album and was nominated for Spellemannprisen. During Dark Season Blues 2026, the audience will get to experience both the band with their own concert and as backing for American Sugaray Rayford.  <\/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-72640ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72640ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef0f66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ef0f66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45fcb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c45fcb4\" 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\/Ben-Poole-Dark-Season-Blues-300x200-SVALBARD.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26534\" alt=\"British Ben Poole comes to Longyearbyeb\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ben Poole<\/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-a0d6c2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0d6c2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb0b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fb0b0d\" 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>Ben Poole (UK)<br\/><\/strong><br\/> British guitarist Ben Poole is one of the guitarists at the forefront of a new, rocking generation of blues musicians. As a teenager he was already making a name for himself in British blues clubs, and since then he has earned praise from greats such as Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, John Mayall and Walter Trout. With roots in Hendrix-inspired guitar playing, blues and rock, Poole has developed a powerful expression. Now he&#8217;s finally coming to Dark Season Blues.   <\/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-c24bac7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c24bac7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c3979 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6c3979\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd90ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd90ff5\" 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\/2024\/12\/JG-Hansen-Dark-Season-Blues-300x-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22710\" alt=\"JG Hansen plays at Dark Season Blues Spitsbergen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">JG Hansen (SJ)<\/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-8f9526a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f9526a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e909e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e909e79\" 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>JG Hansen (NO)<br\/><\/strong><br\/> JG Hansen is a familiar name to Dark Season Blues audiences, both from Howlin&#8217; Huskies and as a solo artist. After more than 25 years in Svalbard, with a background from Svea and Gruve 7, he writes songs with clear local roots. His music moves in a roots-based landscape with elements of blues, Americana and rock. In 2024, he released the EP <em data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2070\">Some Songs From The Mountain<\/em>, with his own songs inspired by life in the north.   <\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kid Andersen returns to Longyearbyen with a heavy blues history, J.T. 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