Saturday 12. January the Norwegian Traditional Music Agency in collaboration with On Queue Performing Artists presents norwegian artists at Arts Presenters Conference, New York. Karl Seglem with Håkon Høgemo, Unni Løvlid and Benedicte Maurseth are the artists presented. Also the norwegian-scottish group Fribo is showcasing.

- Super audience at the concert, jobs booked for next year already and an agent in Portugal! We are very satisfied with the results after of our showcase at womex, says Synnøve S. Bjørset from Majorstuen with a broad grin.

The Norwegian Traditional Music Agency has produced a new compilation with Norwegian Traditional music. folkogdans.no VOL 4 presents a variation of norwegian musicians ready to enter the scenes abroad.

Majorstuen is on their way to Womex in Sevilla. Saturday 27. October we invite you to their showcase at Fibes Al Andalus at 13.00. Don´t miss the norwegian brunch Friday at 12.00 at the Norwegian stand B22-C23.

The Traditional Music Agency is now launching our new ROSTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BOOKINGS.

Folkelarm finds place in Oslo 28. - 29. september presenting Norwegian and Scandinavian Traditional Music. 30 showcases, seminars, Norwegian Traditional Music Award 2007 and meetingplaces for artists, concert organizers, festivals, recordcompanies and other parts of the music industry working in Traditional Music from Europe, US and Canada.

A couple of norwegian bands are touring festivals in Europe and Canada this summer. Karl Seglem played at Festival de Musicas do Mundo i Portugal in July. Majorstuen played at TFF.Rudolstadt earlier this summer and you will meet them at Bidasoa Folk in the Basque country in the middle of August. Spindel played at the Festival Vancouver, Canada last weekend.

Benedicte Maurseth was chosen as "Young Folk Musician of the Year" for 2007 after the finals at the Telemark Festival, in Bø on 21 July.

The Norwegian Traditional Music Agency focuses more on its role as booking agent. - More traditional music from Norway at European festivals and concerts in 2008 is our main goal, says Lene Furuli, booking agent in the Norwegian Traditional Music Agency.

The Intro-folk program is a promotion program for young musicans. The program is a cooperation between The Norwegian Concert Institute (Rikskonsertenen), The Norwegian Traditional Music Agency , The Norwegian Folkmusic Scene and several folk music festivals in Norway.

Sver is the first group ready for the finals at Telemarkfestivalen in july.