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Radio mornings

March 23, 2025

I've been thinking about next Friday all week. I'm supporting Emma Steinbakken at Sentrum Scene, it's sold out, and I've never played my own songs for that many people before. I'm excited. Really excited. And I'm so glad the Owen duo will be on stage with me. They've been there every step of the way, and having them next to me makes me calmer.

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Hi friends,

I've been thinking about next Friday all week. I'm supporting Emma Steinbakken at Sentrum Scene, it's sold out, and I've never played my own songs for that many people before. I'm excited. Really excited. And I'm so glad the Owen duo will be on stage with me. They've been there every step of the way, and having them next to me makes me calmer.

Tomorrow morning I'm a guest on NRK Stor-Oslo's morning show. That's the radio station my family always had on when I was growing up, while the five of us ran around the house trying to get ready. Tomorrow I'm the one talking, while my family, and lots of other people in Oslo, have it on in the background. That feels special. They've added "Golden Years" to their playlist, and that's what I'll be talking about.

On Tuesday I'm going to NRK P13 to play some songs live with my band.

Apart from that it's been a calm week. A couple of good sessions, a few new songs, and some slow days with friends and family after all the busy weeks before the EP.

XOXO
JOA