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News, week 33, 2006: ...........

We are very sad to report the tragic death of 

Kristin Berglund who sadly died this week.

KRISTIN BERGLUND

Singer . Guitarist . Songwriter

Kristin is inspired by the old American Delta style and particularly the women of those days, like Ma Rainey, Memphis Minnie, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Sippie Wallace. Among contemporary musicians, and audiences alike, she is often compared with Bonnie Raitt, but still has an expression all her own.

Kristin performed solo as well as together with her band. She played several guitars on stage, employing a variety of different tunings. She also played slide on a resonator guitar.

Kristin Berglund was a leading light in her genre at home in Scandinavia. She combines her talents as a performer, songwriter and guitar player with a genuine style.

Her two recent albums, “Rib Bone of My Own” (1999) and her recent, “Where is the Soul Gonna Go” (2002) feature all original material.

Kristin regularly appeared at numberous festivals throughout the year – including the Notodden Bluesfestival. In 2000, Kristin received Notodden’s highly coveted “Blues Award”.

In the past, Kristin has recorded with blues artists like Sunnyland Slim in Chicago in 1982. She has also recorded with people like Dr.John, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate and David Lindley, and performed live with Sunnyland Slim, Dr.John and Junior Wells.

Kristin has been featured in both Norwegian and international blues magazines.

The new album, “Where’s The Soul Gonna Go,” was recorded at the Juke Joint Studio in Notodden, owned by Steve Wold, an excellent producer, engineer and musician. Most of the studio’s equipment was originally used in the Stax Studios in Memphis, and has been shipped overseas from the US. It is of course an analogue studio, which gives the recording a rough and fairly unpolished sound.