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Gitarist Arne Skage er en veteran innen blues/roots/americana miljøet i Norge. Som musiker fra (Rita & Frank) Eriksens storhetstid til 30 år som blueskonge pianist Reidar Larsens høyre hånd har Skages distinkte slidegitar vært å høre på hits og scener siden 1990.

Som Produsent har Arne Skage blant annet gjort 2 plater med Myrull, og 2 med Joe Rusi bla. “who i am“ (nominert til Spelemannsprisen)i 2015, og Daniel Eriksens spelemannsvinner “Barefoot amongst scarecrows” fra 2020.

I bandet sitt har Skage med seg Stein Inge Brækhus på trommer, Dr. Bekken eller Sven eivind stakkeland på keyboards På bass har vi Øyvind Grong.

English:

Guitarist Arne Skage is a veteran within the blues, roots and Americana scene in Norway.

As a sideman from (Rita & Frank) Eriksen's heyday to over 30 years as blues king-pianist Reidar Larsen's right hand, Skage's distinct slide guitar has been heard on hits and stages since 1990.

Skage has collaborated in various projects with a number of top international musicians over the years; names like Roy Rogers, George Porter Jr, Doug Belote, John Papa Gros, John Mooney, Terence Higgins, Johnny Vidacovich, Cyril Neville and Roberto Luti to name a few.

In recent years he has been a producer winning Norwegian grammy for Daniel Eriksen's "Barefoot amongst scarecrows" (2020) and a nomination for Joe Rusi "Who I am" (2015).

In February 2021, the solo debut “Procrastination Blues” was released after having participated in over 70 record albums for other artists.

The record has received good reviews at home and abroad with top scores in Stavanger Aftenblad (No) , Nettavisen (No) and Bluesnews (No) . Dagbladet (No) 's music critic Øyvind Rønning had the album on his top 20 list of 2021's best releases.

Bluesblast Magazine (US) and Blues in the South Magazine (UK) were also generous with the superlatives as where Sound Guardian ( Cro).

His band “The Procrastinators” consists of

Stein Inge Brækhus on drums,

Øyvind Grong on bass/tuba and vocals

Either: Dr. Bekken Piano and vocals

or: Sven Eivind Stakkeland on keyboards and vocals..

Drummer On the album Terence Higgins from the dirty dozen brass band categorised Skages music as New Orleans streetbeat and Swampfunk.

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“Audiences really appreciated a different kind of blues than the standard. Fun at Arne Skage Jr. have left their mark on this form of spicy blues.” (Hamar blues club)

"Arne's repertoire was exquisitely composed of music that got us all in a warm and good mood. He delivered the songs with little stories and experiences in between, the way we like it best. It was wonderful to experience how skilled and experienced musicians make us enjoy ourselves for a whole evening." (Jæren Blues club)

"You couldn't get a better start to a careful opening of society." (Agder newspaper first post corona concert)

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