Vispop

This article is about Vispop, Scandinavian folk-music genre. For Vispop, the Visayas pop songwriting and music festival in the Philippines, seeVisayan Pop Songwriting Campaign.

Vispop
Etymology	Derives from "visa"/"vise"
Other names	Visesang
Stylistic origins	Pop rock Folk rock Nordic folk music
Cultural origins	Mid-1960s,Scandinavia
Typical instruments	Acoustic guitar
Other topics
Music of Sweden Music of Norway

Vispopis a music genre which originated from and became popular in the Scandinavian countries in the mid-1960s. The term is derived from the wordvisawhich denotes traditional and popularfolk songof Sweden. InNorwaythe term applied to this type of accompanied singing isvisesang.During the 1970s this was among the most popular genres of music in Scandinavia.

Characteristics

Vispop is typically performed by a singer-songwriter playing an acoustic guitar, and the lyrics often expresses social commentary. Musical groups such as the Norwegian groupBallade!also occur.

The genre could be compared to Americanfolk rockorbluegrass.

List of notable artists

Cornelis Vreeswijk in 1966

Norway

• Ane Brun
• Alf Cranner
• Jan Eggum
• Finn Kalvik
• Åse Kleveland
• Kristian Kristensen
• Moddi
• Lillebjørn Nilsen
• Siri Nilsen
• Øystein Sunde
• Halvdan Sivertsen
• Frida Ånnevik

Sweden

• Lisa Ekdahl
• Ted Gärdestad
• Jakob Hellman
• Uno Svenningsson
• Cornelis Vreeswijk

See also

• Visebølgen i Norge– Referring to the music movement in Norway that started in the mid-1960s