Norwegian steel

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 15 Jan 2008 4:08 pm

Here is a clip from a band in Norway: Boots.
My buddy Kjell Helde on steel.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YAvHjtZugzA

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 15 Jan 2008 11:35 pm

Your buddy Kjell sounds great. Also now I know where all the line dancers ended up. Who would of thought, they where all doing the tush push and made a left instead of a right and marched right off to Norway !

Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 16 Jan 2008 12:47 am

Ya know Bob I had been wondering about those line dancers myself for a few years now. I thought they had all become karaoke singers. I guess I was mistaken!

JW

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 17 Jan 2008 10:34 am

Did I see two pickups on the front neck of that steel?

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 17 Jan 2008 12:55 pm

Lee you have a sense for detail. Yes, it has 2 pickups and it is a Franklin stereo. It once belonged to Paul Franklin.
I believe that Kjell got it sometime in 2001.

Roger Miller · Post by **Roger Miller** » 17 Jan 2008 7:08 pm

Never really got into line dancing. Seemed like everytime I'd wanna dance up close with a hot line dancer, she'd turn her back and shuffle in circles. Now if you ask me, is that anyway to treat a hot looking guitar player? I SAY, IS THAT ANYWAY TO TREAT A HOT LOOKING GUITAR PLAYER? Sorry, it's my blood pressure.

Bernie Gonyea · Post by **Bernie Gonyea** » 18 Jan 2008 4:02 pm

Bent, thanks for sending us the clip with Kjell playing his lovely Franklin guitar; was going to ask what brand the guitar was; thot it looked like the Franklin Logo. He does an excellent job on the song..Bernie

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 19 Jan 2008 9:16 am

Thanks for the nice remark, Bernie. Yes Kjell's Franklin is a stereo...However, I think he traded it for an Emmons. Kjell, if you read this, is that correct?
Also, if y'all would, click on the username (kjellsteel) in youtube and that will bring up all of his videos. They are all worth a listen.

Kjell tells me that he is working on posting a video he did in his home studio. So we have more to look forward to from him.

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 19 Jan 2008 9:42 am

Bob Hoffnar wrote:Your buddy Kjell sounds great. Also now I know where all the line dancers ended up. Who would of thought, they where all doing the tush push and made a left instead of a right and marched right off to Norway !

Bob, also because in Norway they do it the Rightway

Another neat thing I have discovered about Norwegians, is that the public demanded a new style that they could dance to. Bands saw the need and called it Dance Music.Inevitably this dance music became country flavored.
Cowboy hats and line dancing was a natural result.

As an ex-Norwegian it really warms my heart.

Dag Wolf · Post by **Dag Wolf** » 22 Jan 2008 3:20 am

That two pickup Franklin belongs now to Nicke Widèn in Sweden.
Kjell still has the Green "Hal Rugg" Franklin.

Dag

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