Tønes Biography
Frank Tønnesen (born 28 April 1972), better known by his stage name Tønes, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sokndal, Norway. He released his debut album, Rett te håves, in 1996 and has since released a number of albums and EPs. He uses the Sokndal dialect in many of his songs and tells intriguing stories. In 2018 he released his first novel under the name Vi kan ikke ta med oss alt dette hjem.
Tønes performs both solo and with a backing band that differs in configuration, sometimes consisting of just a b* and/or accordion. Among his bandmates are Gaute Tengesdal (b* and backing vocals), Erlend Aasland (guitar, steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano, auto harp and backing vocals), Kjell Gudmestad (steel-guitar and electric guitar), and Øystein Holmen (keyboards, backing vocals). Arne Andersen joined, playing percussion in 2012, and later Anne Lise Frøkedal also joined playing electric guitar and keyboards and also contributing with backing vocals. In the early years Johan Egdetveit (accordion) performed in some shows.
Discography
Albums
- 1996: Rett te håves
- 1998: Gobai
- 2000: Det så e inne i krabben
- 2004: Grønnare gras
- 2008: Tork av deg fliret
- 2009: Sobihob
- 2012: Sån av Salve (reached No. 7 in VG-lista)
- 2015: Vindbrest / Playground / Cosmos Music Group (reached No. 2 in VG-lista)
- 2017: Sesong Fire
- 2021: Thilda Bøes Legat
EPs
- 1998: Maleri
- 1999: Bonde
- 2000: Sko ikke sagt någe hvis det va drid
- 2003: Sju
- 2017: Ikkje mogna
References
External links
- Official website
