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Thanks for this year! (28.05.09)
We actually set a new audience record this year too! Though with small margins. The old record was 3000 while this year roughly 3100 made it to all the arrangements in total. Taken into account that we shrinked the festival with one day we're very happy about this, and we're certain that it was right decision to move the festival to the athletic hall. It would've been very tight in the church...
Thank you so much to all the artists, sponsors and volunteers! And not the least a thousand thanks to our audience! Without you all it just wouldn't have been a festival!
Better late than never we bringa taste from the world of magic and a little glimpse into the festival seen from the inside:
Sunday news (27.05.09)
Once more we appologize that the news come a little later than during earlier festivals. We've still got a couple more articles waiting to be made, so stay tuned.
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Festival Saturday (25.05.2009)
Due to an unusual busy last day of the festival this update comes a little later than it should, and for that we apologize. But the one who waits for some good doesn't wait in vain!. Pictures and reports from Sunday will come as soon as possible.
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Oygospel has started! (23.05.2009)
At last! The festival is rolling! And what a start, we could hardly have wished more. Good music, good food, lots of happy people and the mood right on the top!
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Press Release: Oygospel expects new visitor record (14.05.2009)
We've issued a press release (Norwegian only) to alert that we're expecting a new record-breaking number of visitors. With the festival beeing arranged in the Athletic Hall we think this is a realistic expectation.
Do you need a place to stay for the weekend? (13.05.2009)
We've got a little spare capacity for overnight guests. Until now we've only offered this to choirs and youth clubs, but now we're accepting single guests also. If you or your friends need a place to sleep during the festival weekend you can email tom.helge@oygospel.org. Please state number of people, name and phone number.
Free family show! (10.05.2009)
We would like to invite everyone to a free family show with Ruben Gazki outside Flekkeroy Athletic Hall Sunday May 24th at 13:30! Ruben Gazki combines humour, juggling, faith and real magic to make an unforgettable show. In addition to the family show Ruben Gazki is also the meeting and concert host.
Also a quick reminder that the deadline for suggesting candidates for the Oygospel Award is May 18th.
The seminar program is ready! (26.04.2009)
Finally we can present the great news of this year: the seminar program! It's got something for everyone's taste, and we hope many people will participate and get a lot of inspiration. Remember to sign up before May 20th.
The concert and meeting program is updated as well, and should be more or less complete by now.
New management member (25.03.2009)
We're very happy to have Christine Udjus on board as practical manager. This is an important job, she's basically making sure the entire festival runs smoothly. We need a lot of volunteers for safety crew, cleaning up, selling tickets and a whole lot of other tasks, and Christine will make sure both to get the volunteers and to keep them working. Welcome, Christine!
All the concerts are ready! (11.03.2009)
Ole Borud (above) has received good criticism for his last album "Shakin' The Ground", and Friday May 22nd you can find him on the stage at Oygospel!
We've also booked David André Ostby (right) and Stig Oyvind Blystad from Ungfila. They're going to perform the Saturday worship concert together with their band.
You can find a more complete presentation of then in the program.
Trine Rein and Reflex at Oygospel (04.01.2009)
The Sunday concert is ready. That will be with no less than Trine Rein together with Reflex, in other words one of Norway's most famous solo artists together with one of Norway's most popular choirs! You can read more in the program.
Christoffer Svartdahl is revisiting (04.01.2009)
This year's speaker will be Christoffer Svartdahl. He took care of the Saturday speech last year, and performed with Ungfila LIVE in 2007. This year he will speech at the meetings both Friday and Saturday. It will be a joyful reunion, last year he connected very well with the audience while he was speaking.
First artist booked! (13.12.2008)
One half of the management members had a trip to the Seaside festival this summer. The goal was to have some fun, have a look behind the scenes of a "slightly" larger festival, and not the least to look out for good artists. Paul Colman impressed us in many ways, with good music, good contact with the crowd and a clear message. We contacted him, and Paul would love to come to Oygospel, together with his band!
You may find a more thorough presentation in the program. But we also recommend that you visit www.paulcolman.com for more information, samples and everything else you might desire.
Last updated: 28.05.2009
