Valdres ( pronounced [ˈʋɑ̀ɫdrɛs] ) is a traditional district in central, southern Norway , situated between the districts of Gudbrandsdalen and Hallingdal . The region of Valdres consists of the six municipalities of Nord-Aurdal , Sør-Aurdal , Øystre Slidre , Vestre Slidre , Vang and Etnedal . Valdres has about 18,000 inhabitants and is known for its excellent trout fishing and the local dialect . Its main road is E16 and Fylkesveg 51 .
9-828: [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Staut" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( April 2013 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Staut Origin Valdres , Norway Genres Rock , Folk , Pop Years active 2009-present Members Gaute Ausrød Ørnulf Juvkam Dyve Dag Arve Sandnes Asle Tronrud Torgeir Bolstad Frode Flatland Website www .staut .no Staut
18-494: A drone bass line. When the piece was first performed in 1904, the composer played the baritone horn part together with the band of the 2nd Regiment of Norway. 60°55′N 9°10′E / 60.917°N 9.167°E / 60.917; 9.167 VG-lista VG-lista is a Norwegian record chart . It is presented weekly in the newspaper VG . It is the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from Norwegian and international artists. The data
27-430: Is a Norwegian rock, folk and pop band from Valdres , Oppland that was founded in 2009 with efforts of songwriter Ørnulf Juvkam Dyve using many times the local dialect with Gaute Ausrød as band vocalist. The 6-member band performs a mixed version of rock, folk, pop and country owing to the varied origins of its members. The band has released six albums to date, Staut in 2010 heavily touring in 2011 for its promotion and
36-661: Is located approximately midway between Oslo and Bergen . The valley is protected to the west and north by the Jotunheimen mountains and the Valdresflye plateau and to the south by the Gol mountain ridge ( Golsfjellet ). The main rivers are Begna and Etna . Historically, Valdres has had an agricultural economy, but tourism has grown in prominence in later years. Beitostølen , a highly developed tourist area for winter tourists and who have hosted FIS Cross-Country World Cup multiple times
45-580: Is located in Valdres. The name of the district comes from the Old Norse stem words völlr (a mountainous plain ) and dres (a cleaved road to be ridden on by a horse ). Another explanation to the etymology is that Valdres stems from "Valdles" , which is from the stem words vald (forest) and les (pasture), i.e. "the valley of pastures in the forest". Valdres is located in Innlandet county. It consists of
54-1273: The follow-up album Eigarlaus in 2012 reaching number 2 in the Norwegian Albums Chart, Stugureint in 2013 that peaked at number 1 in its first week of release, St. Peppersby in 2014, Ja in 2017 and Makalaus in 2019. Members [ edit ] Gaute Ausrød—vocals, guitar Ørnulf Juvkam Dyve—lyricist, composer, keyboards Dag Arve Sandnes—guitar, mandolin Asle Tronrud—fiddle Torgeir Bolstad—double bass Frode Flatland—drums Discography [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Year Album Peak positions Certification NOR 2010 Staut 9 2012 Eigarlaus 2 2013 Stugureint 2 2014 St. Peppersby 15 2017 Ja 28 2019 Makalaus 33 Singles [ edit ] 2010: "Sjå sole" 2015 "Feberheit" References [ edit ] ^ "Staut Discography" . norwegiancharts.com . Hung Medien . Retrieved 22 April 2013 . ^ "VG-lista - Topp 40 Album uke 2, 2017" . lista.vg.no . Archived from
63-449: The municipalities Nord-Aurdal , Sør-Aurdal , Øystre Slidre , Vestre Slidre , Vang and Etnedal . The main town in the region is Fagernes , where there also is an airport. European route E16 is the main highway. Valdresbanen , the railroad connection from Oslo , was shut down in 1988 and the tracks are now removed. Valdres March ( Norwegian : Valdresmarsjen ) is the title of a Norwegian march composed by Johannes Hanssen in
72-621: The original on 2017-01-16. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 2, 2019" . VG-lista . Retrieved 12 January 2019 . External links [ edit ] Official website Authority control databases : Artists [REDACTED] MusicBrainz Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Staut&oldid=1081952012 " Category : Norwegian musical groups Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from April 2013 All articles needing additional references Articles with hCards Valdres Valdres
81-521: The years 1901-1904 and published by Boosey & Hawkes. The main theme is based on the signature fanfare for the Valdres Battalion, which is based on an old cow call. The following second variation includes a halling from Helgelandsmoen , a small village in Hole , Ringerike . The melody of the trio section was Hanssen's self composed Hardanger fiddle "slått", which is a pentatonic folk tune, above
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