Lars Håvard Haugen

Lars Håvard Haugen
Lars Håvard Haugen
	Haugen with Hellbillies live in Langesund 2011.
Background information
Born	29 November 1969 (age 54)
Origin	Ål i Hallingdal, Norway
Genres	Country; Progressive rock; Blues; Country pop; Instrumental music
Occupation(s)	Guitarist; Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals; Electric guitar; Mandolin; Lap steel guitar
Years active	1981–present
Labels	Universal Music Group
Website	larshaavardhaugen.no

Lars Håvard Haugen (born 29 November 1969) is a Norwegian guitarist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Career

Through his virtuous playing, Haugen has gained a status as one of the greatest contemporary guitarists in Norway, and is best known as the lead guitarist in Hellbillies, where he plays alongside his brother and lead singer Aslag Haugen. He has also made a name for himself with the releases of his debut solo album, Six Strings and the Truth, which was well received by critics and guitarists around the world.^[1] ^[2]

Besides playing, he has produced and co-produced music for many notable Norwegian acts including BigBang, Jonas Fjeld, Ole Paus and more.

Haugen has listed such names as Steve Morse and Dixie Dregs,^[3] Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Jerry Donahue, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan as his influences.

Discography

Solo albums

2011: Six Strings And The Truth (Capitol Records)^[4]

Collaborations

With Hellbillies

1992: Sylvspente Boots (Spinner Records)
1993: Pela Stein (Spinner Records)
1995: Lakafant (RCA)
1996: Drag (RCA)
1996: Live Laga (RCA), live album
1999: Sol Over Livet (RCA)
2001: Urban Twang (WEA)
2004: CoolTur (WEA), live album
2004: Niende (WEA)
2007: Spissrotgang (EMI)
2010: Leite etter Lykka (EMI)
2012: Tretten (EMI)
2014: Levande Live (NorCD), live album
2016: Søvnlaus (Hellbillies Records / Universal Music Norway)
2020: I eksil på Sundrehall (Hellbillies Records / Universal Music A/S) - EP
2021: Blå dag (Hellbillies Records / Universal Music A/S)

With The Respatexans

1999: Almost Famous (RCA)
2005: Shine On (MW Records Norway)

With HGH (Hagfors/Gebhardt/Haugen)

1999: Pignoise (Stickman Records)

With Bigbang

2007: (Too) (Much) (Yang) (Grand Sport Records)

With Martin Hagfors

2009: Men And Flies (Me Records)^[5]

References

^ Rønning, Øyvind (2011-02-19). "En ekte gitarhelt" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ "Lars Haavard Haugen* – Six Strings And The Truth". PlateKompaniet.no. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ Skjeklesæther, Tom (2011). "Lars Haavard Haugen – Biography" (in Norwegian). Warner Music. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ "Lars Haavard Haugen* – Six Strings And The Truth". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ "Lars Haavard Haugen – Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

External links

Official website
Lars Haavard Haugen - The Truth and Six Strings - the interview on the album, Rock Guitar Daily
Lars Håvard Haugen releases new solo album, Multe music

[1] Rønning, Øyvind (2011-02-19). "En ekte gitarhelt" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

[2] "Lars Haavard Haugen* – Six Strings And The Truth". PlateKompaniet.no. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

[3] Skjeklesæther, Tom (2011). "Lars Haavard Haugen – Biography" (in Norwegian). Warner Music. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

[4] "Lars Haavard Haugen* – Six Strings And The Truth". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

[5] "Lars Haavard Haugen – Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

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