mp3 -files to download all songs composed by Carl Petter Opsahl ©TONO

New compositions not yet put out on record
St Anthony. Recorded with Creole Quartet. St Anthony of Padua is the Saints of lost things
Street People. Recorded with Creole Quartet. Dedicated to the people of the streets

Indigo Valley
Indigo Valley is my first soloalbum and it features my own compositions inspired by norwegian traditional music, calypso and jazz, here are some samples. With me is Tord Gustavsen, piano, Ingar Sach, drums and aasmund Reistad, bass and guitar:
Holy Dance A dance tune inspired by calypso, the classic tune La Bamba and a norwegian dance called halling
Regnbuereinlender (Rainbow Dance) A schottis inspired by the plurality of Gods Creation
Hjertelaget (The hartbreakers) A waltz inspired by my friends and colleagues in Chateau Neuf spelemannslag
Huldrehurv (Girl power) Hulder is a beutiful, mystical and powerful female character in norwegian mythology, hurv a powerful dance form in the east of norway. Together it's girl power. Dedicated to all women.

With Caledonia Jazzband
Blessings a samba. On Caledonia Jazzband's recording "Is You Is or Is You Ain't"
Trinity Calypso. Dedicated to the Holy spirit, Lifegiver. Inspires by the music from Trinidad, an island named after the Trinity. From Caledonia Jazzband's "Creole Nights
You. a melancholy lovesong. From Caledonia Jazzband's "Walkin'"

With Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag (CNS)
Ringereven. A schottis that switch between minor and major. Made after making a lots of calls. Played and recorded by Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag on Gamle Guro (Feuer und Eis)/"Spell" (Heilo
Roseleiken. Dedicated to the first woman that became bishop in Norway Rosemarie Køhn, often called Rose. She is also the bishop of Gudbrandsdalen, the valley of my favourite norwegian folk music. Played and recorded by Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag on "Stolen Goods" (North Side )/ "Tjuvgods" (Grappa ), but this is a live recording from Rudolstadt Tanz und Folk Fest 1996.