The owner of Folkelarm, FolkOrg, have decided to use year 2012 to evaluate Folkelarm, and to take a one-year break of that reason. Hope to see you in 2013, for the next edition of Folkelarm!

In the latest edition of Songlines, you'll find a brand new compilation CD, consisting of some of the brightest stars to appear on the Folkelarm stage. "Traditional music from Norway" features twenty Norwegian artists from the Nordic Showcase Festival in Oslo, providing a musical overview of what's going on in Norway today.

Folkelarm 2011 is over, and as we thank everybody who contributed to this years Folkelarm, we can look back at some of the highlights - here's articles recently published in National Geographic and The Arts Desk, to summarise some of Folkelarm 2011 for you.

DJ 99, aka Guttorm Andreasen, has put together a Folkelarm special of his 99 minutes webcast series. You can hear samples from all the Folkelarm artists, and interviews with Aslak Brimi (of Viken/Brimi) and Fiona Talkington from BBC.