Got your pm Betsy. Yes there is lots going on in Oslo. As you say it's almost like a secret society. However, The Dubliners is the place to get to. They have two sessions a week. Saturday and Tuesday. Saturday one is dying a bit now that the Celtic muzac trend is softening. The Tuesday evening one is the remnents of the "Jeppe's Folk Club that started in '75 (By Me) Best because the back room is better accoustically and the noisy front bar crowd aren't there. The Saturday one used to start at one Pm and go on until the band started up at ten pm. You had to be there early to get a seat. Now it seldom starts before five or six in the evening and there are plenty of seats. There are exceptional days. Depends on which band is booked. And they have gone down in quality lately. There is also a local "Song Writers Club" and a few, "Viseklubb" as they are called. This means, "Small Song Club" They have a society Norsk Viseforum. They are in the book.

There's trad jazz every Saturday lunch time at the,
"Gjestergiveri" Thats free

There are also lots of concerts Paul Simon was there last year.
Fairport were at the Irish festival a while ago too. Now the Irish Festival. Well? Thats another story. Another secret society.

Enough for now.

Chas