Vispop

Vispop is a music genre which originated from and became popular in the Scandinavian countries in the mid-1960s. The term is derived from the word visa which denotes traditional and popular folk song of Sweden. In Norway the term applied to this type of accompanied singing is visesang. During the 1970s this was among the most popular genres of music in Scandinavia.

This article is about Vispop, Scandinavian folk-music genre. For Vispop, the Visayas pop songwriting and music festival in the Philippines, see Visayan Pop Songwriting Campaign.

Vispop
Etymology	Derives from "visa"/"vise"
Other names	Visesang
Stylistic origins	Pop rock Folk rock Nordic folk music
Cultural origins	Mid-1960s, Scandinavia
Typical instruments	Acoustic guitar
Other topics
Music of Sweden Music of Norway

Characteristics

Vispop is typically performed by a singer-songwriter playing an acoustic guitar, and the lyrics often expresses social commentary. Musical groups such as the Norwegian group Ballade! also occur.

The genre could be compared to American folk rock or bluegrass.

List of notable artists

Cornelis Vreeswijk in 1966

Finland

• BLUST

Norway

• Åse Kleveland
• Lillebjørn Nilsen
• Jan Eggum
• Øystein Sunde
• Alf Cranner
• Halvdan Sivertsen
• Finn Kalvik

Sweden

• Lisa Ekdahl
• Ted Gärdestad
• Uno Svenningsson
• Cornelis Vreeswijk

See also

• Visebølgen i Norge - Referring to the music movement in Norway that started in the mid-1960s