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It was a big night for the Øksfjordian arts. The innaugural music evening began at six o'clock at the town hall and by the first act it was standing room only. The evening lasted two and a half hours and covered a massive musical spectrum. The audience was varied, from toddlers to pensioners and they danced, clapped, cheered, stared in wonder, blocked their ears and even sang along.

There were delightful piano pieces, a spunky choir and the first of two death metal bands that screamed all the way to a coffee and cake break. An innovative teenager combined techno, crazy dancing and a homemade head mask for his act. The evening wound up with a haunting Kurdish number on a traditional instrument called the saz, the party band and the school aged thrashers singing about satanists and dead friends.

A great night out for the entire family!

Who knows what sort of hidden talents will emerge next year?