Gåte

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Gåte (Norwegian for riddle) was a band from Trøndelag, Norway playing Norwegian folk music bred with metal, electronica, sometimes called progressive folk-rock.

While some songs are original, many come from traditional Norwegian folk songs. Some songs are based on the poems of the Norwegian poet Astrid Krogh Halse. These include “Følgje” (“Companion”) and “Stengd Dør” (“Closed Door”). The music consists of guitaring, violins, synthesized keyboarding, drumming, and the distinctive voice of Gunnhild Sundli.

On September 6th, 2005, the band announced that they would “take a break” to pursue other stuff, mostly because of Gunnhild’s desire to do something else. This came as a surprise to many, as the band has been a success both in Norway and abroad, especially in Germany. However, they released a new album in 2006,
Liva, a live-album from Rockefeller.

Now the band has disbanded.

1	Sjå attende	80
2	Fredlysning	74
3	Du som er ung	63
4	Knut liten og Sylvelin	61
5	Bendik og Årolilja	59
6	Sjåaren	52
6	Til deg	52
6	Kjærleik	52
9	Ola I	51
10	Springleik	44
11	Rike Rodenigår	43
11	Jygri	43
13	Kara tu omna	40
14	Stengd dør	37
14	Snåle mi jente	37

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Gåte EP
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Liva
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kristoffer1989 wrote:
Sunday afternoon

Ah så glad jeg fikk de med meg live før det var for sent:D

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DarkSchnitzel wrote:
18 days ago

<333

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Crimson_Thorn wrote:
last month

Классная группа, вызывает особые эмоции.. Язык клевый :)

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Gaahl_Emperor wrote:
May 2008

Zed is dead...babe...

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Cosmasia wrote:
May 2008

I love this picture, it suits the band well :3

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[deleted-user] wrote:
April 2008

Violetdusk, it's too late. Band is dead.
BIGdark1 wrote:
March 2008

great music !

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Violetdusk wrote:
February 2008

What an amazing band...wish I'd seem them live.

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Schleichfahrt wrote:
January 2008

Vad ett bra band:-)

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Jafish wrote:
January 2008

... HVORFOR SCROBBLER DU IKKE >:(

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wglmb wrote:
January 2008

Anyone know what disc the song Kringelhauk is from?

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Kristiansn wrote:
January 2008

http://www.bylarm.no/nor/artists/1441

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Dustspell wrote:
January 2008

Cool band

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[deleted-user] wrote:
December 2007

Springleik <3
DarkSchnitzel wrote:
December 2007

Magnifique <3333

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Kristiansn wrote:
December 2007

I hope Gåte will do a reunion concert some day. I miss them.

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Henk_Poley wrote:
December 2007

midgie [bis]

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[deleted-user] wrote:
November 2007

Really liking these guys
midgie wrote:
November 2007

Such a shame they split up :-(

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PumaMcLuma wrote:
October 2007

As dessie says: <33

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