Oddgeir Berg Trio
A Place Called Home
The island of Rolla is tiny and sparsely populated a mere 900 people live here. On A Place Called Home, Oddgeir Berg takes us to this island, his father's birthplace, for a concept album about the magic of nature, the spaces hidden in memory, and the bonds that family provides. The music was written with a new trio line up and during a period of personal turmoil, including a cancer diagnosis for Berg's mother, and the worries which accompanied her treatment. As one would expect, the music feels intimate and pastoral, mostly slower paced and introspective.