Sorry Brothers, I Was the One
Sorry brødre, det ble meg
Jan Erik Vold is one of Norway's most original and best known poets. ‘A Speech For White Bread’ was an iconic hit, ‘Culture Week’ made the whole country laugh, and ‘It's Hopeless, But We'll Never Give Up’ became a mantra for activists. A performer who combines poetry with jazz, he has recorded albums with Chet Baker and Jan Garbarek and is still much in demand. But who is the man behind the poet's mask? How does he combine politics and poetry? And how come he spends most of his time incognito in Sweden?