BREAKING NEWS APRIL 30: We can now finally confirm that Indiefjord 2020 will be cancelled. The Norwegian Government has today announced that they may extend the border control for 90 days until August 15. Consequently anyone crossing the Norwegian border from abroad would on arrival immediately be put in quarantine for 14 days.
Indiefjord is an international festival, and we simply cannot imagine a festival without our friends and bands from all over the world. The social distancing of 1 meter is still in force, and the number of people allowed to gather at public events by the middle of July is likely to be low.
As per the government’s regulations it is impossible for our festival to take place in Bjørke this summer – we would not want to put the bands, audience and villagers at risk.
More info to follow in a few days regarding options for festival ticket holders. Those who have booked and paid for flights should now be in position to seek a refund from the airlines due to the extended border control in Norway. Please contact your airline or travel agency to organise this.
Indiefjord has no entitlement to intervene in such private transactions So stay connected. We will do our utmost to make you happy regardless of these most unhappy of circumstances – and to bring indiepop to the fjords yet again.
Just remember: Indiefjord is still alive and kicking because it is not just an event among other events – it is a spiritual movement. And next year will be the great revival. Thank you for your heartfelt understanding, dear friends!
As the gates are closing for Indiefjord 2020, we are looking forward to opening them again in 2021. Music and love for all, Team Indiefjord Photo: Eline Viddal Rød
Covid-19 update from Indiefjord 
BREAKING NEWS: At a press conference today April 25 the Norwegian Government announced a ban on all public events above 500 participants until September 1 – 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Regarding arrangements below 500 participants there will be a new announcement Thursday April 30. Consequently we will make no final decision as to whether Indiefjord 2020 will be arranged or cancelled until that date.
But regrettably we already now must state that most likely Indiefjord 2020 will be cancelled, because there are more parameters to consider than domestic governmental decisions only: - International travel restrictions and border/quarantine regulations – will they still be in force in middle of July? - Economic considerations – Indiefjord has an economy based on a fragile budget with no ability of financial gambling. - Potential or assumed danger of spreading infection in the small community of Bjørke with a mostly elderly population.
As soon as a final decision is made, we will be back to sort out technical issues like tickets booked and paid up front. These issues will certainly be covered by force majeure regulations, especially for those who have already booked and paid for flight tickets. Anyhow we are looking forward to Indiefjord 2021 – the greatest Indiefjord festival ever.
Photo: Ingrid Amalie HagenAccommodation bookings are open - make sure you don't leave it too long** 
Accommodation bookings at Bjørke rom og camping, Hjørundfjord Hostel and Bakketunet are now open!
These places all usually get fully booked, so make sure you book your accommodation early in advance if you're definitely coming along. See complete info on our accommodation page!
NB!
Hjørundfjord Hostel has special Indiefjord prices 10-13 July or 11-14 July, make sure you select three nights on those dates at booking.com.
Or if you are just staying one night, contact them directly and say you're a festival guest to get an Indiefjord 2020 deal!
All info in the link we just posted. ?
And yes, there will be a welcome party on the Friday, so that's a great reason to arrive early. It's so lovely to meet new (and old) festival friends before it all officially kicks off on the Saturday morning. And you just cannot miss out on Indiefjord Mum Elin-Grethe Haddal's legendary speech/award ceremony!
NB2: We organise transport on the Friday and Monday only, so in case you are thinking of staying shorter/longer you should arrive by car.
Photo by Eline Viddal Rød - from a yoga session at the glorious Bjørke rom og camping, Indiefjord 2016!The legendary Nick Garrie (UK) confirmed for Indiefjord 2020** Members of Teenage Fanclub, Wilco, Camera Obscura, The Ladybug Transistor and BMX Bandits are among those who have declared themselves as fans.
He has been compared to Bob Dylan and Donovan, we have even heard someone mention that Paul McCartney would be jealous of his songwriting skills.
The legendary Nick Garrie (UK) will be joining us at Indiefjord 2020.
A dream come true after years of hoping he would one day be on the line-up. ?
Have a listen to the album The Nightmare of J.B.
Stanislas and you will understand why!Avind (Norway) returns to Indiefjord - listen to their stunning Bonnie "Prince" Billy cover here** We were going to wait until the afternoon to announce this, but as we're listening to this brand new Avind song on repeat, we just wanna share it with you...
One of our favourite Norwegian bands will be playing Indiefjord 2020, just like they did in 2016!
Have a listen to this stunning Bonnie "Prince" Billy cover in our local dialect, "sunnmørsk"!
We cry and cry when listening to this song, it's beautiful beyond words - the Norwegian translation and Tonje Eirin Tafjord's way of singing it really does it justice. ?Video from Indiefjord 2019 - taking us back to a wonderful weekend** Memories from Indiefjord 2019. A huge thanks to *all* of you for making the 6th(!) Indiefjord so magical!
Video by the brilliant Anders Møller Vestergård (@andersvest on Instagram), soundtracked by one of our favourite Simen Mitlid songs, Tell Me Everything.
Oh, and check out Simen's new album, which is out Friday 13 September!
It's packed with beautiful songs.Indiefjord 2019 is over and we're so grateful to all of you** THANK YOU! ???
We have been wondering which one of the photos from last weekend should accompany our thank you post, and there are so many beautiful ones to choose from. But in the end, we decided to share a song with you as thanks.
It was one of those magical moments where we sat there, smiling and at the same time in floods of tears, grateful for the music and grateful to each and everyone of you. You see, this is why we do it. Since 2014 we have aimed to bring indiepop to the fjords and to bring people together - to share these moments of beauty.
Thank you to our guests, the bands, dancers and DJs and our brilliant volunteers (including the hard-working Transport Team). An extra special thanks to the villagers for making us all feel so welcome, and to the band host families (Randi Finnes + Jon Egil Finnes, Cecilie Rørstad + Bjarte Sellereite - and Maria Nikkinen Rørstad + Torbjørn Saure Hoel).
We hear the band members rather hoped we would forget to return them from Bjørke!
Thanks to the mountains, the fjords, the waterfall, the sunshine and the fog - you helped ensure that there was never a boring day weatherwise or otherwise at Indiefjord 2019.
Thanks to super duper graphic designer/illustrator Luke Murphy-Wearmouth for our poster design!
It will definitely go up on our wall!
And of course, a huge thank you to our sponsors; Ørsta kommune, Tussa, SpareBank 1 Søre Sunnmøre, Sparebanken Møre and Retura Søre Sunnmøre AS!
Thanks to Konsertsystemer LLB, Martinus Larsen, Stig Skavøypoll Hestenes and Elias Johan Liavaag for fantastic sound + lights - you made the amazing bands sound, if possible, even better!
Thanks a trillion to our local partners Skjåstaddalen Frilynde Ungdomslag, Storfjorden sokneråd, Bakketunet, Jensaløda, Bjørke rom og camping, Hjørundfjord Adventures, Hjørundfjord Kulturvernlag, Postkjellaren, Antikklåven and Fjordbuda.
Thanks to Farkvamen Barnehage and WestAuto As for hiring us some great buses to take guests and bands safely to/from Bjørke.
And of course Tonga Gardsbryggeri, Sofram Takeaway & Catering, Smaken av Sunnmøre/Anders Adolfsson , Alexander Haddal Molvær, Ann-Kathrin Haddal + Thea Gjerde Rise as well as Eirik Strandabø/JACU for making sure the festival goers did not go hungry/thirsty.
One last, special thank you to someone who is sadly no longer with us, someone who was an important member of the extended Team Indiefjord and one of our biggest supporters - as well as a keen band booker: "Post-Sverre" Bjørke, who passed away earlier this year. We hope to fill the veranda of Postkjellaren with music next year. ?
It's a long list, so we're bound to have forgotten someone, but we are so thankful to everyone who shared these magical summer days with us!
Enjoy this song with Rune Berg og Johnny Hide in Bjørke kyrkje - video by Anita Welle.
Until next time!
Peace & Love!
Download the complete 2019 festival schedule, band timings and map as one PDF – in English or Norwegian: Complete Indiefjord 2019 schedule – English Komplett Indiefjord 2019-program på norsk Do follow us on Facebook, too, as we'll be updating our Facebook page even more frequently.