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Place of Birth: Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
About Tønes
- Frank Tønnesen(born 28 April 1972), better known by his stage name Tønes, is a Norwegiansinger-songwriter and guitarist from Sokndal, Norway.He released his debut album, Rett te håves, in 1996 and has since released a number of albums and EPs.
- He uses the Sokndal dialect in many of his songs and tells intriguing stories.
- In 2018 he released his first novel under the name Vi kan ikke ta med oss alt dette hjem. Tønes performs both solo and with a backing band that differs in configuration, sometimes consisting of just a bass and/or accordion.
- Among his bandmates are Gaute Tengesdal (bass and backing vocals), Erlend Aasland (guitar, steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano, auto harp and backing vocals), Kjell Gudmestad (steel-guitar and electric guitar), and Øystein Holmen (keyboards, backing vocals).
- Arne Andersen joined, playing percussion in 2012, and later Anne Lise Frøkedal also joined playing electric guitar and keyboards and also contributing with backing vocals.
- In the early years Johan Egdetveit (accordion) performed in some shows.
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