The guitarist has been a star on the blues scene in Norway for decades, having played on over 70 records with top musicians at home and abroad. Arne’s also an avid fan of New Orleans music and the Troubled Men Podcast. As he completes his first solo record with some Crescent City luminaries, we take the opportunity to haul him into the Ring Room to spar for a few rounds.

Topics include a shameful tragedy, a tarp, Corona time, bargain accommodations, a week of gigs, Joni Mitchell, Scandinavian melancholy, European joints, early training, an exchange program, Reidar Larsen, Sonny Landreth, the Swedes, Iceland, the Gulf Stream, smog, the George Deukmejian car buyback, the Muppet Show, pranks gone wrong, flakka, a superhero, Abba, recording styles, Terence Higgins, John “Papa” Gros, black metal, the Vikings, and much more.

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Intro music: Styler/Coman

Outro music: “Gris Gris” by Arne Skage from his forthcoming solo album.