Jack Berntsen
Joakim Jan Aril "Jack" Berntsen (14 October 1940 – 5 October 2010) was a Norwegian philologist, songwriter and folk singer.
He was born in Kjøpsvik in Tysfjord Municipality. He grew up in Hamarøy Municipality, and resided in Svolvær from 1968.
Berntsen founded the Svolvær folk song club Lovisa in 1968, and the Hamarøy music festival Troilltampen in 1973. Among his best known songs is the protest s…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- Norway
- Born
- October 14th, 1940
- Died
- October 5th, 2010
- Labels
- Plateselskapet Mai