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Ivar Medaas

Ivar Medaas (April 9, 1938 – January 7, 2005) was a Norwegian folksinger and fiddle player. He is best known for his 1963 song Dar Kjem Dampen written by Ragnvald Hammer.

Also recorded as Ivar Medås

Ivar Medaas

Ivar Medaas og Norvald Tveit i Alversund, 1969

Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway · Ivar Medaas og Norvald Tveit i Alversund (1969) · CC BY 2.0

Name
Ivar Medaas
Birth Name
Ivan Medaas
Born
9 April 1938
Died
7 January 2005
Occupation
Musician, singer-songwriter

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Ivar Medaas (April 9, 1938 – January 7, 2005) was a Norwegian folksinger and fiddle player. He is best known for his 1963 song Dar Kjem Dampen written by Ragnvald Hammer.

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