Music for a while started as an ensemble in 2004. Originally interpreting songs by Kurt Weill, set to lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, («Weill Variations» 2007) it soon transcended into a genre-wandering band, digging into the European cultural heritage of western classical music. («Graces that refrain» 2012 & «Canticles of Winter» 2015). This group of musicians originates from jazz, rock, bluegrass, pop music, classical, contemporary and experimental music. Music for a while is a collective who enjoys rediscovering and revisiting songs that have belonged to previous generations. The album «Essays» (2021) takes the classical variations even further, adding a variety of instruments, such as banjo, pedal steel guitar, pump organ and grand piano to the equation. Recorded in Propeller Recordings by Mike Hartung. Produced by Tora Augestad. Music for a while: TORA AUGESTAD, VOCALS STIAN CARSTENSEN, ACCORDION, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR & BANJO TRYGVE BRØSKE, GRAND PIANO & PUMP ORGAN MATHIAS EICK, TRUMPET MARTIN TAXT, TUBA PÅL HAUSKEN, DRUMS & PERCUSSION GUEST ON PUR TI MIRO 7: MAGNUS STAVELAND, TENOR