Johnny Logan and The Paperboys  on Norwegian  TV 2 on the 22nd July

Johnny Logan of Eurovision fame, winning not just once for ireland, not just twice but three times, will be performing at Allsang på Grensen 2009, from Fredriksten festning, Halden, Norway. the performances are being shown, with the show recording beginning at 18:45.

The weekly show, presented by Katrine Moholt and Tommy Steine, will feature Johnny Logan, Tone Damli Aaberge, Cecilia Vennersten, Herreys, and the extremely popular Irish-Mexican-Canadian mix Music from The Paperboys. The Paperboys music has a multi-cultural mix, with a strong irish flavour running through it, with popular Irish Folk songs in their repertoire. They are Canadian and reguarly tour Europe -  in fact in September you'll find The Paperboys touring Germany from the 16th to the 27th.

Halden and Svinesund form the gateway to Norway, strategically placed between beautiful skerries on one side and large forests and lakes on the other. Oslo is situated just under two hours to the north, with Gothenburg about the same distance to the south. If you are going to Gothenburg you can now cross Svinesund by the new and modern bridge with the Ringdals fjord deep below.

Fredriksten fortress, Østfold’s millenium site, and with a central role in the celebrations of the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905, stands as a monument to the Norwegian will to defend itself during times of unrest. Today the fortress is one of the town’s most important and much visited tourist attractions. Approximately 200000 tourists visit the fortress each summer where its walls, bastions, armaments, amunition tower, dark secret passageways and museums tell the story of the town. Fredriksten fortress also has an inviting and beautiful park. The whole site is floodlit by Norway’s most impressive floodlighting.