Christiania Fusel & Blaagress

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Christiania Fusel & Blaagress was a band started at Øystein Sunde's home after an evening at the Dolphin Club in Oslo on February 18, 1968.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockipedia.no/mediateket/norsk-pop-og-rockleksikon/christiania_fusel_og_blaagress/|title=Christiania Fusel & Blaagress « Norsk pop- og rockleksikon (2013) « Rockipedia}} Its first performance was on February 22 the same year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.spinner.no/chr_fusel_blaagress/historie.html|title=Fusels historie|website=www.spinner.no}} The original membership of the band was:

• Kari Svendsen (banjo, tuba/baritone)Breen, Marta. 2006. Piker, vin og sang: 50 år med jenter i norsk rock og pop. Oslo: Spartakus, p. 78.
• Gerd Gudding (fiddle)
• Anne Elisenberg (fiddle, washboard)
• Fredrik Wibe (bass, washtub bass)
• Kåre Schanche (guitar)
• Øystein Sunde (guitar, mandolin)

The band performed live for many years but released only one single, "Det kjem nok betre tider" / "Mamma vi’kke ha" (Better Times a-Comin' / Mama Don't Allow), and one album, Som varmt hvetebrød i tørt gress (Like Hotcakes in Dry Grass).