· Member joins
Audun Kjus joins the band
flute
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White Willow
Group · Norway · formed 1995
band that plays progressive rock
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Also known as ホワイト・ウィロー
Timeline
48 events+ Member joins 22− Member leaves 17▣ Album 7◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Member joins
Henning Eidem joins the band
drums (drum set)
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· Member joins
Jan Tariq Rahman joins the band
keyboard
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· Member joins
Peter B. Albers joins the band
bass guitar
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· Debut release
Debut release: Ignis Fatuus
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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· Member leaves
Audun Kjus leaves the band
flute
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· Member leaves
Henning Eidem leaves the band
drums (drum set)
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· Member leaves
Peter B. Albers leaves the band
bass guitar
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· Member joins
Eldrid Johansen joins the band
lead vocals
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· Member leaves
Eldrid Johansen leaves the band
lead vocals
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· Member joins
Tirill Mohn joins the band
violin
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· Member leaves
Tirill Mohn leaves the band
violin
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· Member leaves
Jan Tariq Rahman leaves the band
keyboard
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· Member joins
Frode Lia joins the band
bass guitar
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· Member leaves
Frode Lia leaves the band
bass guitar
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· Member joins
Mattias Olsson joins the band
drums (drum set)
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· Member leaves
Mattias Olsson leaves the band
drums (drum set)
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· Member joins
Sylvia Skjellestad joins the band
lead vocals
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2000s
· Member joins
Aage Moltke Schou joins the band
drums (drum set)
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· Member joins
Brynjar Dambo joins the band
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· Member leaves
Brynjar Dambo leaves the band
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· Member joins
Johannes Sæbøe joins the band
guitar
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· Member leaves
Johannes Sæbøe leaves the band
guitar
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· Member joins
Ketil Vestrum Einarsen joins the band
flute
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· Member leaves
Sylvia Skjellestad leaves the band
lead vocals
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· Member joins
Johannes Sæbøe joins the band
guitar
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· Member leaves
Johannes Sæbøe leaves the band
guitar
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· Member joins
Lars Fredrik Frøislie joins the band
keyboard
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· Member joins
Marthe Berger Walthinsen joins the band
bass guitar
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· Member joins
Trude Eidtang joins the band
lead vocals
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· Member leaves
Aage Moltke Schou leaves the band
drums (drum set)
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· Member leaves
Ketil Vestrum Einarsen leaves the band
flute
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· Member leaves
Marthe Berger Walthinsen leaves the band
bass guitar
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· Member leaves
Trude Eidtang leaves the band
lead vocals
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· Member joins
Mattias Olsson joins the band
drums (drum set)
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2010s
· Member joins
Ellen Andrea Wang joins the band
bass guitar
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· Member joins
Ketil Vestrum Einarsen joins the band
flute
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· Member joins
Sylvia Skjellestad joins the band
lead vocals
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· Member leaves
Sylvia Skjellestad leaves the band
lead vocals
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· Member joins
Venke Knutson joins the band
lead vocals
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Biography
English biography179 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1354070257
Biography
White Willow is a Norwegian art rock band, mixing elements of orchestral pop, 1970s progressive rock, jazz-rock and electronic elements.
White Willow's influences range from 10cc, The Beach Boys, Big Star and Steely Dan to King Crimson, Magma, Weather Report and Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell. Typical of their sound is the prominence of female vocals, flute and mellotrons and analog synthesizers.
Many guest artists have appeared on White Willow's albums. They include Norwegian singer/songwriter Finn Coren, British art-pop vocalist Tim Bowness, and US avant-rock guitarist Michael S. Judge.
Current band members
Venke Knutson - vocals
Lars Fredrik Frøislie - keyboards
Ketil Einarsen - flutes
Jacob Holm-Lupo - guitars
Ellen Andrea Wang - bass
Mattias Olsson - drums
Former band members
Sylvia Erichsen - vocals
Trude Eidtang - vocals
Marthe Berger Walthinsen - bass
Aage Moltke Schou - drums
Erik Holm - drums
Danny Young - drums
Alexander Engebretsen - bass
Per Christian Stenberg - bass
Eldrid Johansen - vocals
Sara Trondal - vocals
Tirill Mohn - violin
Audun Kjus - flute and vocals
Jan Tariq Rahman - keyboards, bass, woodwinds and vocals (founding member)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 48 | 98.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 7 studio albums)
Albums · 7
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:38
1Snowfall6:302Lord of Night7:133Song2:044Ingenting3:155The Withering of the Boughs7:176Lines on an Autumnal Evening4:527Now in These Fairy Lands5:288Piletreet1:479Till He Arrives3:3110Cryptomenysis11:3711Signs2:0412John Dee’s Lament11:001998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 48:15
1Leaving the House of Thanatos8:062The Book of Love4:573Soteriology5:064Helen and Simon Magus9:165Thirteen Days2:506A Strange Procession…4:077…A Dance of Shadows13:532000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 48:07
1Anamnesis9:112Paper Moon6:453The Crucible7:314The Last Rose of Summer3:235Gnostalgia10:186The Reach10:592004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 47:24
1Chemical Sunset7:582Sally Left6:333Endless Science3:374Soulburn9:215Insomnia5:496Storm Season4:217Nightside of Eden9:452006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 51:29
1Night Surf4:122Splinters8:363Ghosts5:484Joyride4:185The Lingering9:256The Dark Road4:177Chrome Dawn7:138Dusk City6:059Ararat1:352011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 56:55
1Hawks Circle the Mountain7:102Snowswept4:133Kansas Regrets4:404Red Leaves8:415Floor 679:556Natasha of the Burning Woods6:307Searise13:128A Rumour of Twilight2:342017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 50:27
1Future Hopes4:302Silver & Gold4:043In Dim Days11:074Where There Was Sea There Is Abyss1:595A Scarred View18:166Animal Magnetism7:157Damnation Valley3:16
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Animal MagnetismSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 7:091Animal Magnetism7:09 | 20 February 2015 | ||
| 2021 | The Reach (1999 pre‐production demo)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 11:001The Reach (1999 pre‐production demo)11:00 | Demo | 12 April 2021 | |
| 2021 | Future Hopes (the single, director’s cut)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:281Future Hopes (single, director’s cut)4:28 | 19 April 2021 |
Album · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Occultations: An Introduction to White WillowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:59:511Snowfall6:34 2Cryptomenysis11:40 3Now in These Fairylands5:29 4Soteriology5:09 5…A Dance of Shadows14:00 6Paper Moon6:54 7The Crucible7:44 8Anamnesis9:24 9Storm Season4:27 10Chemical Sunset8:04 11Insomnia5:49 12Night Surf4:13 13The Dark Road4:17 14Kansas Regrets4:44 15Hawks Circle the Mountain7:16 16Red Leaves8:48 17The Howling Wind5:19 | Compilation | 8 October 2015 | |
| 2020 | Pandora’s BoxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 56:431Leaving the House of Thanatos (live@NEARfest) (rough mix)10:18 2Det omvendte bæger11:54 3Clothes of Sand (from pre‐Sacrament demo)3:24 4Coniunctio (from pre‐Sacrament demo)3:48 5The Last Rose of Summer (pre‐Sacrament demo)3:18 6Gnostalgia (pre‐Sacrament demo)11:20 7The Crucible (pre‐Sacrament demo)7:22 8Paper Moon (live audience recording)5:19 | Compilation,Demo | 20 March 2020 | |
| 2025 | The Prog SamplerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 2:19:091Snowfall6:26 2Lord of Night7:14 3Now in These Fairy Lands5:28 4Leaving the House of Thanatos8:12 5Soteriology5:09 6Anamnesis9:24 7The Crucible7:44 8The Reach11:08 9Chemical Sunset8:00 10Sally Left6:35 11Nightside of Eden9:54 12Night Surf4:14 13The Dark Road4:19 14Red Leaves8:41 15Kansas Regrets4:40 16Searise13:08 17Future Hopes4:30 18In Dim Days11:07 19Damnation Valley3:16 | Compilation | 13 October 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put White Willow head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 48 | 98.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audun Kjus | 1993 | 1995 | flute |
| Henning Eidem | 1993 | 1995 | drums (drum set) |
| Jan Tariq Rahman | 1993 | 1998 | keyboard |
| Peter B. Albers | 1993 | 1995 | bass guitar |
| Eldrid Johansen | 1995 | 1995 | lead vocals |
| Tirill Mohn | 1995 | 1995 | violin |
| Frode Lia | 1998 | 1998 | bass guitar |
| Mattias Olsson | 1998 | 1998 | drums (drum set) |
| Sylvia Skjellestad | 1998 | 2004 | lead vocals |
| Aage Moltke Schou | 2000 | 2007 | drums (drum set) |
| Brynjar Dambo | 2000 | 2000 | |
| Johannes Sæbøe | 2000 | 2000 | guitar |
| Ketil Vestrum Einarsen | 2000 | 2007 | flute |
| Johannes Sæbøe | 2004 | 2004 | guitar |
| Lars Fredrik Frøislie | 2004 | present | keyboard |
| Marthe Berger Walthinsen | 2004 | 2007 | bass guitar |
| Trude Eidtang | 2005 | 2007 | lead vocals |
| Mattias Olsson | 2009 | present | drums (drum set) |
| Ellen Andrea Wang | 2010 | present | bass guitar |
| Ketil Vestrum Einarsen | 2010 | present | flute |
| Sylvia Skjellestad | 2010 | 2016 | lead vocals |
| Venke Knutson | 2016 | present | lead vocals |
| Jacob Holm‐Lupo | — | present | guitar |
| Sara Trondal | — | present | lead vocals |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/147de9f1-2083-4fe9-82c2-2487ed626d9bdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/147de9f1-2083-4fe9-82c2-2487ed626d9bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2322365genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2322365seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Willow_%28band%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Willow_%28band%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of progressive rock artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
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Wikidata: Q2322365 · MusicBrainz: 147de9f1-2083-4fe9-82c2-2487ed626d9b
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