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- ↑ "Velkommen til Hardanger Musikkfest 5. - 10. juni 2019" (in Norwegian). HardangerMusikkfest.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ↑ "Hardanger Musikkfest" (in Norwegian). Hardanger Folkeblad . Retrieved 2019-01-18.