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- ↑ "Thor Erdahl neste års festspillkunstner". NRK . 28 June 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ↑ "Med Røst til Hvaler". Lofotposten . 8 September 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
