Obsessing over a bluegrass band from Norway was not on my music bingo card for 2025, and yet here we are. Hayde (pronounced “hide”) Bluegrass Orchestra are a tremendously talented multi-piece band who have brilliantly covered songs such as Wayfaring Stranger and All My Tears. What’s most striking initially is the hauntingly beautiful vocals of lead singer Rebekka Nilsson, but the every member of the band shines through in their musicality. I was so taken with their only Album, Migrants, that I also watched the 30-minute documentary they put out about it’s making which gives a great insight into their personalities and the deep care (and egos) they all poured into it. Can’t wait for the next album!