For several decades, country music's ups, downs and development have been celebrated. The music has mainly been centered in Nashville, Tennessee. Here we also find the legendary The Grand Ole Opry, which has been a stage for many budding artists. They also have regular artists who perform every night. The music they perform is often the traditional country style called The Nashville Sound. Hank Williams Sr. put his unique stamp on this style, which has left its mark all over the world.

Some of the artists who came to Nashville early on also had ties to Austin, Texas. They include Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Billy Joe Shaver, Townes Van Zandt and Steve Earle.

In the 1970s, a group of artists wanted to develop country music in their own direction. These artists wanted to record their music the way they felt it should be recorded, without being limited by the record companies' fixed templates. Musical freedom was the keyword, and this movement was called The Outlaw Movement. It led to a new branch of country music called Outlaw Country. And the leader of this movement was Waylon Jennings.

Other pioneers included artists such as Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Tompall Glaser. The Outlaws - featuring Jennings, Nelson, Glaser and Jessie Colter - became the first group to sell a million records with the album Wanted, which they released on their own label.

The movement eventually gained widespread support, and several artists followed in its footsteps. The Outlaw Movement became an important phenomenon in country music, both in the US and internationally.

In 2025, artists G. Thomas and Hawk Christensen will present the story of Outlaw Country in their show "From Hank to Waylon". They are also expanding the project to include legendary country singer and songwriter Billy Yates.

In addition, we get to experience Norway's answer to Willie Nelson, namely Little Willie from Lom in Gudbrandsdalen.

The project will be backed by the super band A11.