Year: 2009
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Well, the remainder of our journey was a train ride back to London and then see what would be coming our way. Dead tired of moving along by putting one foot in front of the other we went for the solution of staying in. Staying in discussing philosophically interesting ways…
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We were supposed to pick up a rental car, that was what I’d planned and then out of a sudden there was no car to pick up. Who screwed up? Well, I am not meaning to say that I am among the greatest of tour managers so I guess I…
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I had a meeting with a music lawyer. Discussing future plans… and me moving back to the UK at some point. The meeting was basically about having to build a new team around me that’ll help move things forward… (upwards and onwards) I popped by Fopp in Covent Garden to…
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We had those few beers. We went to Waganama in Camden. It’s one of my favorite restaurants, ’cause even though it’s a chain of restaurants they make good food and good food is what we like. I had my regular course of chili chicken and nudles and a Asahi beer.…
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I was hoping to have my regular coffee and bread this morning. Bread with chocolate toppings or whatever you Englishmen call it. I prefer the Norwegian made Nugatti, whilst a Danish friend of mine say Nutella is the thing, I couldn’t disagree more. But most importantly when it comes to…
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Before leaving my home in Aalesund I wrote down lyrics for three new songs on my typewriter. I can’t remember the last time I sat down to see ink in real life take form of meaningfulness on paper like it used to do back in the old days when I…
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The summer moved out and I thought I moved on. Now they say it is coming back. August always seem to surprise us here as far as the weather is concerned. I remember going back to school after the summer holidays, we were always sat on the sunny side of…
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The sun is killing all creativity and running away with my time. Since postponing the release of the now infamous album Disarm & Let Go I have been sat at my desk trying to figure out a plan. Now the summer is here with temperatures rising and the sea outside…
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I was more into filming the audience than the band this time it seems, or was it just my laziness that kept me from getting out there with my camera and place it at the sound board. The latter is more likely to be the matter and the fact. But…
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Videos, pics and a story from the road soon to be updated at this post. Tags: no sleep, endless driving, no soundcheck, no backstage drinks, parking tickets, mobile safety camera flashing, hot dogs, smiles, happiness. -r & the band
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Hi friends, we are working on a new website incorporating this blog. I hope we’ll have it launched just in time for next week’s shows with Jason Mraz. I have also gotten a designer to do some T-shirts for me exclusively for the Mraz dates (June 22, 23). I will…
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A month of touring kept me away from too many drunken nights.. London being kind to me. Even though cheap beer at local off-license… Always came home with me. Miles are laid dead behind me… The body getting used to the driving. Even though… The car’s engine coughing for a…
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The tour is over. I have so many shows that I haven’t written about. And so much material taped on video and so many pictures taken. So many people to thank. I will have to sit down when home in my flat in Ålesund and edit it all. Then post…
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I was asked to do an interview with a local music blogger just a couple of weeks before I left the country to tour the United Kingdom. A great location and beautiful weather made it the perfect day for a chat. David Pollen ( davidpollen.blogg.no ) who interviewed me is…
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THE GRAIN BARGE, BRISTOL After four hours of sleep on a hotel room floor in Brighton I woke up to take Harald to load-in at some venue I can’t recall the name of. The Alexandria Quartet was doing a showcase at Nettwerk record label’s party at The Great Escape. It…
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It was so comfortable staying in a hotel bed last night. After a gig of which I really enjoyed a lot I went straight to my hotel for a cold pint of lager, then twittering about it, off to bed and a good nights sleep. I woke up just in…
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For you Norwegians or people fluent in Norwegian. Have a listen to this radio interview that I did with Norwegian radio broadcaster NRK P3 and the program Banden. It’s a nice little chat about my newest single Beirut and a few words on the music industry! http://www.nrk.no/banden/lata-ingen-vil-spille/ -r
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Today, feeling like one of those Sixties troubadours travelling around with their guitars on their backs, I am going by train down to Brighton for my gig at the Western Front. Right now at the Apple Store, Regents Street, I am listening to this guy’s master class in Numbers. It…
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Last night was great. I even managed to play most of my recorded songs to date during that show. Something that I found quite exhausting as a lot of them I hadn’t played in a long long time. People even came all the way from Birmingham to see me play.…
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Finally I got off that tourist thing that we’ve been doing the last couple of days. We literally walked all over London looking for great monuments and museums. So I guess I’ve seen a lot that I didn’t bother to visit when being a resident of the city. We were…
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It was August 2007 last time I was here. On a spontaneous trip to catch a show by fellow musicians The Margarets, I went here two summers ago. I remember getting in in the afternoon. They were playing the Notting Hill Arts Club and I didn’t tell them I was…
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I have so far travelled without my phone. I left it in the car just before I boarded the Hurtigruten, voted the `Best Niche Cruise Line´… And I tell you – you should try it! It is said that the Lofoten ferry, the vessel I took, has a classic charm that many find irresistible. Built in 1964…
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Come see me play at my favorite bar Ta Det Piano at ten o’clock tonight. I have tuned my mandolin, guitar and piano… and have put up a fuzzed-out microphone so that I can sing the guitar solos… -r
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Hi, it’s me again. Just to let you know… I have packed my bag. Now, just a little note about a “secret” gig tomorrow. CITY: Ålesund VENUE: I’ll let you know tomorrow at noon TIME: 21:00 It’s just me warming up! PS! Watch out for another “secret” gig this Friday……
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In a matter of days I will pack my bag and wander off into the unknown. This time around I depend on a paper map and a little help from Google Earth every now and then. I have not hired a tour manager whose job would be to get me…
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