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Margaret Berger
Margaret has finally decided that she actually loves being described as a ‘quirky’ artist, and she definitely lives up to this label perfectly. Her voice is sweet yet mature and solid. It was extremely refreshing to hear electro-pop being sung by a truly talented singer, who actually had an input in the writing and production of her music. She was enthusiastic and light-hearted on stage surrounded by a few dancers adding to the performances’ sophistication. A pleasure to watch. Read more...
Added: 20/11/2006




Amy Wadge
Amy Wadge is a Bristol-born actress, singer and songwriter, known for her “amazing” (Big Issue), “tough-but-tender voice” (Venue Magazine) and her “emotionally mature lyrics” (Q Magazine). A critically acclaimed musician, Amy earned the title of Best Female Solo Act at the Welsh Music Awards, beating out the likes of Charlotte Church and Cerys Matthews to win the title two years in a row. I’ve been sent to interview the up-and-coming songstress on a rainy London evening at the Borderline, a popular London music venue. Read more...
Added: 20/11/2006




Nerina Pallot
This young artist has taken the music scene by storm with her catchy single ‘Everybody’s gone to war’. She manages to combine an important, appropriate message with a light-hearted and uplifting melody. The crowd loved this performance and joined in enthusiastically. Her vocals were flawless and we are sure to see more of this talented singer/songwriter in the near future. Read more...
Added: 20/11/2006




The Organiser - Jimmy Olsen
We were really bored in Fredrickstad so we started a festival six years ago in an old ship yard. It was launched within 14 days – we had booked about 20 bands. Some of the most famous bands played. There were about 300-400 people there having a good time. Read more...
Added: 20/11/2006




Ralph Myerz and Jack Herren Band
Manefestivalen 2006 – Frerickstad, Norway Between 1997 to 2000 this dynamic trio were just experimenting with various musical ideas and then all of a sudden they decided to quit their day jobs take it seriously. ‘We started seriously working on the music in 2001. We got signed by an American record label and released two albums with them. This year we’re signed with Virgin Records in Norway, were releasing our third album in September.’ Read more...
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Furia
Manefestivalen 2006 – Frerickstad, Norway Furia grew up in a very small place on the West of Norway called Os. The met in high school and have played together for 11 years now. ‘We were 15/16 when we started. All our male friends were in bands but they didn’t want us because we were girls so we started our own band. It was a very small place so we needed things to do. There were only about 16,000 in our town.’ Read more...
Added: 20/11/2006




Schaefer
We’ve been playing together since 2001/2002, starting off with various underground projects and some of them evolved into Schaefer. We used to be a more electronic project with samples and program tracks, then we decided it wasn’t fun. We wanted to jump around and play live so we found a bass player a year later. We still had this pile of equipment that we couldn’t get rid of but now finally we’re a rock and roll band trying to play completely without the samples and sequences. Read more...
Added: 20/11/2006




The Cheaters
This Norwegian Rock n’ Roll band stumbled upon success two years ago and have been rising in the Norwegian music scene ever since. ‘We’ve been friends since we were very young. We started playing together about two years ago, and the Norwegian music scene seemed very interested in what we were doing so we got signed to a label.’ Read more...
Added: 20/11/2006




LillyJets - Norwegian Rock Chicks
Lillyjets are a dynamic trio of rock chicks with a touch of femininity. Their sweet harmonious vocals are blended with rocking attitude and stylish guitar riffs to create this diverse sound. How did you come about deciding your band name? ‘We never actually thought about the name of our band, and then one month before releasing our first single we had to find a name. We ended up with ‘Lillyjets’ which suits us well; a little rocky but feminine.’ Read more...
Added: 20/11/2006




Kai Andersen of Athletic Sound Studios
Kai Andersen is well known producer in the city of Halden just an hour from Oslo, Norway. He is most famous for being one of the very few producers who still uses an analogue recording system and is focused on preserving that raw, natural sound that cannot be achieved in the modern studio. Read more...
Added: 20/11/2006


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