What are the differences, if any, in performing in places other than Norway? Carving out a unique niche for themselves in the bosom of folk-pop, Anne Marit Bergheim, Marianne Sveen, Solveig Heilo and Turid Jørgensen’s latest effort is often raucous, occasionally majestic and close to brilliance. Follow. Before their latest album “Rockland” is released, Laurence Morgan chatted to singer Anne Marit Bergheim about aims, song intentions and cats. When we perform in Norway, people tend to be a little bit drunker! What would you be doing today if you weren’t on the phone talking to journalists like me? Banjo Dame Uniek Zon Katten. NOV 17 TUE O2 Shepherds Bush Empire London, GB 19:00 A British piano musical comedy duo 3. When you were studying music were you also studying a specific instrument? Amund Maarud – guitar on "Old de Spain" and "Curvaceous Needs" Jørgen Nordby – drums on "Rockland" References But first I had to navigate Norwegian voicemail…. It’s so wonderful to know that people like us, and that we can keep being different. Posted on December 6, 2015 by Per Ole Hagen. After reading that poem Mats kind of saw a resemblance to the world of Katzenjammer! Photo about MusicianAnne Marit Bergheim of the band Katzenjammer, in Stuttgart, on 23 August 2012. I don’t know it is a language that is easy to sing to and we are very familiar to both American and English music. The band consists of Anne Marit Bergheim, Solveig Heilo and Turid Jørgensen. Bewaard door Danny Kirkland. Does there tend to be a theme when it comes to song subjects, or do you write about many different situations? (Laughs loudly!) I have heard the band described, and I hope you don’t object to this, but I have heard the Katzenjammer look described as “pirate hookers from a Disney movie gone wrong”! By Tony Bell On Nov 11, 2015. They’re always so polite, too – if we’re playing a ballad, they sit still and listen. Before their latest album “Rockland” is released, Laurence Morgan chatted to singer Anne Marit Bergheim about aims, song intentions and cats. Your first single from the album, “Lady Grey”, is, I believe, written about experiences with Alzheimer’s disease. 1,062 Followers, 144 Following, 10 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Anne Marit Bergheim (@annemaritbergheim) He’s called Akerø, and we have another bass called Børge – they’re named after a Norwegian TV presenter. 1. Yes, of course! Read Anne Marit Bergheim's bio and find out more about Anne Marit Bergheim's songs, albums, and chart history. As a mental institution – I don’t know why but…  but maybe I can understand it because it is an institution, at least to us, and it can be crazy sometimes. CREDITS. I only discovered Katzenjammer recently, and only because I was purchasing music online by another Scandinavian band – the well know online shop suggested that I might like to look at… I did and I was hooked. Emmm… not the biggest one! Thank you Anna Marit, it has been a pleasure talking to you. The title track which you and Mats Rybo wrote is a wonderful song, tell me a little about it. I think our German label has the best description of us: “Katzenjammer – Genre: No genre.”. We love coming to England though, we were in London recently, and we’ve been to the UK quite a few times! “We don’t want to define ourselves, we like to keep people guessing!”. NOV 13 FRI O2 Institute2 Birmingham Birmingham, GB 19:00 Thank you so much… but I’m not sure if I should thank you, it’s going to be expensive! Who do you listen to when you are relaxing at home? Solveig Heilo. Marianne Sveen & Anne Marit Bergheim from norway with ther new Project. Music Editor, third year music student with no other discernible features. You met at a private music school, did you have a plan of where your career was going to go before Katzenjammer “happened”? But I don’t think you can ever actually imagine this becoming a reality before it actually becomes a reality. Join Facebook to connect with Anne Marit Bergheim and others you may know. Anne Marit Bergheim – instruments, vocals; Solveig Heilo – instruments, vocals; Turid J. Honerud – instruments, vocals; Marianne Sveen – instruments, vocals; Additional musicians. And also, we are switching around the instruments so much so we have to play the same set, if we switch around it will just be chaotic while we are switching instruments. I’ve been listening to her a lot lately. But is important to us that we keep a spontaneous feel to it anyway that we can relate to the audience and not make every single show identical, that would be boring for us as well. I think we do that just to show the 4 separate corners of the band, to show our diversity, so that people can’t pin us down. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Former band member Marianne Sveen left the band in the beginning of 2016. Your new album “Rockland” is out on March 2nd, how have you found the writing and recording experience in comparison to previous times? I’m fine thank you! Rockland – yes, Mats wrote the lyrics on this one, he is a huge Alan Ginsberg fan and he read the poem Howl which describes a mental institution called Rockland. No, Norwegian of course is that. Do you encourage your fans to bring Cherry Pies to your shows? Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Weekly University Update: safety nets, online learning, rent reduction hopes, NUS UK response to government plans for student testing for Christmas. Favourites in music include Dry The River, Adult Jazz, Alt-J, James Blake and prepared to listen to anything. 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