Norwegian emsemble Storm Weather Shanty Choir perform in Maine and NYC this September
The indie folkrock choir/band Storm Weather Shanty Choir, from the seaside and west coast of Norway, are coming for their first time to U.S for gis in NYC and Maine.
Storm Weather Shanty Choir consists of six singers and musicians with backgrounds ranging from rock, pop (guitar player from Magnet (N) and William Hut (N), Roald Kaldestad), metal and folk, and for credibilitys sake, a sailor/shanty man who has sailed for many seasons aboard the tall ship SS Statsraad Lehmkuhl. We have been together for nine years and we are one of the most curious live rock/folk acts in Norway and can promise you an extraordinary liveshow, were we mix the songs from a capella to full instrumentation, rock n roll style!
Quoted in a concert review from the rockstage Checkpoint Charlie in Stavanger (Norway): "The untraditional Storm Weather Shanty Choir rocked the place with shanties from the seven seas, renewed with both Ramones and Slayer references and mindblowing mandolinsolos. The leadsinger had totally control over the audience and made them sing like pirates when needed, and at the same time make the audience so quiet you could hear a needle fall to the ground"
They have played more than 150 concerts, in clubs, pubs, rock and folk festivals in Norway, England, Germany, Switzerland. Storm Weather Shanty Choir has played support for, and together with the most famous artists of Norway such as Kaizers Orchestra, Odd Nordstoga, Vamp, Katzenjammer,and also the Nashville pirate Dave Cloud and the Power of Gospel (US).
More ambitious than ever, the Norwegian Storm Weather Shanty Choir released critically acclaimed their fourth album Way Hey (and away we’ll go) on April 27 2009 (both digital and through the international distributor Musikkoperatorene.)
Together with producer Bjørn Bunes (Poor Rich Ones, Magnet, William Hut, Poor Rich Ones) the six piece extraordinary rock choir, from the west coast island of Stord, has finally managed to capture their raw and captivating live energy on tape. All songs are experimentational interpretations of traditional shanties and forebitters from the great days of sail. Storm Weather Shanty Choir has trough their ten year old history enjoyed a growing respect from both rock and folk musicians both national and international, and this is mirrored in the list of guests on the album. Here you’ll find norwegian master fiddlers Nils Økland and Sigrid Moldestad side by side with norwegian pop artist William Hut and the legendary Dave Cloud from Nashville
When: September 9th
Where: The Parkside Lounge, 317 E Houston St, NYC
When: September 10th
Where: Rockwood Music Hall at 5pm
Where:The Living Room at 23 pm
When: September 11th
Where: Duffy's, Portland, Maine
When: September 12th.
Where: USA, Portland, Maine