Congratulations to Shining

They won the a-ha grant of NOK 1,000,000 on Friday night. Well done to them, and many, many thanks to everyone who voted for Hanne.

VOTE to help HANNE HUKKELBERG win 1 million NOK!

The famous Norwegian pop band a-ha is retiring, but before they leave they are giving away 4 grants of a million NOK ($150 000/£100 000/€125 000) to 4 Norwegian artists. A jury has come down to 8 nominees and it is now up to the public to decide which 4 artists who will get the grant.

The first grant winner is revealed this Friday and Hanne Hukkelberg is in the competition against the talented band Shining.

So – we need all the help we can get!

Please click on the link below and vote for Hanne Hukkelberg to win the a-ha grant:

http://interaktiv.vg.no/avstemning/konkurranse?id=13494

(You have to leave an email address, but no worries – use your ”spam email-account” )

Voting ends Friday June 18th at 9pm CET, but why wait?

Please help spread the news to all your friend, family and contacts!
Post on your website, Myspace or Facebook, blogs and share on Twitter.

We are very grateful for your help!

Summer dates

Thursday June 10
Supporting Junip
Bowery Ballroom, NYC
9.00 PM
www.boweryballroom.com/event/4586

Saturday June 19
Joe’s Pub
New York City, NY
9.30 PM
www.joespub.com

Wednesday July 14
Teatro Maria Matos
Lisboa, Portugal
10.00 PM
www.teatromariamatos.egeac.pt

Friday August 6
Litteraturhuset
Oslo, Norway
4.00
http://www.litteraturhuset.no

Wednesday August 11
Hedmanska Gården
Malmö, Sweden
7.30 PM

Saturday August 14
Portåsen Wildenveys rike
Mjøndalen, Norway
7.00 PM

Friday August 20
PStereo, Marinen
Trondheim, Norway
pstereo.net

New show confirmed in Portugal

July 14th
Teatro Maria Matos
Lisboa, Portugal
22.00 pm

“With three exceptional albums on her name, Hanne Hukkelbergs not only contributes to the myth of the excellence of scandinavian pop, but also confirms her own fame as a gifted song writer and arranger. Blood from a stone, her magnum opus from 2009, is the basis of the breathtaking tour she’s doing with a trio blessed with a rare versatility and abundance of musical resources.”

Prices:
Normal: 15€
Under 30 years old: 5€

http://teatromariamatos.pt/catalogo/detalhes_produto.php?id=242

Another NYC show confirmed, this Friday, 16 April…

Rooftop Films and Sweden’s Music Doc festival present a special screening of music and documentary films from Scandinavia, plus a live performance by Norway’s extraordinary Hanne Hukkelberg. Head on up to the roof at Open Road Rooftop this Friday for a special presentation of Knut Eric Jensen fantastic documentary, Cool & Crazy, a portrait of the dedicated members of Norway’s Berlevag Male Choir. Knut Erik Jensen’s thoroughly charming docu-musical – dubbed the ‘Arctic Buena Vista Social Club’ – has been a smash hit in its native Norway and a favourite at film festivals the world over. It tells the story of the distinguished male voice choir of Berlevåg, one of Norway’s most exposed and northerly fishing villages (and the setting for Isak Dinesen’s ‘Babette’s Feast’).

Prior to the film, Hanne Hukkelberg will perform her mesmerizing music live and solo.

7:30 PM: Doors Open
8:00 PM: Live music by Hanne Hukkelberg
8.30 PM: Fever Ray – Keep the Streets Empty For Me (music video)
8:45 PM: Cool and Crazy

TICKETS: $10 here or at the door

More info here

Hanne booked to perform solo at Joe’s Pub in New York, June 19

We’re pleased to announce that Hanne has a solo show confirmed at Joe’s Pub in NYC, June 19. $14, on stage at 9.30pm.

Click here for full details

Bandy Riddles video courtesy of Extraneous Noise

Bandy Riddles from TT the Bear’s show in Cambridge, MA last month.

BY:LARM

coming friday the 19.2. my fabulous band and i am playing @ strykejernet (by blå) on the by:larm festival in oslo. this concert is just exclusive (not in the official by:larm program), so be quick buying one of the 100 tickets put out for non delegats so you can get the chance to see not only hanne hukkelberg but katzenjammer, superfamily, moddi, cuckoo, smoke mohawk, far from tellus and kobert. all these great artists are at the propeller recordings label.

WELCOME!

HANNE NOMINATED FOR FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR BY THE NORWEGIAN GRAMMY AWARD (SPELLEMANNSPRISEN)!

(click on the icon for more information).

HANNE SINGS ON MOTORPSYCHO’s «Heavy metal fruit»

bent sæther is the guitarist in one of my favourite bands ever, motorpsycho. i don’t know from where i got the guts but i just sent him a message and asked if he wanted to play the bass on my next record, blood from a stone (this was last year). and he said yes and made beautiful bass sounds on ‘bandy riddles’ (the song on the record that is most influenced by motorpsycho). but he refused to get paid for it. he wanted a favour in return. this is how i was brought in to sing on their newest record «Heavy metal fruit». this album has got amazing words in the norwegian press. for those who can read norwegian, here’s some stunning reviews:

http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/musikk/article328631.ece

http://www.nrk.no/lydverket/motorhvem/

http://grus.as/?p=1496

here’s info in english:

http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/motorpsycho/rlp-2093-motorpsycho_-heavy-metal-fruit