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In the Country – Remembrance
In the Country, Slettahjell & Reiersrud’s third album “Remembrance” is a unique
feminist Norwegian music project rooted in the strong poets based on the three
English Brontë sisters and American Emily Dickinson, who wrote poems on each
continent nearly 200 years ago. Brontë and Dickinson had a huge production of high
quality poems, often quite emotional, which still today hits home.
From each side of the Atlantic these authors points to each other in a quite
supplementary way, which gives root to a beautiful and deep dialogue in the music.
This dialogue transforms into a new dimension when two of Norway’s finest vocalists
Solveig Slettahjell and Sidsel Endresen voices this grand project.
The band, who’s core is the piano trio In the Country, comprised of pianist and
composer Morten Qvenild, bassist Roger Arntzen and drummer Pål Hausken, has
since 2014 teamed up with vocalist Solveig Slettahjell and guitarist Knut Reiersrud,
and released the same year their Norwegian grammy nominated live-debut-album
“Norwegian Woods” on the German label ACT, which was recorded at Berlin
Philharmonic hall at the concert series “Jazz at the Philharmonic”. The band has
since their debut performed throughout Norway, in addition to festivals and concert
halls in Finland, Germany, Austria and the US. They released their first studio album
“Trail of Souls” in 2015, and ten years later – in January 2025 – they are finally
releasing their grandiose album “Remembrance”.
About the album we say – it’s a tribute to all daughters, mothers and
women!
Solveig Slettahjell – vocal, Morten Qvenild – keys, Knut Reiersrud – guitar, Roger Arntzen – bass,
Pål Hausken – drums, Sidsel Endresen – spoken word
Musikere
Solveig Slettahjell - vokal
Morten Qvenild - piano
Knut Reiersrud - Gitar
Roger Arntzen - bass
Pål Hausken - trommer
Sidsel Endresen - vokal
