Sailorine
Encyclopedia
Sailorine is the roots singer, musician and songwriter Ingunn Ringvold from Norway
.
She plays piano
, harmonium
, gitar, dulcimer
and djembe
.
in Norway
. From the age of 5 until 12, Ringvold participated in four children recordings on the Christian record label Lynor.
, Sailorine planned to release an EP
, but during its recording she was contacted by indie
record label Voices of Wonder
. They wanted to sign her after hearing a couple of her songs on MySpace
.
Sailorine signed with Voices of Wonder in 2008 and within the same year her debut album Girl In Sailor Suit was released. The record was produced by Are Fevang from Ila Auto
, recorded in Oslo, Norway and Los Angeles. The single "I Need A Ride" was listed NRK P1
, the largest public radio station in Norway.
On November 1, 2010 her second album Tea Leaves will be released, recorded in Lund (Sweden), Oslo (Noway) and Portland (USA). The album is produced by Mark Olson
and Sailorine.
from The Jayhawks.
Sailorine toured with Mark Olson and Gary Louris
(The Jayhawks) in 2009, to promote their duo record Ready For The Flood.
Sailorine has played several festivals in Norway: by:Larm
, Slottsfjellsfestivalen, Bergenfest and Kongene på Haugen, and played shows around Norway − in Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger, Larvik and Oslo.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
She plays piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, harmonium
Harmonium
A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...
, gitar, dulcimer
Dulcimer
Dulcimer may refer to two types of musical instruments:* Appalachian dulcimer, a fretted, plucked musical instrument which is also referred to as a "mountain dulcimer", "lap dulcimer", "hog fiddle", "fretted dulcimer" or simply "dulcimer"...
and djembe
Djembe
A djembe also known as jembe, jenbe, djbobimbe, jymbe, yembe, or jimbay, or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin-covered drum meant played with bare hands....
.
Musical career
She grew up in LarvikLarvik
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. From the age of 5 until 12, Ringvold participated in four children recordings on the Christian record label Lynor.
Record Deal
Together with the Norwegian grammy award winning bluegrassband Ila AutoIla Auto
Ila Auto is a Spellemannprisen winning bluegrass band from Oslo.- Discography :* If You Keep Pickin' it Might Never Heal * Over the Next Hill * Ila Auto...
, Sailorine planned to release an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, but during its recording she was contacted by indie
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
record label Voices of Wonder
Voices of Wonder
Voices of Wonder aka Voice of Wonder Records was one of the most important rock record labels in Oslo, Norway in the early 1990s. The label was fronted by a small and intimate record store on Olaf Ryes plass, which in addition to the labels own artists specialized in the English Earache Records and...
. They wanted to sign her after hearing a couple of her songs on MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
.
Sailorine signed with Voices of Wonder in 2008 and within the same year her debut album Girl In Sailor Suit was released. The record was produced by Are Fevang from Ila Auto
Ila Auto
Ila Auto is a Spellemannprisen winning bluegrass band from Oslo.- Discography :* If You Keep Pickin' it Might Never Heal * Over the Next Hill * Ila Auto...
, recorded in Oslo, Norway and Los Angeles. The single "I Need A Ride" was listed NRK P1
NRK P1
NRK P1 is one of three nation-wide analogue radio channels operated by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . It is the direct descendant of NRK's first radio station which began broadcasting in 1933...
, the largest public radio station in Norway.
On November 1, 2010 her second album Tea Leaves will be released, recorded in Lund (Sweden), Oslo (Noway) and Portland (USA). The album is produced by Mark Olson
Mark Olson
Mark W. Olson was a member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve from 2001 to 2006. Filling an unexpired term to end on January 31, 2010, he resigned on June 21, 2006 in order to run the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.-Biography:In 1943, Mark W. Olson was born on March...
and Sailorine.
Concerts and touring
From 2006, Sailorine has toured all over the States and a large part of Europe with singer/songwriter Mark OlsonMark Olson
Mark W. Olson was a member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve from 2001 to 2006. Filling an unexpired term to end on January 31, 2010, he resigned on June 21, 2006 in order to run the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.-Biography:In 1943, Mark W. Olson was born on March...
from The Jayhawks.
Sailorine toured with Mark Olson and Gary Louris
Gary Louris
Gary Louris is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter of alternative country and pop music. He was a founding member of the Minneapolis-based band The Jayhawks, and their principal songwriter and vocalist after the departure of Mark Olson; he is often credited with the band's subsequent move from...
(The Jayhawks) in 2009, to promote their duo record Ready For The Flood.
Sailorine has played several festivals in Norway: by:Larm
By:Larm
by:Larm is a music festival and conference held annually at different locations in Norway since 1998. Since 2008 the festival has been held in Oslo....
, Slottsfjellsfestivalen, Bergenfest and Kongene på Haugen, and played shows around Norway − in Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger, Larvik and Oslo.
Albums
- Girl In Sailor Suit, Voices of Wonder, 2008
- Tea Leaves, Voices of Wonder, 2010
Records with other artists
Sailorine has co-written songs on these albums:- Ready For The Flood, Mark Olson & Gary Louris, New West, 2009
- Many Colored Kite, Mark Olson, Ryko Disk, 2010
External links
- Official site
- Myspace page
- Kvalitetscountry på internasjonalt nivå review in abcnyheter.no
- Feiende flott debut review Tromsø By
- Solid og stilsikker debut review DagbladetDagbladetDagbladet is Norway's second largest tabloid newspaper, and the third largest newspaper overall with a circulation of 105,255 copies in 2009, 18,128 papers less than in 2008. The editor in chief is Lars Helle....
- Skapte stemning på fjellet Slottsfjellfestivalen
- Varmer opp for Big Bang Østlandsposten