[TR24][OF] Randi Tytingvag (Tytingvaag) - Grounding - 2012 (vocal jazz, folk, female vocal, nordic)

#777Randi Tytingvåg
Randi Tytingvåg is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She is known for her warm, clear, distinctive voice. It carries a dualistic mix; strong and fragile at the same time. She has a strong presence and an honest way of communicating with the audience. Her compositions and lyrics underline her talent for storytelling.
Her songs are a crossover between the different genres she herself has been influenced by: folk, jazz, roots, country and the singer/songwriter tradition. It can be described as a unique Norwegicana sound. Her main project is now Randi Tytingvåg Trio:
Randi Tytingvåg: vocals
Dag Vagle: guitar, vocals, backing vocals
Erlend E. Aasland: tenor guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals
They are touring in Norway, Germany and Austria on a regular basis and have received great response on their albums and concerts. See more under Press.
As a student, Randi studied jazz singing under Lee Gibson and took composition classes with Michael Burnett. She finished her music studies at School of the Arts Roehampton in London in 2001. She made her debut as a jazz singer the same year at the Maijazz festival in Stavanger. In 2004 she was announced to be ”The artist of the year” in her hometown. In 2006 Randi made her debut as an actress at Rogaland Teater in the music drama Skyfri himmel, by Bjørn Eidsvåg and Olaug Nilssen.
In the fall of 2011 Randi worked in a new play at Rogaland Teater, MOR: Eg konne vel tenkt meg å gå heile Den kinesiske mur, written by Rønnaug Kleiva. The play also starred the wonderful actress Sally Nilsson. It was based on songs from the albums Let Go and RED.
She has released seven albums and two eps.
http://www.tytingvaag.no/about

#777Рэнди Титингваг
Рэнди Титингваг - норвежская певица, актриса и автор песен с теплым и чистым вокалом, нежным и, при этом, пронзительным. В 2001 году Рэнди закончила музыкальную Школу искусств Рохамптона, что на юго-западе Лондона, где изучал джазовое пение под руководством Ли Гибсона (Lee Gibson) и брала уроки композиции у Майкла Бернетта (Michael Burnett). В том же году она дебютировала в качестве джазовой певицы на фестивале Maijazz festival в Ставангере. В 2006 году Рэнди дебютировала в качестве актрисы на подмостках Rogaland Teater.
Музыкальное творчество Рэнди Титингваг базируется на слиянии различных жанров, в т.ч. таких как фолк, джаз, кантри и авторская песня. Кроме сольной карьеры Рэнди, как лидер-вокалистка, много внимания уделяет проекту Trio Randi Tytingvåg, в который кроме нее входят гитарист и бэк-вокалист Даг Вагл (Dag Vagle), а также мультиинструменталист Эрленд Э. Асланд (Erlend E. Aasland), виртуозно владеющий банджо, мандолиной и гитарой. Трио регулярно гастролирует в Норвегии, Германии и Австрии. На счету норвежской певицы девять студийных альбомов.
http://www.tytingvaag.no/about

Randi Tytingvåg / Grounding
Those intimate with Randi Tytingvåg's widely acclaimed albums Let Go and Red are in for a surprise: On Grounding, Tytingvåg's love for jazz and chanson has remained intact, but is now complemented by her talents as a singer-songwriter perfectly familiar with the British-Nordic spin on pop-music. With an equally precise and expressive voice, Randi is singing about the advent and decay of love, her own „Impatience“ and about hopes worth fighting for.
The music on Grounding is a unique blend of airiness, immediacy and melancholy. And despite its occasional lightness of tone, there is always a plethora of serious topics boiling underneath the surface.
Most musicians prefer safety in numbers over creative transformation. For Norwegian vocalist Randi Tytingvåg, meanwhile, changes have always been an integral part of life. And so, straight after having completed a long European tour, Tytingvåg handpicked new musicians, performed in a theatrical play featuring songs from her albums Let Go and Red and, with the support of Ivar Grydeland (guitar, banjo), Jo Berger Myhre (bass, baritone guitar) as well as Pål Hausken (drums, percussion) took a turn into a new direction. Compared to previous, more jazz- and chansons- inspired releases, Grounding now sees her establishing herself, above all, as an extremely focused singer/songwriter in the proud British-Nordic pop tradition. The eleven original songs resulting from this new approach oscillate between cinematic sentiments, big emotions and intimate statements on how to carve out one's own niche in life.
In an interview for Norwegian daily Aftenbladet, Tytingvåg aptly summarised her concept for Grounding as follows: 'We reduced everything to its essence, while staying true to the origins of the songs. We tried to avoid any unnecessary embellishments. More than ever, my voice and my stories are at the heart of the pieces.' There is nothing egocentric about this gesture, which she has instead described as being driven by humility - significantly, the album's opener is a track playfully dealing with her own, extreme „Impatience“. And yet, hiding behind a surface of both airiness and melancholy, there are plenty of serious topics as well. On tracks like 'Paper Tiger', 'Your Way', 'Starbuck' and 'Future Song', the Stavanger-born artist is embarking on a quest for truthfulness and honesty in relationships, for fighting current and future fears together. The combination of compelling narratives and immediately catchy melodies is uniquely her own and reminiscent of the unique ambiance of her live appearances, in which diverse moods combine into a deep, colourful stream of sound. And it is always complemented by the duality of her voice, sounding strong and fragile at the same time.
And so, tender and subtle songs like 'Your Way', 'All That Is Not Free' and 'Relay' are juxtaposed by elegant pieces like „Inside“ as well as Americana-tinged 'Tytingvåg'. Produced by Pål Hausken and recorded in August 2011 on the island Giske outside of Ålesund in the Ocean Sound studio, Grounding has turned into a work of change and diversity - which feels instantly recognisable and atmospherically dense nonetheless. Randi Tytingvåg truly has found her grounding – she is aware of her roots and deeply influenced by the people and nature surrounding her.
“Randi Tytingvåg confirms her position as one of the most interesting singer/songwriters in Norway. She takes elements from pop, rock, the singer songwriter tradition and from jazz and creates a mix I can’t describe as anything else than “tytingvågsk.”
(Trygve Lundmo, Adresseavisa)

Randi Tytingvåg: vocals
Ivar Grydeland: electric guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, reso-phonic guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo and piano.
Jo Berger Myhre: bass guitar, baritone, guitar, acoustic guitar, double bass, synthesizer and piano
Pål Hausken: drums, percussion and backing vocals.