Melodica Aarhus 2014

melodica festival 25-26-27 SEPTEMBER 2014

AARHUS

INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITER

Snejegast (DK ) // Alin Coen (D) // Phia (AUS) Autumn Birds (DK) // Fallinn Wolff (D) Hjalti Þorkelsson (IS) // Inuit Feet (GL/DK) // Kjartan Bue (N/DK) // So so Sofie (DK) Paula Tebbens (D) // IX (NL) // Jakob Schmitz Mouridsen (DK) // Josefine Skov (DK) Out of the Woods (DK) // Town of Dahl Rocks (FIN/NL/DK/IS) // Engelsholm Højskole (DK)

TEGNING: Sidsel Bech Kiilerich PLAKAT LAYOUT: Ole Holmgaard

Dear music-lover!

Welcome to Melodica Aarhus 2014. This year marks our fifth anniversary, and as we look back upon our first four years, we’re proud of the long string of Danish and foreign songwriters who have graced the festival stages. We’re also proud to present a 2014 program packed with musical morsels that showcase the quality, vitality and diversity of the singer-songwriter genre. Expect a festival where there is room for the classic troubadour with guitar and harmonica, the songwriter who creates an electronic universe of music – and everyone in between.

We’d like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the volunteers who have been helping the festival run smoothly; to Sidsel Bech Kiilerich for creating a marvelous festival poster; and to Misha Hoekstra for translating the program.

Last but not least we’d like to thank Aarhus Municipality, Akustikken, Engelsholm Folk High School, Backstage and Gyngen. Melodicah Aarhus 2014 would never have been possible without their backing and support.

All that’s left to say is that we look forward to seeing you, the audience ENJOY THE MUSIC! Melodica Aarhus?

Melodica Aarhus is part of an international network of songwriter festivals. The first Melodica festival took place in Melbourne in 2007. After that it spread to Sydney, New York, Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Groningen, Aarhus and Reykjavik.

Besides giving audiences a chance to become familiar with the variety and excellence of songwriting on the local and international scene, Melodica festivals are also dedicated to strengthening their network and promoting interactions between songwriters across national boundaries.

About our poster artist Sidsel Bech Kiilerich works primarily as an illustrator and graphic artist, with clients including Musikskolen LAURA, Skrallebang, Deer Bear, Kasper Spez, This Machine and many more.

In addition to her graphic work, Sidsel also works with various musical and visual art projects and workshops. She is one half of ÆSKEN, which employs illustration and music as a cultural meeting place for children and the young at heart.

Sidsel teaches at Musikskolen LAURA and Den Kreative Skole Aarhus.

To contact Sidsel or see more of her work, visit: www.sidselbechkiilerich.dk

ENGELSHOLM HØJSKOLE // ENGELSHOLM FOLK HIGH SCHOOL Engelsholm provides its students with room to immerse themselves in creative expression, whether visual (painting, graphic art, jewelry, photography, VJing and sculpture) or musical (songwriting and electronica). This year Melodica is featuring three of Engelsholm’s songwriting students.

ANDREAS STENT LUNDBY Presenting an absorbing world of songs about love’s sharp edges, Andreas Lundby unfurls himself in a poetic borderland between giddy infatuation and the loneliness of loss. He communicates his lovely lyrics with the accessibility of pop, using his hovering falsetto melodies to lure listeners into a young man’s hopeful musical being. soundcloud.com/andreas-stent-lundby

SANDRA MUSSI KRAG-CHRISTENSEN Sandra explores deep existential fields in her lyrics and intense music. Her compelling songs and voice hearken back to the great artists of the 90’s, unfolding movingly and distinctively.

RASMUS KIRKETERP An original new voice in Danish rock, Rasmus’s powerfully raw songs about love’s many shapes form a fine addition to the Danish rock troubadour tradition,.

Despite his tender 21 years of age, Rasmus wields the Danish tongue and the acoustic guitar with authority.

Expect to hear a lot more of him in the future.

ENGELSHOLM HØJSKOLE // ENGELSHOLM FOLK HIGH SCHOOL TIME: Friday 19.00 – 20.00 LOCATION: GYNGEN WEB: engelsholm.dk

Drawing on his Greenlandic roots, lead singer Kristian Mikkelsen writes subtle, imaginative lyrics in a mix of Danish and Greenlandic. The sound of Inuit Feet varies as its lineup shifts, but one thing remains certain: Kristian will stand front and center and make sure the music swings!.

INUIT FEET (GL/DK) TIME: Friday 20.10 – 20.50 LOCATION: BACKSTAGE WEB: inuitfeet.com

The band Out of the woods is formed around songs written by Ditte Grube. These days Ditte plays with guitarist and percussionist Christian Dietrichsen, who contributes with his own interpretations of her songs, making melody, atmosphere and rhythm melt together in a playful manner.

OUT OF THE WOODS (DK) TIME: Friday 21.00 – 21.40 LOCATION: GYNGEN WEB: outofthewoods.dk

IX is Marnix Dorrestein’s alter ego, a solo project.

Marnix grew up in a musical family, with both parents classically trained guitar players. Yet he didn’t start by picking up a guitar but by beating pots and pans until he got his first drum kit at the age of five.

Marnix earned a degree from the Amsterdam conservatory and has played with numerous acts and artists in theatres through- IX (NL) out Europe. TIME: Friday 21.40 – 22.20 LOCATION: BACKSTAGE WEB: facebook.com/whoisix

Alin Coen normally fronts her own band. She has performed internationally, filling everything from small venues to large concert halls. At Melodica Aarhus 2014, however, you can look forward to a much more intimate performance, as Alin will perform her sensitive ballads solo.

ALIN COEN (D) TIME: Friday 22.20 – 23.00 LOCATION: GYNGEN WEB: alincoen.com

Town of Dahl Rocks is a Melodica mashup band consisting of Town of Saints from the Netherlands and Finland, Jonas Dahl from Denmark and Icelandic Dad Rocks! A special concert celebrating the international Melodica network.

TOWN OF DAHL ROCKS (FIN/NL/DK/IS) TIME: Friday 23.00 – 23:40 LOCATION: BACKSTAGE WEB: townofsaints.com jonasdahl.com facebook.com/dadrocks1

Danish-Norwegian Kjartan Bue writes poetic tales of encounters between and within human beings. As a songwriter, he draws inspiration from artists such as Townes Van Zandt and Leonard Cohen. His many performances this past year have given Kjartan a reputation for compelling live performance.

KJARTAN BUE (DK) TIME: Friday 23:50 – 00.30 LOCATION: GYNGEN WEB: facebook.com/KjartanBue

An Aarhusian folk-rock orchestra that pulls out all the stops no matter what harbor it finds itself in.

With maritime inspiration and a lyric universe grounded in sea shanties and sailor life, you know visibility must be poor if Snejegast is in port.

SNEJEGAST (DK) TIME: Friday 00.40 – 01:20 LOCATION: BACKSTAGE WEB: snejegast.dk

9/26/2014

FRIDAY

19.00 – 20.00

Engelsholm

20.10 – 20.50 21.00 – 21.40

Innuit Feet Out of the Woods

21.40 – 22.20 22.20 – 23.00

IX Alin Coen

23.00 – 23:40 23:50 – 00.30 00.40 – 01:20

Town of Dahl Rocks Kjartan Bue Snejegast

9/27/2014

SATURDAY

17:00 – 18:40 19.00 – 19.40

Co-writes Josefine Skov

19.50 – 20.30 20.40 – 21.10

So so Sofie Autumn Birds

21.20 – 22.00 22.10 – 22.50

Phia Hjalti Þorkelsson

23.00 – 23:40 23:50 – 00.30 00.40 – 01:20

Jakob Schmitz M. Fallinn Wolff Paula Tebbens

A co-write is created when two or more songwriters collaborate on a new song. This year, Melodica Aarhus has embraced this concept, in part to foster stronger ties among the participants. We’ve asked all the songwriters to premiere the resulting songs at the festival.

CO-WRITES TIME: Saturday 17:00 – 18:40 LOCATION: BACKSTAGE

Josefine Skov is an Aarhus songwriter who moves stylistically within the melancholic sphere.

She’s been both vocalist and songwriter for Pocket Prophets and Outdoor Cinema, but at present she plays with the rock group Duel & Death. At Melodica, Josefine will appear under her own name with her own band, featuring folky strings, double bass, drums and JOSEFINE SKOV (DK) atmospheric electric TIME: SATURDAY 19.00 – 19.40 guitar.

LOCATION: GYNGEN WEB: josefineskov.bandcamp.com

So so Sofie plays dreamy minimalist pop with a focus on vocals, drawing listeners into an imagistic universe in which the natural starting point is love. Usually So so Sofie performs live as a duo, but for this concert Sofie will play solo on piano, omnichord and loop machine.

SO SO SOFIE (DK) TIME: Saturday 19.50 – 20.30 LOCATION: BACKSTAGE WEB: facebook.com/sososofie

A duo consisting of Britt Rasmussen and Kristine Hoelgaard, who write songs based on the melodic Scandinavian blue tone. Their Danish and English lyrics describe everyday experiences in a poetic light. Britt and Kristine double up on guitar and vocals, to which they add diverse percussion. Look forward to a performance of intimacy and charm.

AUTUMN BIRDS (DK) TIME: Saturday 20.40 – 21.10 LOCATION: GYNGEN WEB: facebook.com/k.hoelgaard

Phia, otherwise known as Sophia Exiner, was born in Melbourne, Australia.

She studied classical and improvised piano at university until she grew restless and moved to Berlin.

Anonymous and liberated, she played every small bar in the city, toting an African kalimba and loop pedal in her bike basket to make her trademark PHIA (AUS) pop – “hypnotic, joyful, TIME: Saturday 21.20 – 22.00 and definitely danceable” LOCATION: BACKSTAGE (Match Musik).

WEB: listentophia.com

Hjalti Þorkelsson had his start as frontman and songwriter for the Icelandic band Múgsefjun.

He first performed solo at the 2009 Reykjavík Melodica Festival. The songs he played there laid the groundwork for Múgsefjun’s critically praised second album, which was nominated for best lyrics at the Icelandic Music Awards.

HJALTI ÞORKELSSON (IS) TIME: Saturday 22.10 – 22.50 LOCATION: GYNGEN WEB: mugsefjun.is

As this year’s North Atlantic guest, Hjalti will perform his elaborate songs in his mother tongue.

With their strong narrative element, the songs of Jakob Mouridsen are inspired by true events and related observations. His music extends from the stripped-down and authentic to more expansive and dreamlike soundscapes with numerous electronic elements that, in combination with his distinctive lead vocals, serve to create a uniquely captivating sonic universe.

JAKOB SCHMITZ MOURIDSEN (DK) TIME: Saturday 19.50 – 20.30 LOCATION: BACKSTAGE WEB: soundcloud.com/jakobmou

Fallinn Wolff weaves a fairytale from stories and melodies. Their musical journey brings us to a magical world, combining elements from genres that range from jazz to spherical indie pop.

The duo formed in 2009 while studying music in the Netherlands.

FALLINN WOLFF (D) TIME: Saturday 23:50 – 00.30 LOCATION: GYNGEN WEB: fallinnwolff.com

Since 1989, when she was born in Berlin, Paula Tebbens has been by music because her father played bluegrass and western swing.

Now she’s based in Copenhagen, where the Copenhagen Songwriter Festival named her its 2013 Emerging Female Artist – Germany.

PAULA TEBBENS (D) TIME: Saturday 00.40 – 01:20 LOCATION: BACKSTAGE WEB: paulatebbens.tumblr.com

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