http://www.tirill.no Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:44:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has begun quite cold here up North; cold an very beautiful with pure, glimmering snow; pink and frosty sunsets and moonlit, white  nights - as you rarely see them anymore. I love a real winter - because it is real, and because  its strength gives a wider dimension to ... http://www.tirill.no/2009/12/31/2010/ A Dance with the Shadows is now available digitally at CD Baby! http://www.tirill.no/2009/06/11/cd-available-digitally-2/ The present issue of the greek music magazine Metronome contains Aleksis Vakis' interview from the music trip to Athens in December last year. It was also a pleasant surprise to see the portrait of Katerina Papadopoulou in the same magazine, as I find her voice and expression fabulous. http://www.tirill.no/2009/05/07/new-interview/ The songs for the Yeats album are taking new shape with the contributions of Johanne Gallagher and her Gaelic "vocal spices" and Nils Einar Vinjor and his eminent guitar work. Demos of this work will be added on MySpace as soon they are presentable. The first song out is The Fisherman/Carolan's Ramble to Cashel, which is ... http://www.tirill.no/2009/03/25/new-tracks-being-recorded/ The interview that was recorded in Athens two weeks ago, was broadcasted yesterday afternoon in Greek radio. 1,5 hour with many new songs presented  :-) http://www.tirill.no/2008/12/28/broadcast/ Live performances this year is mostly together with the band Autumn Whispers. Please take a look at their calendar for more information. http://www.tirill.no/2008/12/28/274/ I am finally back in Norway, having so many impressions to digest. I really had an enriching time there, in many ways. Hope to be back soon. http://www.tirill.no/2008/12/16/home-again/ Αδέσποτα This day started with an appointment with the stray dogs in Athens. They seem much healthier and happier than they did just a few years ago, and people seem to care more about them, letting them inside their shops while it is raining; feeding and appreciating them. For the first time ... http://www.tirill.no/2008/12/14/two-new-greek-words-for-today-%ce%b1%ce%b4%ce%ad%cf%83%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%84%ce%b1-and-%ce%b2%ce%bb%ce%b1%cf%83%cf%86%ce%b5%ce%bc%ce%b9%ce%b1/ I was happy to finally meet with Aleksis Vakis, composer, arranger and music critic in several Greek music magazines and radio. Luckily my CD ended up with him a few years ago, which lead to the most wonderful reveiw in one of the largest Greek music periodicals ΔΙΦΩΝΟ (Difono). Later on we cathed ... http://www.tirill.no/2008/12/13/elaborate-in-greeek-please/ The concert was as wonderful as I dreamed of. The band contained of 10 amazingly steady musicians playing basic instruments as keyboards, bass, drums and guitars, as well as different kinds of wonderfully played flutes and a bagpipe. A psaltery like instrument called κανών (canon) was the ultimate sound spice during the concert, and the steady and expressive violin was in great ... http://www.tirill.no/2008/12/13/pantelis-thalassions-live/