Anne Marie Almedal is a young lady from Norway. She is gifted with a wonderful voice.
And if you've never heard her, she was the lead singer for Velvet Belly in case the name does not ring a bell, you are in for a treat. Most of these songs are from her album, Blue Sky Blue, which has been out for a while now. But certainly worth checking out.
Safe From Harm
Anne Marie Almedal - Safe from Harm
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Promotional film by Fred Arne Wergeland.
Taken from the album by Anne Marie Almedal "Blue Sky Blue" (+47)
Performed by:
Anne Marie Almedal - vocals
Nicholas Sillitoe - nylon guitar, space echo
Rolf Kristensen - steel string guitar, electric guitar
Nemanja Markovic - cello
Danny Thompson - double bass
Trouble
Anne Marie Almedal (the lead singer from Velvet Belly) performing "Trouble" at Frogner Kino in Oslo, Norway, 1/12-2007. The song is from her album "The Siren & the Sage" (Warner Music, 2007).
This was a very intimate gig in a former cinema and done in surround sound - for a select audience of music lovers.
The album is produced by her husband, Nicholas Sillitoe, who's also working as a film composer and half of Illumination/Chilluminati (with Per Martinsen).
The band:
- Anne Marie Almedal (voice)
- Nicholas Sillitoe (piano/acoustic guitar/backing vocals)
- Sigrun Tara Øverland (lyre/autoharp/glockenspiel/backing vocals)
- Rolf Kristensen (acoustic guitars)
- Nemanja Markovic (cello)
Anne Marie Almedal does one of the best covers of this Rolling Stones classic, this is a fan video posted by Ricarda78, thank you.
Paint it Black
Taken from the album by Anne Marie Almedal "Blue Sky Blue" (+47)
Himmelblå
Directed by Martine Næss Sorthe.
Actors: Karine Vestre Rasmussen and Martine Næss Sorthe
Music: Anne Marie Almedal "Himmelblå"
This is the "bonus" track from "Blue Sky Blue" (+47)
And here's a live version of this beautiful song.
Fra KORKs kjennings-kavalkade får du "Himmelblå" med Anne Marie Almedal og Nicholas Sillitoe.
