Easter in the mountains

Hello dear friends!

Hope you all had a good Easter!  

In Norway we have a very strong tradition to go up in the mountains to go skiing. Like a true Norwegian I was up there too!  Downhill the first days and then cross country. I really had to pinch myself , just to feel that this was not a dream. I felt so lucky to have this experience together with my dear family and friends. Sun, snow, crystal clear air, storms and freezing cold, sitting outside having lunch, so much fun, peace and quiet.

The picture was taken from my bedroom early one morning. So is it strange that I long for the mountains on busy days? Norway at its best at wintertime!

Take care everybody! Enjoy!

;-)  Sissel

Springtime

Hello dear friends!

The spring has arrived! In my little garden the early flowers are blooming and it is light in the morning. 

I am very excited that I will have the chance to come back and do another tour in the USA this spring. First concert starts on April 22nd. 

I am right now looking into my repetoar , maybe I will exchange some songs from the first tour....I don't know-. But it will still be the Northern Light that will be my mentor.

The light here at springtime is so beautiful. Every season has its own colors and tunes. When I get up in the morning and hear the birds singing my soul really feel so uplifted and it starts bobbling inside of me. It is the spring! Welcome home sweet birds! I sometimes just have to stand still for a couple of minutes and enjoy the concert! 

Have a wonderful time and enjoy the concert right outside your door!

;-)  Sissel

Home sweet home!

Hello friends,

Hope you all are doing fine!

Back in my home and the normal daily life.  It is very nice to be home and it really helps getting rid off the Jet lag. It took me about a week. But the best thing is to see family and friends and our 2 cats again! We have two very handsome and lovely cats, that makes life very amusing! 

The spring has actually arrived in the southern part of Scandinavia and some trees and flowers are even blooming! Beautiful, but scary too. It feels so early. Too early! In the mountains up at our cottage, there is so much wind and snow these days that the only way to get out in the morning is through a window. The door is locked by snow! :-)  Can't wait to get up there! But that has to wait. 

Have a wonderful day everybody! 

;-) S 

On my way home

Hello dear friends,

I'm now on my way home....It will be a long trip this time. We all arrived Amsterdam here at 5 am this morning, but my flight has been cancelled ( after waiting a while),  so here I sit and have to wait till 3.10 pm. 

We had a great last concert and the meet and greet afterwards was also very nice. The picture is from back stage right before the last concert in Keswick Thatre. Fredrik, backline, and I found some hats and became a bit strange...

I have now said goodbye to my family on the road and I'm now soon with my family back home. I  miss them very much when I travel.  A saying we have in Norway: Borte bra , men hjemme best. I guess that will be something like : Nice to be away, but the best is still home. I know there is an English saying for that as well, but too jet-lag to think of that now. 

Have wonderful day! ;-) Sissel

Red Bank

Hello friends,

just done with the concert here in Red Bank, Count Basie Theatre. A great evening! That theatre will look great after this summers renovation! It will look fantastic! Hope to come back one day! It is so wonderful that there is people out there that have the guts and knowledge of how to take care of these historical and beautiful buildings. It is so important to take care of and have respect for our history.

Now we sit here and relax and the pizzas are ordered. I'll send you a picture of my beloved sound designer Asle, that has traveled with me for over 14 years. He is as nice as he looks! 

Have a good night! ;-) S

Bustrip to Red Banks

Hello friends!

Well, we have now made it to Red Banks after our bus trip from Hartford took some time after a forced stop right at the New Jersey turnpike. Our bus made a very persistent high sound (alarm) that something needed to be changed. So we waited a while for the 'thing' , and wished that the turnpikes had a kind of catering/ coffee/ donut/sandwich café attached to it, for 'stranded' busses like ours. It was a nice ride though. We watched Alison Kreuss and Union Station  live from a concert on dvd. Wow, that was so good! Brilliant voices and musicians. So fun to watch and listen to, and there is always something to learn! Some of it made me speechless.

Now we are happily at the hotel and I am so relieved that we have no concert tonight. That would have been a bit tight once again! Have a wonderful evening all of you! We will find something to eat now.

;-) S

Valentines Day

Hello again friends!

Happy Valentines Day! 

On this Day of Hearts the sun is shining into my room and it is so good to think about all the wonderful moments that I have been given on this Tour. And there is more to come! I know!

Had  a really nice time last night here in Hartford and  we have a new concert here tonight. :-)

I have tried to put some photo up on this blog, but the internet is a bit slow here at the hotel so I have to wait till we get to another place.

I hope that you have someone to send some heartfelt and good thoughts to today. I'll send to my dear family and friends back home.

Have a wonderful Valentines Day!

;-)Sissel

By the way, one of my favorite songs is actually 'My funny Valentine'. In 2 versions: One with the jazz singer Radka Toneff , and the other one with Chet Baker . Enjoy!