The Norwegian singer-songwriter Randi Tytingvåg has the power to light up audiences with her music. It is feel-good music in the best sense of the term, with oodles of charm. “Three” is her debut on the Emotion label, which presents styles of music outside jazz under the ACT banner. Tytingvåg’s ingredients for her music are many and varied. On her latest album she highlights in particular her singer-songwriter qualities and draws from the roots of American folk and country music.
The Norwegian singer and songwriter Randi Tytingvåg is about to enchant her audience once again. “Three” is her first album released under the Emotion label that promotes varied music of different genres besides jazz. The album is strongly influenced by Tytingvåg’s love for American folk and country music, and features her own songs as well as interpretations of great classics from various genres. Born in Stavanger, Norway, the 36-year-old is one of Norway’s most popular singer-songwriters. Throughout her five albums she has cultivated a blend of folk, pop and jazz music that is typical for Scandinavian singers, “I have always listened to all different kinds of music, not just one,” says Tytingvåg. She began her professional career by moving to London in the late nineties to study at School of the Arts Roehampton, “I decided to...
line upRandi Tytingvåg / vocals, prepared piano
Dag S. Vagle / guitar, vocals, backing vocals
Erlend Aasland / banjo, tenor guitar, cavaquinho, prepared piano, backing vocals
Music and lyrics by Randi Tytingvåg unless otherwise noted
Produced by Randi Tytingvåg
Recorded live at Nrk Rogaland, September 2014
Sound engineer: Per Ravnaas
Mixed by Per Ravnaas
Mastered by Ulf W.Ø. Holand at Holand Sound