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Andreja Volenec
Acoustic / Alternative / Folk

One stumble in the grass



Dublin
Ireland

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Member Since9/20/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.andrejavolenec.com
Band MembersAndreja Volenec* (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin)


*Pronounced: Andrea Vo-LEN-ets
InfluencesProfound influences: The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Paul Simon, Suzanne Vega, The Smiths/ Morrissey, Dead Can Dance/ Lisa Gerrard/ Brendan Perry, Bijelo Dugme/ Goran Bregovic

Other influences and people I listen to: Natalie Merchant, Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Tim Buckley, Sting, Bob Dylan, Dunja Knebl, R.E.M., Indigo Girls, Joan Osborne, Eva Cassidy, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, Portishead, The Cranberries, Beth Orton, Fiona Apple, The Cardigans, Aimee Mann, Alison Krauss, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Otis Redding, Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder, Tom Waits, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, The Kinks, The Doors, The Stranglers, David Bowie, Lou Reed, The Cure, Joy Division, U2, The Pretenders, Cocteau Twins, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Eurythmics, Björk, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Echobelly, Coldplay, Green Day, Josipa Lisac, Vlatko Stefanovski/ Leb i sol, Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto, Amalia Rodrigues, Cesaria Evora, Astor Piazzola, Buena Vista Social Club, Andres Segovia, Django Reinhardt, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Ali Farka Toure, Amadou & Mariam, Paolo Conte, Jan Garbarek, Kurt Elling, Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux, The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices, Lado, Lidija Bajuk, Legen, Loreena McKennitt, Lúnasa, Solas, Doc Watson, Tommy Emmanuel, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch, Davey Graham, Stefan Grossman, Kelly Joe Phelps, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, traditional music (Eastern European, Balkan, Middle Eastern, African, Latin, Celtic, Scandinavian), Tallis, Allegri, Albinoni, Vivaldi, Handel, JS Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Smetana, Dvorak, Elgar, Mahler, Satie, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Michael Nyman, Ludovico Einaudi

Writers/ Painters/ Directors: Italo Calvino, Thomas Hardy, Emily Dickinson, Franz Kafka, Sartre, Chekhov, Gogol, Joyce, Beckett, Camus, Kerouac, Hesse, Dickens, Thomas Mann, Plath, Dostoevsky, Saint-Exupéry, Jane Goodall, Oliver Sacks, Joan Miró;, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, René Magritte, Kryzsztof Kieslowski, Andrei Tarkovsky, Emir Kusturica, Jean Vigo, François Truffaut, Luchino Visconti, Ingmar Bergman, Wim Wenders, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa, James Ivory, Sergei Eisenstein, Mark Donskoy, Alejandro Amenábar, Jan Sverák, Clint Eastwood, Siddiq Barmak
Sounds LikeMyself. However, my singing/ sound/ lyrics have reminded others of Suzanne Vega, Jeff Buckley, Ella Fitzgerald, Joni Mitchell, Natalie Merchant, Dido, Björk (don't ask me why!), Katie Melua, Michelle Shocked, Sarah McLachlan and Cole Porter.
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   About Andreja Volenec

‘I left my home and my family in Zagreb, Croatia, almost by accident - I had an opportunity to study in Italy and since then I’ve been on the move, so sadly I never went back to live at home again.’

After Andreja finished high school in Italy, she has been living in the US and the UK up until her recent move to Ireland.

‘My background and experiences have been instrumental in shaping my music and lyrics: leaving home at an early age; being a foreigner away from home; being unable to share my language and cultural background with others; experiencing the tragedy and divisions of the Yugoslav war both remotely and first-hand; witnessing the dissolution of the country I grew up in and, with it, a large part of my own identity.’

Andreja’s songs draw from her own life and empathy with others ‘on the outside’, as well as from a fascination with nature’s laws and patterns. Themes have included emigration, displacement, identity and belonging, loneliness and old age, war, transience, hope and aspirations, acceptance of change, and the human struggle and search for meaning.

As a kid, she played in a mandolin band. In her teens, she performed with a choir in Italy, Vienna and Budapest. She went on to study guitar and singing at three well- known music schools: Vocaltech and The Guitar Institute in London, and the Old Town School in Chicago, where she also played guitar with a traditional Bulgarian group. It was in Chicago that she began to develop ideas for her first songs.

A down-to-earth yet distinctive singer-songwriter. Her lyrics are clear and accessible yet woven with ambiguities, subtlety and insight. She aims to deeply move both emotions and minds.

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‘Waiting both’: Reviews have ranged from ‘Spellbinding... beautiful & serene’ to ‘stunning’.

Dermod Moore of Hot Press said he loved it.

‘In America’: ‘...fabulous. ... an amazing feat. To write a song with lyrics like this is really a special thing. Andreja has a fabulous career ahead of her. If there is anybody from a record company in the audience ...you should call her up.’ - Richard Niles, guitarist, composer, songwriter, arranger, producer, BBC presenter

Prince of Wales, North-West London: Performing alone with her guitar, she completely silenced the pub with her song, "I'll be alright." The audience were shouting for more when she finished her set.

The Orange Club, London: Andreja's song ‘In America,’ about 19th century emigration, was described in a review as ‘simple and beautiful’ and a highlight of the concert.

Oxjam Kingston Festival: ‘I genuinely mean it when I say that one of the highlights of that night for me was hearing your songs. I can imagine you playing them on Jools Holland one day.’ - Trickswitch’s Olly Chapman


(Oxjam group photo credit: Harry Dutton.)


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Spite





Jul 18 2009 7:43 PM

Thank you so much for your kind words!your voice and sounds are heavenly!!
Brian Mc Cabe


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Jul 12 2009 5:21 PM

Thanks for the add-on Andreja,beautiful sound you have here.
Izzy Plastic & The Manicans





Jul 12 2009 2:56 PM

thanking you kindly, we're rather happy with it ourselves ;)

ah...lovely sundays. hangover days.
Spaceflight





Jul 10 2009 7:45 PM

SENDING YOU SOME LUV FROM THE SPACE!

DWELL IN PEACEFUL LIGHT!

GREETINGS FROM SPACEFLIGHT
Izzy Plastic & The Manicans





Jul 6 2009 10:25 PM

hello, how you doing today?

thanks for joining the dollhouse

love, izzy
x
HAKEN - ARE IN THE STUDIO





Jul 2 2009 3:42 PM

Hi Andreja. Thanks for your friendship and your positive words. We appreciate it. Glad you're enjoying our music. Waiting Both is a beautiful song with sensitive playing - really enjoyed it. Cheers and all the best with your song writing and your musical adventures.
Cesar Pignata


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Jul 2 2009 3:00 AM

Hi Andreja,
Thank you for the sweet message, it was very kind of you.
I was admiring your pictures, you have a lovely charm on stage.
I wish you a fantastic day my beautiful friend.
Beijo
Cesar
Garret Baker





Jul 1 2009 11:01 PM

Hi Andreja. Went grand. Was good fun. I don't know about a following quite yet. If you took out the people in the audience that were related to me there'd be more people on stage than off, and considering there's only two people in my band, including me, that's not a good sign. Hope you're well!
John Fisher





Jun 28 2009 10:33 AM

thanks Andreja, that means a lot.
hope you are well & i'm loving your music.
All the best, John x
Nikos Piperis





Jun 27 2009 5:39 PM

Hi, Andreja. Thank you.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!!!
Nikos
Kelvin MacGregor





Jun 26 2009 4:48 PM

Hey, Andreja, that was really nice to hear from you!!!
Things are great here, hope all is well with you.
Love your vocal!!!
Have a lovely weekend!
Hugs
Kelv x
Peter Miller Robinson





Jun 26 2009 3:37 PM

Hi Andreja,

Thanks for accepting. Glad you took the time to listen to my lyrics. I like the atmosphere you song creates.

Wishing you interesting travels,

Pete.
Cesar Pignata


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Jun 23 2009 5:17 PM

Hi Andreja,
Thank you for adding me and for the kind words.
I enjoyed the music "waiting both" and your voice is just adorable.
I hope you have an awesome week!
Warm Regards.
Cesar
Freddy





Jun 22 2009 3:48 PM

Thanks a lot for the add Andreja, your songs are soft and nice ... It's a good way to fight for peace ! Kisses and hugs from southern France. Freddy
elephants heart





Jun 20 2009 11:30 PM

new video by elephants heart. visit if you like. thank you. E.H.
Maybe





Jun 15 2009 8:35 PM

hey andreja,
new songs from maybe's archive on the player, come have a listen...
maybe me
Renee Baker





Jun 14 2009 6:59 AM

Dear Andreja,

Just stopping by to say Hi.
I hope everything is going well for you and the work you are doing.
Have a beautiful Sunday.
Love.
Renee~
Noelle O Sullivan





Jun 9 2009 4:49 PM

Hi Andreja, thank you for your lovely comment. Have a good week.
Nikos Piperis





Jun 8 2009 7:30 PM

Hi Andreja. How are you?
Thank you for your comments.
Your songs are wonderful and your beautiful voice so sensitive...
Wishing you a great week!!!
Nikos
L’hippocampe et son phare





Jun 2 2009 9:34 AM

l'hippocampe et son phare, de nouvelles compositions, nouveaux enregistrement, bientot en concert :)
GRANDE FINALE





May 19 2009 12:36 PM

There is an enormous festival in Sweden during this summer called Arvika.

They are now letting 6 unsigned acts play. This opportunity is once in a lifetime, so please help us!

So Please! Vote for us at:
http://www.myspace.com/arvikafestivalen

Just find our bandname LISA NOWAK and vote. You can vote once per day.

Forever grateful! /LISA NOWAK
Derrick Paolo Teta Guitarist Composer





May 17 2009 11:07 PM

The music of Andreja Volenec is not only beautiful written but has the magic to touch ones very soul. Bravo to you Andreja and best wishes always, Derrick Paolo Teta !!!
Pelican Was Taken





May 12 2009 8:57 PM

Here's hoping dude!

Much Love

PWT
Goth Town





May 12 2009 12:53 PM

Ciao Andreja, thank you very much for kind words and for share your feel.
With love and respect
Go†h Town
Silvio, bass player





May 11 2009 4:14 PM

prekrasna pjesma! :-)
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