Rubyfaced bob zimmerman & Archbishop thom Of yorke. His Horn, and miles davis' Very Own gil evans.sigur r., cohen, paul & john, ms. Piaf, arcade fire, mr. wilson, gershwin, leloup, r. charles, rachmaninov (d.), r. johnson, mr. buckley...
"Leif Vollebekk is a Canadian singer-songwriter with an enchanting voice. On his new album, Inland, he sings gently plucked, sparely arranged ballads in both French and English. There's no shortage of singer-songwriters in the world, but I found Inland to be a particularly beautiful, memorable and moving collection of songs. Vollebekk has a great sense for melody and arranging -- he knows when to give a song space to breathe -- and he's a gifted multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar and piano, harmonica and violin."
-Robin Hilton, NPR
"Inland", the debut album by Leif Vollebekk, was released in November of 2008. He has been touring his record across Ontario and Quebec with those wintry songs written in Reykjavik and Montreal.
His live shows consist of traditional acoustic guitar and harmonica playing weaved in over more contemporary electric violin textures scintillating through Fender reverb.
Leif will be backed by his new band - Lily, Rosemary & the Jack of Hearts - from August on, which includes brass, steel guitar and upright bass.
His apartment is currently covered with Ray Charles, Neil Young and Bessie Smith records (and one particularly beautiful Hank Snow 45). He will be recording his second album in the fall of 2009.
Hey there handsome! We will see you tomorrow in St.Kits. Brandyn plays drums and I sing for another band which will be playing at the same venue as you! So we are continuing our funfest...
AH Mygispaccio (sp?) I cannot stop listening to the album- so so pretty my friend! We are on late friday, at 1am! Boo! That is past my bedtime. I am in town tomorrow but I am far from the Dakota, I shall see what others want to do, what time are you on? I know we'd all love to get there but the time slots may not match up. Merde!
Hope we can meet up at some point friend...Have a great time!
Salut Leif, On te rappelle que c'est la fête des pères dimanche le 21 juin et qu'on est en spectacle ce soir là au Quai des Brumes. Au plaisir! Emmanuel
Thanks so much for playing last night! I had so much fun and it was awesome to see you again! let me know the deal with the July 30th show. I miss you all ready!
Heya! I will be in Toronto on the 17th for the festivities, and will try to make it to your show... We are at the Supermarket in Kensington on the Friday if you are still in town, you should come meet the label!!! Bon chance Carleigh
Hi, For those in Toronto during the next NXNE, I will be available for open and spontaneous meeting with musicians curious to learn about live music on Cirque du Soleil shows.
Ask for Claude, I will be there to answer your questions and give information: June 18- 19th / 4 to 7 o’clock Balzac’s Coffee Roastery 55 Mill Street, Building #60, Distillery District, Toronto
Hey Leif! I noticed you are playing in Ottawa on June 12. I'm actually having my birthday party that night so I might just corral my peeps over there. What time do you think you will be hitting the stage? Let me know! Maybe we can go for drinks afterwards :)
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