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Elin Furubotn`s album Heilt nye vei has won the Indie Acoustic Project`s Best CD of 2012 awards in the United States.

The album was nominated as one of three finalists in the category “innovative, independent acoustic music” – (rock) (http://www.indieacoustic.com/awards.html).

Elin Furubotn, tekstforfatter/komponist/artist, bor i Stavanger og Oslo, har sluppet sitt femte album “Heilt nye vei”  som ble lansert i Norge og Tyskland februar 2012. Også i USA og Canada ble albumet sluppet (april), og NORSKE tekster til tross; Elin har fått strålende kritikker både i Tyskland, USA og Norge.
Dyktige musikere på albumet er bl.a. Karl Seglem (saxofon), Morten Moelster (gitar), Gjermund Silseth (bass), Helge Andreas Norbakken (percussion), David Wallumroed (piano), Truls Birkeland (produsent) og Elin Furubotn (gitar, vocal, cello, medprodusent).

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The singer/songwriter/artist Elin Furubotn lives in Stavanger and Oslo. Her fifth album “Heilt Nye Vei” (Brand New Path) was released in Norway 03 february and in Germany 27 february 2012. This is her first release abroad.
The musicians contributing on her newest album are; Karl Seglem (saxophone), Morten Moelster (guitar), Gjermund Silseth (bass), Helge Andreas Norbakken (percussion), David Wallumroed (piano), Truls Birkeland (accordion), Gunhild Seim (trompet), Mats Urdahl-Aasen (euphonium), Elin Furubotn (gitar, vocal, cello).

HEILT NYE VEI (Brand New Path)

GREAT REVIEWS

NRK P1′s Norsk på Norsk ga Elin’s nyeste album “Heilt nye vei” sterke 8 av 10 poeng og flere femmere på terningen i landets aviser.

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  • High Tech Audio MagazineNovember 21, 2012, 10:02 pm

    Quote: “With this album, Elin Furubotn confirms her level as one of the most exciting, young artists withing Norwegian contemporary jazz.” Les hele anmeldelsen her.

  • Marburg, GermanyOctober 27, 2012, 6:36 pm

    Start of tour. Great reviews!

  • Full page INTERVIEW in FOLKER magazine: JUNE 2012 (Germany)June 8, 2012, 9:13 am

    Interview from the German magazine “Folker”. Click the image to view the interview in full size. For full size image please click the symbol in the top right corner that appears after you’ve opened the image.

  • all•about•jazz (USA)May 29, 2012, 2:00 pm

    When Stillness Speaks: The Beautiful Silences & Rocking Details of Elin Furubotn’s International Debut Album. Read the full review here.  

  • MusicaJazz (Italy)May 26, 2012, 2:41 pm

    If you understand Italian:) Con il suo quinto album, Elin Furubotn esce per la prima volta dai confini discografici norvegesi. Come suona chiaro sin dai titoli, non si tratta delle solite jazz songs anglosassoni. Oltre alla lingua, anche le melodie portano l’impronta della loro terra d’origine, per quanto proiettate entro strutture e strumentazioni internazionali: virtù [...]

  • Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany)April 28, 2012, 3:06 pm

    A nice poetical review from MAZ, a german magazine.

  • Jazzdimensions, Carina Prange (Germany)April 18, 2012, 11:26 am

    (Translated from the German original review) Elin Furubotn sings her songs in Norwegian: while she uses a phrase full, clear language about various dramatic and less dramatic unpredictabilities of life. She does this quite unpretentious, and even the instrumentation of the music on the album is quite discreet. And it is this lack of pomp [...]

  • INSIDE WORLD MUSIC (USA)April 16, 2012, 10:45 am

    “At any rate, Elin is the most innovative artist to come out of Norway in recent memory. ~ (Matthew Forss, April 2012)”. Norway’s talented singer/songwriter, Elin Furubotn, is joined with an excellent repertoire of musicians and jazzy instrumentation. Elin incorporates a folk and pop vein into the mix. The thirteen songs represent a plethora of [...]

  • WORLD MUSIC CENTRAL (USA)April 16, 2012, 10:43 am

    “Crossing the lines between jazz and folk. Heilt Nye Vei is an elegant and beautifully crafted album, wrapped in Norwegian folk, jazz and rock atmospheres. The CD booklet includes English translations of all Norwegian lyrics.” Heilt Nye Vei marks the international debut of respected Norwegian singer-songwriter Elin Furubotn. Her music is enriched with the sounds [...]

  • We Heart Music (USA)April 11, 2012, 11:17 am

    Norwegian Elin Furubotn’s International Debut Album, Heilt Nye Vei (New Path), just came out yesterday (April 10th) via Ozella Music. The singer-songwriter describe her music on the album as: “crosses lines between jazz and singer-songwriter stuff, between rock and folk, but I don’t like to split my interests and passions up. And in scenes like [...]

  • AntiMusic (USA)April 5, 2012, 11:24 am

    This is Furubotn’s first international release so you can listen up and be among the first folks outside of Norway to dig her airy brand of acoustic-based pop music. Elin sings some of Heilt Nye Vei’s in English but there’s an exotica about the songs sung in Norwegian that make them the most appealing of [...]

  • Midwest Record (USA)April 4, 2012, 11:21 am

    Inhabiting a rarified spot somewhere between Edith Piaf, Rickie Lee Jones and Lisa Ekdahl, Furubotn finds her first international release appropriately named (in English) “New Path” as it takes her astray from the sounds that made her reputation in her native Norway. A singer/songwriter that will remind people of Joni Mitchell from her fourth album [...]

  • Global Music Consciousness (USA)April 1, 2012, 11:26 am

    In review–Norwegian Wood–Isn’t it good? When I hear the term Norwegian folk music, I usually think of traditional Norwegian music heavy on the hardanger fiddle and medieval folk ballads.  However, Norwegian folk can also refer to singer-songwriters such as Kari Bremnes, a Norwegian musical star, or so many others ranging from 20-years-of-age to well beyond [...]

  • First German ReviewMarch 29, 2012, 7:03 pm

    (Translated excerpt) “This album leaves a mark on your mind, like a footprint in the sand. It is light as a feather and at the same time being a heavyweight. The music opens up the heart and will remove all everyday worry – at least for a little while. It is an impressive album from [...]

  • SONGLINESMarch 19, 2012, 7:38 pm

    The worldwide english magazine SONGLINES did make a big and central placed article on page 4 in the March 2012 edition with a review of Elin’s latest album “Heilt Nye Vei”: “The songs of Norwegian singer-songwriter Elin Furubotn are so down to earth that even her dreams (“Ein drøm”) seems perfectly real. And so it [...]

  • TRØNDERAVISA (Nor. newspaper)March 18, 2012, 7:24 pm

    TRØNDERAVISA (V.Devik mars 2012) Her songs are melodious, warm and generous, expressing both melancholy and humour.

  • ØSTLENDINGEN (Nor. newspaper)March 17, 2012, 7:26 pm

    (Geir Hovensjø) She is playful, dares to explore her own imagination, and is very much herself. This time, her backup musicians are of a rather jazzy persuasion, with saxophonist Karl Seglem playing a vital role. The music is nicely varied.

  • BR Bayern 2March 15, 2012, 7:44 pm

    “The Norwegian’s sensitivity for silky harmonies and contagious melodies is fascinating and an essential point of departure for the compositions on her fifth and first international album “Heilt Nye Vei”. These are songs of great clarity and immediacy: The soul dances, the heart smiles.” http://www.br.de/radio/bayern2/sendungen/bayern-2-favoriten/musik/musik226.html  

  • Jazz on Blog!March 15, 2012, 7:39 pm

    Angehört: Elin Furubotn „Heilt Nye Vei“. http://jazzonblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/angehort-elin-furubotn-heilt-nye-vei.html

  • CD of the week at Radio station; HR2 KulturMarch 14, 2012, 7:42 pm

    CD of the week at Radio station; HR2 Kultur http://www.hr-online.de/website/radio/hr2/index.jsp?rubrik=53595&key=standard_document_44037075 “And so, with her her fifth album, Elin Furubotn is finally taking her music to an international audience. She can be sure of a friendly welcome. Her songs, after all, stand out for the freshness of her voice, their catchy melodies and their refined arrangements, [...]

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