The Margarets
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The Margarets is a Norwegian
pop
band
hailing from the island Giske
near Ålesund
. The band was founded in 1991 by Rune Berg (guitarist and songwriter) and Alex Rinde (vocals). The band was named after their local postwoman, Margaret. Eventually Berg and Rinde included Ante Rune Giskeødegård, Ronnie Michael André Giskegjerde Larsen and Kai Valderhaug, and the band played together for about four years before the members were scattered due to education and disease.
The band rejoined in Oslo
in 1999, when all the members except bass player Valderhaug were living in Oslo. The band went by the name Jupiter Starfish before they changed the band name back to The Margarets after a few months. Lars Berg had joined the band as bass player and in March 2001 the band reached the Norwegian music charts with the song "Rubber Rubbish". Their debut album
What Kept You? from 2002 immediately reached second place on the Norwegian music charts. The debut album sold more than 30 000 copies. The songs on The Margarets' debut album were written about ten years before the album was released, hence the title of the album.
In 2005 their second album Love Will Haunt You Down was released, reached 5th place on Norwegian music charts and sold well.
Several bands from Manchester
such as The Smiths
, Joy Division
and The Stone Roses
influenced The Margarets. In 2007 the band went on a tour in the UK and played at the In the City
music festival in Manchester to great reviews. BBC
nominated The Margarets as one of their top seven favourites
and Manchester Evening News
nominated them as one of the six best bands at In the City 2007. The Margarets were also featured on Xfm
(Manchester) performing a live session for Clint Boon
.
During 2008 The Margarets released two full-length studio albums recorded at Ocean Sound Recordings at Giske
: Twenty Years Erased, released on 21 January 2008 and Look For Love, released on 24 November 2008.
In 2009 The Margarets were nominated for Spellemannsprisen of 2008 for their album Twenty Years Erased in the pop band category.
When the Wind Calls Your Name is a Zeitgeist Special Edition documentary film on The Margarets filmed, produced and directed by Paul Barron and released in 2007.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
hailing from the island Giske
Giske
Giske is an island and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the Sunnmøre traditional district. The municipal center is the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøy. Other population centers include the villages of Roald and...
near Ålesund
Ålesund
is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....
. The band was founded in 1991 by Rune Berg (guitarist and songwriter) and Alex Rinde (vocals). The band was named after their local postwoman, Margaret. Eventually Berg and Rinde included Ante Rune Giskeødegård, Ronnie Michael André Giskegjerde Larsen and Kai Valderhaug, and the band played together for about four years before the members were scattered due to education and disease.
The band rejoined in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
in 1999, when all the members except bass player Valderhaug were living in Oslo. The band went by the name Jupiter Starfish before they changed the band name back to The Margarets after a few months. Lars Berg had joined the band as bass player and in March 2001 the band reached the Norwegian music charts with the song "Rubber Rubbish". Their debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
What Kept You? from 2002 immediately reached second place on the Norwegian music charts. The debut album sold more than 30 000 copies. The songs on The Margarets' debut album were written about ten years before the album was released, hence the title of the album.
In 2005 their second album Love Will Haunt You Down was released, reached 5th place on Norwegian music charts and sold well.
Several bands from Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
such as The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
, Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
and The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
influenced The Margarets. In 2007 the band went on a tour in the UK and played at the In the City
In The City (festival)
In The City is an annual music industry conference and festival founded by the late Tony Wilson, formerly of Factory Records and Granada Television, and his partner Yvette Livesey....
music festival in Manchester to great reviews. BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
nominated The Margarets as one of their top seven favourites
and Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
The Manchester Evening News is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom. It is published every day except Sunday and is owned by Trinity Mirror plc following its sale by Guardian Media Group in early 2010. It has an average daily circulation of 90,973 copies...
nominated them as one of the six best bands at In the City 2007. The Margarets were also featured on Xfm
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
(Manchester) performing a live session for Clint Boon
Clint Boon
Clint Boon is an English musician and DJ. Boon originally rose to notability as the keyboards player with Inspiral Carpets.-Career:...
.
During 2008 The Margarets released two full-length studio albums recorded at Ocean Sound Recordings at Giske
Giske
Giske is an island and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the Sunnmøre traditional district. The municipal center is the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøy. Other population centers include the villages of Roald and...
: Twenty Years Erased, released on 21 January 2008 and Look For Love, released on 24 November 2008.
In 2009 The Margarets were nominated for Spellemannsprisen of 2008 for their album Twenty Years Erased in the pop band category.
When the Wind Calls Your Name is a Zeitgeist Special Edition documentary film on The Margarets filmed, produced and directed by Paul Barron and released in 2007.
Members
- Rune Berg: guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, songwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
(1991–) - Alex Rinde: vocals, drums, lyricistLyricistA lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
(1991–) - Ante Rune Giskeødegård: rhythm guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(1991–) - Ronnie Michael André Giskegjerde Larsen: percussion (1991–)
- Kai Valderhaug: bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(1991–1995) - Lars Berg: bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(1999–)
Albums
Studio albums- What Kept You? (2002)
- Love Will Haunt You Down (2005)
- Twenty Years Erased (2008)
- Look For Love (2008)
Singles
- «Alain Delon»/«Rubber Rubbish» (2001)
- «Spoonful of Love»
- «Sound of Summer»
- «Surf Alone» (2005)
- «She Caught the Last Bus Home» (2005)
- «Oh! Pretty Woman» (2006)