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Robert Smith-Hald -and band |
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| Location: | Bergen, Norway, |
| Country: |  Norway |
| Last Login: | Aug 10, 2008 (63 days back) |
About Me |
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| I was born and raised in a sort of sect called Camphill. Partly in Pennsylvania, partly in upstate New York. Ever seen the movie "The Village" by M Night Shyamalan? That was filmed 20 minutes away from where I grew up, and the village depicted is similar in many ways, but we did have electricity, cars, telephones. If you go to my homepage www.robertsmith-hald.com you can read more about it there. I’m a singer song-writer, always have been. Growing up, we were only allowed classical music, not that I minded very much, I loved it, and still do. But the music I loved the most, pop, rock, country, folk, that was was seen as the devils work in the sect, so I made it in my head, kept it to myself. Years later, I finally managed to get my parents to buy me a guitar. I was 16, and we had left the sect. They were still pretty into it though, so it had to be a classical guitar. I still have it, it was a peice of shit made in east germany. They got our music teacher neighbor to teach me some chords, with strict instructions to only teach me chords that I could use in classical style music. The first two chords he showed me were Am and Em, also showing me how to make them into major chords, which I shouldn’t use, because that was for rock, pop, and folk. Of course, I only used the major chords. My first pop music experience was Elvis (read more about that on my webpage) and after that The Beatles. My sister went to a boarding school, and she came back with records. She had to hide them so they wuldn’t get chucked out. A lot of them did, but Sgt Pepper survived, and that was my first Beatles experience. Listening to that record, keeping watch for them so they wouldn’t get hold of it and destroy it. I wrote my first song with that guitar, and have never stopped writing. It’s what I do. I write constantly. I live and breathe songwriting and music. Its what I love to do, my passion. Robert Smith-Hald feat. Fusa’s Finest at Garage, Bergen, February 2008 Live at Norwegian Broadcasting corporation P1 w/Bård Ose real editor best profile tools a |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 6/24/2006Band Website: robertsmith-hald.com Band Members: I write the songs, sing lead vocal, play acoustic guitar and harmonica. Most of the members of my backing band come from a tiny little place called Fusa. It's not too far from Bergen as the crow flies, but what with the state of the roads and all the fjords going ths way and that, it's still a ways out in the boonies. Beautiful place though, and there must be something in the water there, because everyone I meet from there is a musician, and a good one too. My drummer is Tom Riise (also Babe Rawlins), my bass player Ole Gunnar Eikeland (Babe Rawlins), and on electric guitars Ole Rasmus Hjelle (Cederberg) and Vegard Henanger. Vegard also plays mandolin, and lap steel. Kjetil André Tofte (Tuco's Lounge) just arrived in a limo, with a bunch of keys in his palms. Musicians credited on the tunes on this site, picked from the forthcoming album "Innocence Said": Ole Rasmus Hjelle:guitars, background vocals Vegard Henanger:lapsteel, guitars,mandolin,dobro Ole G Eikeland:el.&upright bass,background vocals Stig "Pluto" Wålberg:drums Kim Gulbrandsen:div.keys Helge Haugland:drums and el. & upright bass on Little River Eirik Grønner: producer, background vocals Yngve Moe: el.bass on Your time has passed Influences: I’m influenced by a lot of folk and bluegrass music, and classical music, especially Mozart. I like a lot of different kinds of music, from AC DC, Elvis, David Bowie, Sex Pistols, to Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, John Lennon, Fleetwood Mac (young and old) U2, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Mark Knopfler, Bruce Springsteen, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, a lot of that kind of music. I really don’t know who influences me, I just write music, pure and simple. I love to write songs. Sounds Like: People say I sound like a mixture of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. I don't know really, it's hard to be objective, and even harder still to put a label on myself. Every fiber in my body screams out at the thought. I never try to sound like anybody else but myself. I do my own thing. Write the songs I like, and sing 'em how I like. Being compared to Dylan and The Boss is daunting, but flattering. Yet, how can I complain? I do not. Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Folk Rock / Rock / Americana) |
My Blog |
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Radio interview, mostly norwegian, some profanity and single premier for the song ON AND ON |
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| Live Performance of "No Sunshine" in the beginning, and the song "On And On" from the forthcoming album "innocence Said". (that one is at about 22 minutes into the interview)
NRK Radio NEW SONG... Posted by Robert Smith-Hald on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:48:00 PST |
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On and On, first experience of rockn roll. |
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| This is my first experience of pop music. It is as follows...
It was high summer. We were three friends, 5 or 6 years old and on a "treasure hunt" in the periphery of the 4... Posted by Robert Smith-Hald on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:57:00 PST |
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Check out this event: Live at Garage, Bergen, 12th of April |
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| Hosted By: Robert Smith-Hald When: Saturday Apr 12, 2008 at 10:00 PMWhere: GarageBergen, NorwayDescription:Robert Smith-Hald Click Here To View Event... Posted by Robert Smith-Hald on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:35:00 PST |
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Preparation H and Tree Day |
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| The farm, garden and orchard were run bio-dynamically. The method is similar to ecological farming, but there are differences. One of the biggest differences is the profound belief in the ... Posted by Robert Smith-Hald on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:28:00 PST |
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Silent Supper |
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| At Easter time we painted eggs and had the Easter Egg Hunt. We baked special Easter bread that was braided and glazed, and studded with coloured eggs. We hung a leafy branch from the roof, and f... Posted by Robert Smith-Hald on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:25:00 PST |
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Fear of the outside world |
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| The villages were isolated from the outside world, but the biggest isolation was in their minds, their thoughts and their culture. The world outside was seen as being evil, and to be avoided. At... Posted by Robert Smith-Hald on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:48:00 PST |
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More Than This |
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| I once said in a radio interview with Nrk DJ Baard Ose that I preferred not to tell the stories behind my songs, that I thought it was best people made their own images and associations to the songs, ... Posted by Robert Smith-Hald on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:06:00 PST |
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Who The FUCK is Alice!!?? |
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| Matty’s parents were from Switzerland. His mother was called Alice and his father Alvin. Alice and Alvin. Alice was short and fat. She had blonde hair that had gone prematurely... Posted by Robert Smith-Hald on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:27:00 PST |
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The Stanton Method of Free Upbringing |
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| The Three Stooges were me, Toby and Matty. The Camphill community was called Beaver Run. I was born there, so was Matty, but Toby and his family drove into the estate one day in an old pic... Posted by Robert Smith-Hald on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:56:00 PST |
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Blessing On The Meal |
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| Meals were always at the same time. Breakfast at 7, lunch at 12 and supper at 6. (Sunday breakfast a bit later, and dinner at 1) The meals were also very ritualised. Each meal was announce... Posted by Robert Smith-Hald on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:31:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Superbravo, Tuco's Lounge, Vegard Henanger, ole rasmus, Ole G, Rolf Martin, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Krisjh, Stikkan, Marit, Pete Seeger, Kjekke Kenneth, Ryland, Maria Solheim, ORBO, Babe Rawlins, MacGyver, Johnny Cash, Pegi Young, Michelle Schmitt, Anne, Craig Wise, Snap iT!, Jack Lamont Jr., JORGE PENSI, Øzz, jarle bernhoft - album out september 1, Sonic Tramps, TONIGHT! TONIGHT!, The OZ - Lennon Punk Revolution (album released!), Black Angel, andrea cannizzo official, Lacasa del Cid, Vicky Eve Band, Jimmie Young, MySpace Democrats Unite 2008, nickatlive, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, TIME’S UP, NeuMann, AMBIII and Real News Network, ROY ORBISON, The Beards - MORE NEW SONGS UP!! COME TO LISTEN!, Vegard Eide, OMPAKARA, Anita Bekkelund, Ulabrand, Arthropoda (New song out now), Si, Angie, Slaves To Death ®, Trude Jensen, PETER & the PENGUINS
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