Sailorine is the roots singer, musician and songwriter Ingunn Ringvold from Norway. She plays piano, harmonium, gitar, dulcimer and djembe.
| Sailorine | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 19 October 1979 |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Folk, Roots, alt-country |
| Labels | Voices of Wonder/VME |
| Associated acts | Mark Olson |
| Website | www.sailorine.com |
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She grew up in Larvik in Norway. From the age of 5 until 12, Ringvold participated in four children recordings on the Christian record label Lynor.
Together with the Norwegian grammy award winning bluegrassband Ila Auto, Sailorine planned to release an EP, but during its recording she was contacted by indie record label Voices of Wonder. They wanted to sign her after hearing a couple of her songs on MySpace.
Sailorine signed with Voices of Wonder in 2008 and within the same year her debut album Girl In Sailor Suit was released. The record was produced by Are Fevang from Ila Auto, recorded in Oslo, Norway and Los Angeles. The single "I Need A Ride" was listed NRK P1, the largest public radio station in Norway.
On November 1, 2010 her second album Tea Leaves will be released, recorded in Lund (Sweden), Oslo (Noway) and Portland (USA). The album is produced by Mark Olson and Sailorine.
From 2006, Sailorine has toured all over the States and a large part of Europe with singer/songwriter Mark Olson from The Jayhawks. Sailorine toured with Mark Olson and Gary Louris (The Jayhawks) in 2009, to promote their duo record Ready For The Flood.
Sailorine has played several festivals in Norway: by:Larm, Slottsfjellsfestivalen, Bergenfest and Kongene på Haugen, and played shows around Norway − in Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger, Larvik and Oslo.
Sailorine has co-written songs on these albums: