Author: Mette Kirkegaard

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Ny single: Free – Live

Posted on by Mette Kirkegaard

Free – Live is now on digital platforms: https://mettekirkegaard.lnk.to/Free-Live

A reworked live recording, the song Free was originally released as a studio recording in 2011 and later featured on P4 playlists. The composition was co-written with Brio Taliaferro in Berlin.

A Hit – Given New Life

With the tenor saxophone solo towards the end, you are transported to a Berlin music club where lived experiences are vibrantly expressed anew.

I came across a burned CD with raw recordings from Musikhuset 2011 and felt inspired to revitalize this still-living material.
It has been an exciting process to delve into the old recording and add new layers. I wanted to develop the song’s sound and highlight the essence of the original concert.

Free – Live was released on digital platforms on November 20th.

Listen on digital platforms:
https://mettekirkegaard.lnk.to/Free-Live

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I dag udkommer Free – Live på digitale tjenester: 

https://mettekirkegaard.lnk.to/Free-Live

En bearbejdet liveoptagelse, sangen Free blev oprindeligt udgivet i en studieindspilning i 2011 og senere playlistet i P4, kompositionen cowritet med Brio Taliaferro i Berlin.

Et Hit – får nyt liv
Med tenorsaxens solo mod slutningen er man hensat til en musikklub i Berlin, hvor levet liv udtrykkes sprudlende påny.

Jeg faldt over en brændt cd med råoptagelser fra Musikhuset 2011 og fik lyst til at revitalisere det stadig levende materiale.

Det har været en spændende proces at dykke ned i den gamle optagelse og tilføre lag. Jeg ønskede at udvikle sangens klang og tydeliggøre nerven fra den oprindelige koncert. 

Free – Live er udkommet på digitale platforme den 20. november. 

Lyt med på digitale tjenester: 

https://mettekirkegaard.lnk.to/Free-Live

Hilsen Mette

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Mette Kirkegaard synger engelske og danske juleklassikere

Posted on by Mette Kirkegaard

(Read English below)

Der er kommet mange gode ting ud af coronaperioden, set fra et kunstnerisk perspektiv. Jeg genoptog min interesse for de engelske og danske julesange, siger Mette Kirkegaard. Hun blev vakt af en koncert i Odd Fellowlogen, akkompagneret af pianisten Anne Truelsen.

Mette har de senere år optrådt i gader i julemåneden med julesange arrangeret af lokale storcentre.

Man kan nu booke sangerinden – solo med klassisk guitar indendørs eller med klassisk playback udendørs. Eller hvad med en duo med pianist?

Kontakt julekoncerter.dk på https://julekoncerter.dk/kunstnere/mette-kirkegaard/

eller hør nærmere på 61701864

Vidste du, at:

Mette Kirkegaards julesang Denne jul har været playlistet i P5?

Sangerinden har udgivet to julesange i 2022-2023? Den anden sang hedder I et med jul.

Mette sings classical English and Danish christmas songs. She has performed for The Odd fellow people in Copenhagen. In recent years, Mette has performed Christmas songs in the streets during the holiday season, arranged by local shopping centers.

You can now book the singer for a solo performance with classical guitar indoors or with classical playback outdoors. Or how about a duo with a pianist?

Contact julekoncerter.dk at [insert contact details].

Did you know that:

  • Mette’s Christmas song “Denne jul” has been playlisted on P5?
  • The singer has released two Christmas songs in 2022-2023?

grib livesangen Everybody Knows

Recycling Brings New Life to “Everybody Knows”

Posted on by Mette Kirkegaard

– live from Musikhuset Aarhus – new vocal version

Release date: October 16, 2024, via Gateway Music

Digital services: https://mettekirkegaard.lnk.to/EverybodyKnowsLive

Mette Kirkegaard is bringing fresh life to Leonard Cohen’s iconic song Everybody Knows with a new 2024 vocal version. Originally written in 1988 in collaboration with Sharon Robinson, Everybody Knows is a timeless commentary on political corruption, social injustice, and human hypocrisy. Known for its dark, ironic tone, the song resonates with a world where “everybody knows” the issues, but meaningful change remains elusive.

This renewed version from 2024 incorporates updated vocals and a female choir, breathing fresh energy into the song. It was first performed live in 2011 at Musikhuset Aarhus, where Mette Kirkegaard shared the stage with a quintet of talented musicians, including:

• Anders Ramhede on drums (Magtens Korridorer, Falderebet)

• Tao Højgaard on guitar

• Rene Hansen on bass

• Magnus Poulsen as backing vocals

• Mette Kirkegaard on vocals

Recycling is Gold: Rediscovering Musical Treasures

During a recent clean-up of her storage, Mette Kirkegaard stumbled upon a stack of old, burned CDs. Among them was a recording of her 2011 live concert at Musikhuset Aarhus. Revisiting this forgotten material, Mette realized the potential to recycle this earlier work and reinvent Everybody Knows.

Instead of leaving the track forgotten in a pile of CDs, Mette Kirkegaard decided to revive it, injecting her modern perspective and artistic growth into this live rendition. Test listeners have praised this new dynamic version for finding its own unique sound, while remaining inspired by earlier interpretations.

Mette Kirkegaard reflects on the original concert with mixed emotions. “I was very nervous when I performed at Musikhuset in 2011, and that held me back somehow from sharing this excellent track,” Mette explains. “Now, I’ve overcome my stage fright and used the opportunity to recycle and reform the song with added vocals, giving it new life.”

Digital services worldwide now: https://mettekirkegaard.lnk.to/EverybodyKnowsLive

grib livesangen Everybody Knows

Grib livesangen: Everybody Knows 16.okt. ´24

Posted on by Mette Kirkegaard

Ny single: “Everybody Knows”
– live fra Musikhuset Aarhus – ny vokalversion
Udgivelsesdato: 16-10-2024 via Gateway Music

Find på digitale tjenester  https://mettekirkegaard.lnk.to/EverybodyKnowsLive

Genbrug er guld
Mette Kirkegaard fandt nylig en bunke brændte cd´er i sit ledningskab i forbindelse med oprydning. Midt i en række andre koncerter dukkede denne her indspilning af en flot koncert fra Musikhuset Aarhus i 2011 op. Med nye teknologiske og sangtekniske muligheder kunne Mette pludselig se nye perspektiver i sangen, så hun fik lyst til at reformere Everybody Knows ved at tilsætte flere og helt nye vokaler. Lyt til Everybody Knows

Oprindeligt blev denne version af Everybody Knows fremført live i Musikhuset Aarhus i 2011, hvor Mette Kirkegaard optrådte sammen med en kvintet bestående af:

  • Anders Ramhede på trommer (Magtens Korridorer, Falderebet)
  • Tao Højgaard med soloparti på guitar
  • Rene Hansen på bas
  • Magnus Poulsen backing vokal
  • Mette Kirkegaard på vokaler og backing

Testlyttere har hyldet denne nye, dynamiske version, som finder sin egen lyd, inspireret af Don Henleys fortolkning.

Den oprindelige sang af Leonard Cohen blev udgivet i 1988 på albummet I’m Your Man og er skrevet i samarbejde med Sharon Robinson og er en skarp kommentar til politisk korruption, social uretfærdighed og menneskeligt hykleri. Med sin dystre og ironiske tone udtrykker den desillusionen over en verden, hvor “alle kender” til de store problemer, men alligevel forbliver forandringen fraværende. 

Lyt til Everybody Knows – Mette Kirkegaards version – 16-10-2024