Maria Norseth Garli
Experimental singer-songwriter
LIVE DATES
UPCOMING
may 24 rambling women (Harneshaug/Storaas/Garli)
vår frues kirke, trondheim NO
aug 30. rotvoll kunstfest
trondheim, NO
sept 14 GOLDEN with nicolas leirtrø
sonic transmissions fest, Austin TX
PREVIOUS
april 6 with are lothe kolbeinsen/erlend smalås
rambling women
antikvariatet, trondheim NO
march 23 amygdala with felicia nielsen
huskonsertene i rissa NO
march 20 amygdala with felicia nielsen/gus loxbo
Birka folkhögskola SE
march 18 amygdala with felicia nielsen/erlend smalås
nye hjorten konsertserie, trondheim NO
march 4 amygdala with felicia nielsen
khimaira, stockholm SE
march 1-4 residency at khimaira Stockholm SE
2024
dec 30 christmas meditations with erlend smalås
vår frues kirke, trondheim NO
dec 22 christmas meditations with erlend smalås
ilen kirke, trondheim NO
dec 14 nymusikk trondheim wierd christmas
rosendal teater NO
nov 10 letters to die for to sing to
with anna ueland/nicolas leirtrø
rosendal teater, trondheim NO
nov 8 letters to die for to sing to
with anna ueland/nicolas leitrø
rosendal teater, trondheim NO
nov 1-10 residency at rosendal teater NO
and more
MORNING LIGHT
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"Her work evidences an appreciation for dynamic and textural extremities that you don’t usually find in the work of self-confessed singer-songwriters. But it’s not really a fair fight; Garli is too committed to melody and the song form to let things fall apart. [...] Still, the combination intrigues."
"The beautiful voice is occasionally allowed to stand a little bare, despite the abundance of guitars in the arena. That's a strength."
"This is a fully realized recording that hits you straight in the solar plexus and completely knocks you off balance. It's melancholic, beautiful, raw, and incredibly moving from start to finish. And if this is the level that bass guru Ingebrigt Håker Flaten—who runs the label—intends to maintain, I predict a long and successful career as a record executive.
Garli has created a stunning album that deserves to be played everywhere music is played. She’s an exceptionally talented artist who deserves far more stage time than just in her hometown.
Beautiful, thoughtful, and powerful—this is the work of an artist who truly has something to say."
SILVER LIGHT
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"She has made one of the strongest records that has come from a Norwegian vocalist in several years"
"She tells us stories - as those who really have something to report can - that make us sharpen our senses and the receiving apparatus greatly."
GOLDEN
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“They say that not everything that glitters is gold but this is definetly the real deal.”
"Garli is behind one of the most ambitious releases this year.".»
"Substance in every little phrase and every note..”
“Maria Norseth Garli's language is saturated and the music is expressive”
“With a bunch of extremely talented fellow musicians and supporters, she has made a record that is extremely audible and beautiful, and that rises above most that comes out of such music these days.”
BIO
MARIA NORSETH GARLI is a musician, composer and concert organizer resident in Trondheim, Norway. In 2012 Maria completed her bachelor degree in performing arts from the University of Gothenburg, and in spring 2020 she attained her MA at the famous "jazzlinja" at NTNU in Trondheim. The main focus of her musical works lies in the freely improvised, how ever she knows no genre limitations.
Maria has performed at several of the most prestigious venues and festivals around Europe, and was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy Award in 2016 together with the critically acclaimed ensemble Song Circus. Back home she is the founder and main driving force behind UPOP, a concert series for improvised and alternative music.