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BERGEN INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVITIES
FESTIVAL 2016

​Hedvig Mollestad Trio & Moonpedro and the Sinking Ship m

FESTIVAL SQUARE MELODONTEN
DATE / TIME Tuesday 31 May at 20:00
DURATION 2:00
TICKET Standard : 300 Under 30 : 150
Festival Card : 30 % discount
BT Fordel : 25 % discount
A sonic storm with a new release from hyper Hedvig Mollestad Trio .
Hedvig Mollestad Trio are eager to liberate the melodies from their fourth album on this release concert in Melodonten . In this split gig , Moonopedro and the Sinking Ship also invite the audience into its eclectic world of music .
Hedvig Mollestad trio are renowned for their monumental stage presence , with guitarist Hedvig Mollestad ’ s lightning riffs , bassist Ellen Brekken ’ s powerfully dynamic , lightly dancing bass lines and drummer Ivar Loe Bjørnstad ’ s hyperactive octopus arms . Jazz metal , or “ Jazz Sabbath ” as music magazine Classic Rock defined them , rock , freebag , doomjazz , stonerswing – for every album the trio releases , new genres and permutations are unleashed in an attempt to classify some of their music .
Poet , musician and writer Pedro Carmona- Alvarez has released music under the name Moonpedro and the Sinking Ship since 2007 . The Chilean-Norwegian artist became known to many as vocalist of the band Sister Sonny in the 1990s . This February , Moonpedro and the Sinking Ship released the album Let ’ s , pig to great reviews .
Hedvig Mollestad Trio Hedvig Mollestad guitar Ellen Brekken bass Ivar Loe Bjørnstad drums
Moonpedro and the Sinking Ship Pedro Carmona-Alvarez and band
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