Ane Brun Interview
May 24th, 2009 by drunkcountrygent
On the 28th February 2009, ½DC & TWoTH bussed up to the O2 Academy in Birmingham, England to interview & see live (for the very first time) the remarkably talented Ane Brun. TWR heard about the gig through our contact with Swedish sweetheart Jennie Abrahamson, whose interview with TWR can be found here, who was touring as supporting artist & backing singer to Ane.
As with Jennie Abrahamson, the interview location was a little, um, overwhelmed by the sound check cacophony permeating the ceiling from the concert hall above — that & a ridiculously loud air conditioning unit that left the venue staff somewhat perplexed as to how they shut it off. All said & done, & with randoms running up & down the wooden stairs next to us & slamming in & out of the main door, the interview itself is quite, quite lovely.
Ane was the perfect interviewee — charming, patient (with a few factual screw-ups voiced by your host, ½DC), giggly, funny, insightful & down right interesting. She touches on her early life as a student/busker/life in Europe, becoming an independent recording artist & record label owner/mogul/mentor, the early albums, touring, new ambitions, her Grammi awards, living in Sweden, the Swedish music scene & pretty much everything else in between. Marvellous stuff.
TWR thoroughly recommends you go & watch Ane’s stunning b&w video for Don’t Leave — something Ane & DC discussed in detail during the interview (but didn’t make the final edit). Look out for the recurring motif & symmetry. Quite astonishing.
In all, for someone who picked up the guitar so late (during her mid-20s), Ane Brun is quite a remarkable, natural talent & this interview only scratches the surface of just how brilliant she truly is. Enjoy.
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