The day has finally come. Rykestrasse 68 is in US stores today! This Norwegian Grammy award winning record has received rave reviews from music’s best critics world wide and has been cited of the best 50 records by Wire Magazine. This “new” release is now available with the live bonus track “Searching.” Please support Hanne and pick up a copy. And while you are at it, tell a friend!

To stream the full album for free, click here.
To view the e-card and get a free download, click here.

Buy Rykestrasse 68 at your local record store or any of these fine digital outlets: Werkshop, iTunes USA, eMusic, or Amazon

Thanks for all the support and keep checking back for all things Hanne Hukkelberg!

xoxo,
Team Hanne Hukkelberg

I Guess I’m Floating has teamed up with Nettwerk Music Group to bring you the ultimate Hanne Hukkelberg trivia contest.

When:

Now until March 7th!

The Challenge:

Head over to the I Guess I’m Floating Contest Page and answer a host of 15 different Hanne Hukkelberg trivia questions ranging from, how many instruments she played on her new album to the name of her debut EP. Some questions are harder then other, claiming the winner a true Hanne Hukkelberg enthusiast.

If you are having trouble answering the questions, don’t fret; I Guess I’m Floating will be providing clues to help answer the questions leading up until the contest end date.

Answers:

Please email answers to hannecontest@nettwerk.com

The Prize:

In support of Hanne’s new album, we are giving away a huge prize pack featuring an iPod Touch, autographed instrument used by Hanne in the recording of the album, and an autographed Hanne Hukkelberg record. Wow!

Good luck and have fun with the contest! Please check back to the contest page with an exclusive Hanne Hukkelberg song download during album release week.

it’s a big honor that The Wire has announced “rykestrasse 68″ as one of the 50 best records of the year 2007!!

The Wire

hi all,

i got the very good news that i’m invited to play at the Sout By South West festival in Austin in Texas, mach 2008. this makes it very suitable for also makeing a little USA tour at the same time. so all you americans- HERE I COME!

watch out for dates in New York and the West Coast and also in Austin in the moth of mach!

all the best,

hanne

Hanne Hukkelberg at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.
http://www.fabchannel.com/hanne_hukkelberg .

Webcast details:
Link http://www.fabchannel.com/hanne_hukkelberg
Date: November 27th
Time the webcast begins: 20:00CET, check Fabchannel.com for your local time

Fabchannel broadcasts concerts in the Amsterdam pop venue’s Paradiso and Melkweg on internet. On the site http://www.fabchannel.com/  are over 800 concerts like Bloc Party, Arcade Fire and Damien Rice.

Hanne Hukkelberg and her band played at the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg last week. Check out their visit at Balcony TV:

  www.balconytv.de or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy4dCRFJerU

Hanne Hukkelberg are nominated for the Alarm Award (Alarmprisen) in the jazz categorie. Give YOUR vote here!

http://www.alarmprisen.no/2007/index.php/jazz

You can listen to the show online live or for a week afterwards: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank/

Since the 10.th of April me and different versions of the band have been in a bus on the road spreading the sound of “Rykestrasse 68″, my latest album. Our last gig was in Lisbon the 15.th of June. About three months on tour, just with small breaks in between, we have done about 30 gigs around Europe. I am very happy now. All the gigs were fantastic, and there were surprisingly many people out there knowing about me and wanting to listen. It has just been so much good respons! I just need to bring out a very large ‘THANK YOU ALL’ for being at my concerts, listening and supporting! My band and me have had a great time playing for you all!

We started in Hamburg (10.th of April) and played in Germany for about a week. The band were pretty new and we used some time to build up our liks, but when we had, i loved the musicality between us! And it seemed like the audience did as well. Germany was incredible, many thanks to Sven- Erik and Birgit at Beats International and of course Soenke at Electric Chair! A lot of people, perfect venues and great response. Then we headed for Italy. A very beautiful contry and we were blessed with great weather and we even made a day off in Venice. Catania were also great! After a short break at home rehearsing in a new band, we went further on to Belgium, France, Germany (again) and Switzerland. I have to say Bern is the most beautiful capital i’ve ever seen. And not to mension the cool venue and the huge audience. That was breathtaking. I will definitely come back! And Belgium: Every time I have visited any Benelux- country, I’m thrilled. You are always so eager and enthusiastic. And this time was no exception. And I love France and i would very much play there again! After another break rehearsing a new band again, we went Ljubljana in Slovenia. Beautiful country and a great start on the rest of the European Tour 2007! We went for the third time to Germany, still great, and then to the Netherlands. I told you about the benelux- countries, and Amsterdam was incredible! The bus took us further on to the United Kingdom and we were there for about a week. We got company of the fabulous In The Country and at one gig of Susanna&the magical orchestra and we had a great time! We are friends from our studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music so we had a lot to reminisce about. On the gig in London i also met my record label; Nettwerk. Their head office is in Canada, but they have offices in Europe also, amongst them, one in london. They’re doing a great job! After the third part we went home again and got ready for the fourth and last part. Spain and Portugal. Both Spain and Portugal was a great experience, a lot og people and a glowing atmosphere. I’m looking foreward to come back!

Thank you all, fans, audiences, record labels, booking agents, promo- persons and my manager for making a splendid European Tour! It has been fantastic.

Extra big thanks to everyone in my bands:

Henning Sandsdalen & Eirik Øyen- bass, guitar

Lena Nymark & Line Horntveth- vocal, flute, clarinet, glockenspiel, toypiano, tuba, percussion

Kåre Vestrheim & Thom Hell (Thomas Helland) & Ivar Grydeland- synts, accordion, guitar, vocals and samplers

Peter Baden & Jonas Hovden Sjøvaag- drums and percussions

Asle Karstad & Anders Aasebø & David Solheim & Einar Svendsby- sound
My love to you all,

Hanne

The European tour is coming to an end. It has been a great trip and experience, and the audience has been absolutely fantastic. We are summing it all up at the beautiful Queen Elisabeth Hall in London on Thursday 28th of July. Hope to see you there!Have a great summer everyone!

Watch out Europe! From the 10th of April to june 2007 Hanne Hukkelberg and her band will be on tour. Pay attention to the concert list to the right and come and see them