Teitur (tie'tor) is a singular name for a singular man. Hailing from the Faroe Islands, Teitur is an artist whose songs remind you what music can do for the soul. Teitur first came to the attention of the world with the release of his 2003 debut album Poetry & Aeroplanes, which won him rave reviews.
Thousands of fans who were captivated by his inspiring melodies and gentle but finely observed, often wry and quirkily observant lyrics. Since the release of his debut album, he has toured non-stop. Initially playing intimate acoustic shows, he slowly won over bigger and bigger audiences, fleshing out his live performances with a band and sometimes string quartet. Extensive touring included support slots for celebrity fans including Rufus Wainwright, Aimee Mann and John Mayer. “(Poetry and Aeroplanes) may be one of the best albums to come along in the last five years. Music like this is jet fuel on the fire of a broken heart.” (John Mayer, Esquire Magazine.)
Tour Dates below:
Apr 22 2008 - Vinyl at Center Stage - Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 23 2008 - WorkPlay Theatre - Birmingham, Alabama
Apr 25 2008 - The Basement - Nashville, Tennessee
Apr 26 2008 - The Dame - Lexington, Kentucky
Apr 27 2008 - Creative Arts Theatre - Morgantown, West Virginia
Apr 29 2008 - Jammin’ Java - Vienna, Virginia
Apr 30 2008 - Rams Head On Stage - Annapolis, Maryland
May 1 2008 - Grand Opera House - Wilmington, Delaware
May 2 2008 - Johnny Brenda’s - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 3 2008 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, New York
May 6 2008 - Two Boots Roadhouse - Bridgeport, Connecticut
May 7 2008 - Middle East - Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 8 2008 - Higher Grounds - Burlington, Vermont
May 9 2008 - La Sala Rosa - Montreal, Quebec
May 10 2008 - Le Cercle - Quebec City, Quebec
May 12 2008 - The Courthouse - Toronto, Ontario
May 13 2008 - The Ark - Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 14 2008 - Schubas - Chicago, Illinois
May 16 2008 - Varsity Theater- Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 17 2008 - Legion Arts | CSPS - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
May 19 2008 - Soiled Dove Underground - Denver, Colorado
May 23 2008 - The Roxy - Hollywood, California
May 24 2008 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, California
May 28 2008 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, California
May 29 2008 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, Oregon
May 31 2008 - El Corazon - Seattle, Washington
In 2006, in between performing at many major European festivals, Teitur started to record his second album. “Stay Under The Stars”, released to great acclaim in Europe and the US and debuting in the Top 10 in Denmark, subsequently going Gold there and earning him the accolade of Best Singer at the Danish Music Awards (Grammies) in March 2007. The album recently was certified Gold in Denmark.
It is his songwriting and specifically a gift for acute empathetic observation that sets Teitur apart, a fact soon recognized by Corinne Bailey Rae who invited him to co-write with her early in her career. One of the songs they wrote together “Choux Pastry Heart” appears on her multi-platinum debut album. “I know some writers make a point about having a complete story: beginning, ending, moral, everything. I just do my best to describe it, and leave the rest up to mystery. I like it open-ended to freeze a moment in time. Sometimes you write it right out of your head, then you see what you were saying when it's finished. Sometimes, at that right place and time, there will be a key that unlocks our feelings,” Teitur said.
In mid 2007, Teitur started to pull together the songs that make up his third album: “The Singer.” "The songs are written over a time-span of one to seven years. They are stories of events and experiences - like drinking beers on a musty hotel floor with mysterious blues musician Chris Whitley, before he died of cancer (Legendary Afterparty), or stories that I have come across in my lifetime..."
In October, Teitur traveled to an island off the coast of Sweden called Gotland with his sound engineer Jonas and arranger Trondur, and recorded the album on a19th century Swedish Princess' estate, normally a summer destination as a hotel, but at this time of year a beautiful, windswept and somewhat deserted piece of tranquility; interrupted only by the various musicians and singers who came to play or sing on the album, who all stayed at the hotel, during their work on the album.
On the cover of the album is a picture of a cartoon figure who stands inside the room of an empty dollhouse. It looks almost like a skeleton and it has no face. The figure is a caricature of "The Singer"
"The Singer" was released in Scandinavia on February 11th. It went straight in the Danish charts at no.6 and went to no.1 on iTunes there in the following week.
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