Sigrun Tara Øverland

Sigrun Tara Øverland
Background information
Born (1983-12-24) 24 December 1983 (age 41)
Kristiansand, Norway
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, music producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, lyre, autoharp, multi-instrumentalist
LabelsNorCD
Websitewww.sigruntara.no

Sigrun Tara Øverland (born 24 December 1983 in Kristiansand Municipality, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (vocals, guitar, lyre, autoharp, among others), lyricist, songwriter and music producer.[1]

Career

Øverland graduated in music performance at the Agder University College (2003–05), where she initiated the band Tara (established 2003) with Guro Skumsnes Moe and Gunnar Sæter, and the duo Picidae (established 2004) with Eirik Dørsdal, both bands with album releases. She has also participated in other projects like Kaada, Anne Marie Almedal, and Evan Seleven.[1]

After further studies in administration at the Norwegian Academy of Music, she was general manager of AKKS in Oslo, a music organization working balance in the music industry. She has also been head of the concert association Havre backpack. She now works as a producer for the cultural center Kulturfabrikken in Sortland Municipality, Norway.[1]

Discography

Fronting

With Tara
  • 2006: Plain As Coal (Bergland Production)[2]
With Picidae

Backing

With Novac.
  • 2004: Sex, Drugs & Ragtime (self-released)[3]
With Anne Marie Almedal
  • 2007: The Siren And The Sage (+47, Warner Music Norway), on the tune "Joy"
  • 2010: Blue Sky Blue (+47), on the tune "Seize My Heart"
  • 2010: Memory Lane (+47), on the tune "May You Never"[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bergsli, Gaute (10 May 2016). "Gir ut sitt første album med Picidae" (in Norwegian). Vol.no. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Sigrun Tara Øverland". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Novac. – Sex, Drugs & Ragtime". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Anne Marie Almedal". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.