YNGVE (BalconyTV)

http://www.balconytv.co.uk 26/12/2008
PRESENTED BY LAYLA ANNA-LEE

Born in Kaiserslautern, West Germany, Yngve (pronounced Ing-vuh) moved to Ireland in the eighties with his parents in search of a richer, simpler, organic lifestyle; and they found it in northwest Sligo. He has been applauded as an outstanding musician and has found his voice writing his own material. He has an astonishing ability to strip down songs to the most honest lyrics and delicate guitar hooks and then instantly switch back to robust and powerful guitar chords. Whichever way he plays he doesn't fail to enrapture his audience.

Yngve has shared billings with an array of Ireland's less orthodox artists, including Jape, Katell Keineg, Nina Hynes, and Alphastates. He released his Debut Studio EP 'Four Weeks' in 2005 with the promotional tour culminating in a Headline Show in Whelans in Dublin in August 2005. Since then he has played show's in Scotland, including the Launch of the Glasgow/Edinburgh Music Magazine 'The Skinny Mag' and played special guest slots with Irish Artists David Kitt and Turn.

In December 2005 he supported Paul Weller in Dublin's Olympia Theatre and in January 2006 his song "Easier for You" was featured on the Irish Soap 'Fair City'. That Same song also appears on the Gigsmart Compilation CD "The Compilation Returns" which was launched in the Temple Bar Music Centre last October and is available in all good Irish Music Stores.

http://www.myspace.com/yngve
http://yngvewieland.com/

Tune in again tomorrow!