Songwriting has been my favourite hobby for the last 25 years. I’ve always loved writing and music and found the ultimate challenge in welding meaningful lyrics with music. The moments I feel I’ve succeeded are tremendously satisfying.
Most of the time, I played safely in the singer/songwriter tradition, writing lyrics in my original language, Norwegian.
Then, I found a new home, wife, and co-writer in England. Although she’s not experienced in songwriting, she has a fabulous talent and sensitivity for the meaning of words. This has given me the confidence to finally write song lyrics in English.
I’m also experimenting more musically now, testing and combining genres and harmonies I didn’t dare to look at before.
I don’t offer songwriting as a service as such because I take songwriting personally. I could never churn out songs half-heartedly on demand for weddings and birthday parties.
However, if bands or producers out there like my songs enough to want to buy the right to record or perform them – please
Sketches
I record some of my songs, to paint a picture of my intentions with them. But I call the recordings sketches. I’m not a musician, not a singer, not a producer or a studio engineer. The recordings are made with a simple use of advanced tools and limited knowledge.
- Twilight turned around
Have you ever felt completely lonely in the middle of a crowd? Or perhaps even with your partner and family? I wanted to write a song for everyone who feels that way now. A song about hope. I wanted to say change is possible. It’s never too late. - Belong
Writing this song was a journey that has lasted for a while. The first lines of lyrics were written in Norwegian at least three years ago. But I couldn’t really figure out the direction the song was taking. Not until I met my present wife, and the story found its own logic. - Cumbrian Christmas
December 2021. I travelled to Norway for my father’s funeral, and there was talk about closing borders because of Covid again. Could I return to England for Christmas? - Melodies of need
Songwriting was my hobby for more than 20 years while I lived in Norway. This is my first attempt at writing lyrics in English, luckily with my wife as co-writer.