INDIENATIONAL TOUR 2007

hi guys, let me tell you a little in detail of this touring project I am a part of in Europe this fall. any musicians want join somewhere, anyone with suggestions on venues, sponsorship, places to stay and so.....let me know. love. Gustav

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This is a project that started with three songwriters, Gustav Haggren (SWE), Helena Arlock (SWE) and Christian Cuff (USA) who met in Manhattan, New York City in February 2007. Gustav and Helena had come to USA to tour and Christian wanted to join and he himself had a lot of ideas of places to play. 3 months and 3728 miles later, this trio of three separate songwriters had performed 52 shows!

4 months later, the trio is will be doing the same kind of tour in Europe this time. The tour has been named "The Indienational Tour", because it features independent artists from all over the world. The tour will be centered around a small 9 passenger mini-bus, and the one American songwriter, and two Swedish musicians who founded it. In each country the three will play a series of acoustic shows focusing on two acoustic guitars and a cello, afterwards they will host a small gathering of local musicians and pick someone from the group to join them for the rest of that country's shows.
The goal is to bring independent music back to life. It is getting more and more difficult for an artist to support themselves and tour without giving in and signing with a label, and unfortunately, that can be a slippery slope for a songwriter.

Musicians book shows for other musicians and the goal is to create an exciting and vivid atmosphere when it comes to live-shows. One important thing is that musicians from different countries and cultures get to meet and can perform together. Next step is to host clubs at good venues in different cities, two Club Indienational will open up this fall, one in Helsingborg, Sweden and one in Barcelona, Spain. Once a month people can go through us to hear who is out touring and when they can come and play. Everything is very independent and non-profit based, we want to be a good alternative to money-dependent booking agencies.

The European tour will start in Sweden September 26 in Sweden. Stockholm, Hamburg, Glasgow, Paris and London and many more shows are already booked.

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The ' INDIENATIONAL tour' 2007 presents:

GUSTAV HAGGREN ( Gustav and The Seasick Sailors)
Vagabond folk-rock with guitar, vocals, cello
Sounds like... "Bright Eyes, Bob dylan, Tom Waits in a drunken gypsy pirate boat"
MUSIC,INFO,VIDEO, PHOTOS: www.myspace.com/gatss
BLOG: www.blog.myspace.com/gatss

HELENA ARLOCK
Acoustic trip-hop with cello, vocals, loop-pedal, guitar
Sounds like... "Bjork meets Joanna Newsom in the secret forest"
MUSIC,INFO,VIDEO, PHOTOS: www.myspace.com/helenaarlock
BLOG: www.blog.myspace.com/helenaarlock

CHRISTIAN CUFF
Singer/songwriter with guitar, vocals
Sounds like... "M Ward, Damien Rice and a sip of Ray Lamontagne"
MUSIC,INFO,VIDEO, PHOTOS: www.myspace.com/christiancuff
BLOG: www.blog.myspace.com/christiancuff