Thomas Dybdahl live at Lido (Berlin)

I first discovered Thomas Dybdahl through a friend of mine (Tore) as he put it on when we were drinking cognac in the late hours talking about this and that. At some point during the conversation I noticed the music and had to ask what it was. The next day I went to the music store and bought all of his released work, and loved it! Even now several years later I can hear them all from start to finish and never press skip. So, it shouldn't really suprise anyone that I was looking forward to his concert in Berlin as I had never managed to see him live before.

Lido is a small cinema-rebuilt-to-concerthall and has a very rustic and nice atmosphere, and so it was perfect for the melancholic tunes from Thomas Dybdahl and his band. The band was around 5-6 people, including the sweet Silje Salomonsen (of Mongoland fame) on backing vocals and harmonica.

We were a bit afraid there wouldn't be that many coming, but as the concert started it was a good croud that had gathered to hear the concert. Thomas gets very into his music as he is playing it and it's intriguing to see him play. The concert was fantatstic and the audience really got into it. On several of the songs the audience was signing along. Here are some highlights from it:

 

• http://journal.boblycat.org/music/adelaide
• http://journal.boblycat.org/music/solitude
• http://journal.boblycat.org/music/newyork
• http://journal.boblycat.org/music/bodyaches

The concert was too short though. According to Thomas the band hadn't rehearsed more songs, so he did the last number on his own. You can hear that in the intro of "Solitude". Also notice on "Adelaide" where he and Silje Salomonsen starts laughing and the audience has to sing the song for them, so sweet :D (appologies for my sour singing)

Great evening, great concert and I also made some new friends. Hi Hilde, Kim and Pia :D

Now, if you want to buy his music then get it here or on itunes.