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And his band, dubbed “The Tigernips,” follow along every twist and turn allowing raucousness or solitude, desire or irony.

Now, Stelth Ulvang (this is his mom-given, real Norwegian name) is living in the high desert of Bishop, California, with hummingbirds and crows circling the little house on the edge of town. His recent LP, “An Evening at Macri Park,” has drawn comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Rufus Wainwright.

“He’s a great songwriter – raw and beautiful,” said Ulvang.

Also accompanying Ulvang is bassist Dave Drago, a longtime collaborator from Rochester, N.Y., rounding out the trio.

Ulvang’s love for the unpredictable is reflected in his latest album, “Stelth Ulvang and the Tigernips,” recorded live to tape in New Orleans between legs of a Lumineers tour.

“We’ve stayed in touch all these years, meeting up in different states,” Ulvang shares. Stelth Ulvang wanted to make a record with all of the squeaks of a piano bench, with new notes and freshly learned tunes, and with the pops and hisses of humanness. “It’s funny to think we’ve known each other for so long, and this is the first time we’re all in Keene together.”

Ulvang’s journey from wandering traveler to acclaimed musician has been far from traditional.

stealth ulvang biography

He wanted to get back to recording live, through tape, with all the mess-ups at stake.

Born and raised in Fort Collins, Colorado, his formative years of music always spiraled back to the folk genre.

[Verse]
EB
You seem to wonder why, we nev-er kiss
AE
I'm bound to hunger by your unruly flip
B
And though I wonder too, how he never saw
AE
Somehow he never knew, the thing we sought
B
Like a common tear, like a common tale
AE
Oh the things we fear, for them to hit the ground
B
And I can't keep all the thoughts that wash my way ahead of me
AE
Just to fear an enemy, oh to fear itself
B
And even a hair that grows and grazes on each side of me
AE
How to just let it be, it eats the love in me
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that virus...

But where you’d expect simple folk songs, the tunes are complex and melodic. He records songs in new studios when the band arrives early in cities. jealousy.


[Verse]
EB
We're the animals from lines of dust
AE
And when it's sett-les, it's still with us
B
A cloth of something, we've seen unseen
AE
Make a strong assumption, it makes the best of me
B
And false security, addictive empathy
AE
rots in-side of me, while I pretend to sleep
B
I don't bring a lot to a table made of mud and paper shavings
A
I kept my college savings
E
Someday I'll run stupidly away
B
But how you gonna trust a man who's only gonna leave you for the window?
A
Sad, soggy fellow
E
Down together, down low


[Outro]
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Oh I saw you got accustomed to a slump down shoulder I don't think you missed it the first time Don't fire off your problems, no I ain't gonna stop them I don't think you missed them at all If you ever hear me crying, ignore it, I'll deny it It's just another trouble of mine Slow flowing salt water, tides churning, cake batter Burn a candle and the wax gonna fall But mind this time, we got, baby And I savor the time, with you, my gal Cause a love on the line, will eventually dry And plainly my blues are fading So love me like your denim Hold me like you're in them It'll keep me around Piece together my emotions, I won't open and close them Like this bottle that I pull from a shelf Top dollar dirty water, yah I got it from my father Take it further than you did with yourself Take a photo of the country, take a polaroid without me And I'll paint around the blues and the greens Burnt edges, dusty fingers, trampled corners, broken tortoise It's a picture of this whole self esteem And mind this time, we got, baby And I'll savor the time, with you, my gal Cause a love on the line, will eventually dry And plainly my blues are fading So love me like your denim Hold me like you're in them It'll keep me around Cause a love on the line, will eventually dry Plainly my blues are fading Love me like your denim Hold me like you're in them It'll keep me around Love me like your denim Hold me like you're in them It'll keep me around Love me like your denim Hold me like you're in them It'll keep me around

From train hopping to the stage: Singer/songwriter Stelth Ulvang brings his boundless energy to Keene

 

KEENE, N.H.

(MyKeeneNow) – For Stelth Ulvang, music and travel have been inseparable since his early days hitchhiking across the U.S. with no budget and no plan—only the desire to see the world. It almost felt like inescapable serendipity. And it was this that drew him to The Deslondes Studio and a beautiful band in New Orleans.

A soulful alt-country record built with the beatniks ‘first thought, best thought’ in mind. Now living in Bishop, California, and father to a three-year-old son, Ulvang can reflect on how those experiences have shaped him and looks forward to what’s next.

“We learned these songs for this little tour,” he said of the trio performing in Keene.

He continues to write, day in, day out, and when he tours he doesn’t skip a beat. He traveled across oceans on boats and across America on trains and hitchhiked across the world, using music as a means to keep him traveling. Like a goat in a tree, he will make his way over precarious obstacles to find human connection at even the largest venues.

And though these songs on his upcoming record, solely named “Stelth Ulvang and the Tigernips,” are teeming with relatability, pop hooks, and fervor, they also carry an open sensitivity.

I just wanted to travel, see places.” One such adventure brought him to Boston, where a chance encounter outside the Middle East club resulted in a long-standing friendship with Emily and Brian Daigle of Keene.

“We met while I was trying to get into a show without tickets,” he said.

Nearly two decades later, Ulvang’s path crosses with the Daigles once again—this time in Keene.

“I’m excited to see the Northeast – there’s something really nice right now about playing in places I’ve I haven’t before.”

Local singer-songwriter Marisol Zilske be opening the night, performing her mix of originals and covers.

Stelth Ulvang w/ Seán Barna & Marisol Zilske
Friday, Oct.

4, 2024
7 p.m.
Brewbakers
48 Emerald St., Keene
Tickets: $20
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Nicole Colson

Nicole Colson is the editor-in-chief of MyKeeneNow. While he now plays to sold-out crowds with The Lumineers, his solo work remains rooted in the unpolished, adventurous energy of his youth in his native Colorado.

His performances are an unpredictable mix of instruments—piano, guitar and accordion among them—capturing the same chaotic spirit he embraced while busking on street corners.

“I like to jump around a lot,” he says. Busking on street corners kept him paid for five years, and you can see that draw to closeness from arenas to house shows.