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AMBER NORGAARD
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Style: Singer-Songwriter
Joined: January 22, 2008
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Growing up on an Iowa farm, Amber Norgaard had a calling to be of service to others and see the world. After graduating Creighton University School of Nursing, she set off to do volunteer work with Creighton's Institute for Latin American Concern (ILAC) in the Dominican Republic, and then joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corp for two years. During this time, she worked as a nurse in a migrant clinic in Oregon, and then proceeded north working as a community health nurse with a tribal health care delivery organization in the southwestern Alaskan bush region.

During the six years she worked with the indigenous population of Alaska, Amber discovered that music was a source of connection for people that could transcend language and cultural barriers. In her work with high-risk populations, she found that music could often relay messages, evoke emotions and foster healing on a very deep level.

In 2004, Amber left her Alaskan lifestyle to pursue a musical dream. Since then, the nurse-turned-musician has released two full-length albums and one acoustic EP. She was voted the 2007 Up & Coming Artist of the Year in the Tucson Area Music Awards (TAMMIES), has received several honors from international songwriting competitions and placed second out of nearly 100 bands at the California-based 2007 Winery Music Awards. TUCSON LIFESTYLE magazine comments that Amber "combines a nurturing spirit, with a keen sense of melody, mixed with trenchant social observations and a strong dash of on-the-mark humor," calling her "one part poet, one part social crusader." Indeed, she has an ability to connect with people of all ages and backgrounds, and her compassionate life experience and knack for the healing arts shine through in her music.

Record Label: Fireweed Music Productions
Label Type: Unsigned
Band Members: Her full band performance features five-time GRAMMY nominee and two-time Native American Music Award winner WILL CLIPMAN on percussion and drums, Tucson Musicians Museum inductee and former TAMMIES winner JAY TRAPP on bass, 2007 TAMMIES winner DOUG "Hurricane" FLOYD on electric guitar, and MICHELLE MALINIAK on trumpet and back-up vocals. In addition to fronting the lead vocals, Amber plays the piano, acoustic guitar and saxophone.
Country: United States
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Amber Norgaard - "Cold Kiss Goodnight" featuring WILL CLIPMAN & MICHAEL G. RONSTADT
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Amber Norgaard's performance of her song "Cold Kiss Goodnight" features cellist ex...
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Amber Norgaard - RISING (Downtown Saturdays, 03/08)
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Tucson's 2007 Up & Coming Artist of the Year, Amber Norgaard, performs her song RI...
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Amber Norgaard Band - Bob Schmidt, Live @ Luna Studio, 03/08
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Acoustic performance of Amber Norgaard's song BOB SCHMIDT at Luna Recording Studio...
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Amber Norgaard Band - Rectify (Winery Music Awards '07)
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Amber Norgaard's performance of her song RECTIFY at the final competition of the W...
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Amber Norgaard - INTO THE OPEN (song debut, UUC, 04/08))
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Amber Norgaard debuts her new tune INTO THE OPEN at her concert with the Unitarian...
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Amber Norgaard - BREATHE INTO ME
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Amber Norgaard performs her song BREATHE INTO ME at Javalina's Coffee & Friends Va...
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Amber Norgaard - FLY TO THE HEAVENS (acoustic)
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Amber Norgaard performs her tune FLY TO THE HEAVENS with Michelle Maliniak on trum...
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Amber Norgaard Band - Soul In Motion (Cooperstown, 03/08)
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Tucson's 2007 Up & Coming Artist of the Year, Amber Norgaard, performs her song SO...
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Amber Norgaard - "Turquoise Sea" featuring Michael G. Ronstadt on cello & Will Clipman on percussion
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A debut performance by this trio, Amber's song "Turquoise Sea" features cellist ex...
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earlene531 (1 year ago)
Hey Amber,

I was thinking...... You should put up Hell town thats my favorite song.
earlene.