THE MARGARETS
Indie / Rock

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The Band

Alex Rinde - Vocals
Ante Giskeodegard - Rhythm Guitar
Lars Berg - Bass
Rune Berg - Lead Guitar

About us


"The best concert I saw at In The City this year"
- Denise Johnson, Vocalist (Primal Scream / Paul Weller)

"A beautiful piece of music"
- Clint Boon, radio dj Xfm (Inspiral Carpets)

"The highlight was The Margarets - sounded magnificent with oozing harmonies ... a pretty awe inspiring experience ..."
- www.manchestermusic.co.uk - In the City daily review 20/10/07

"A tasty, brooding mix that's like Interpol fronted by Lloyd Cole"
- BBC (The Margarets picked as one of the seven best bands at "In The City" 2007)

"The Margarets received honourable mentions from some quarters and rightly so"
- Manchester Evening News (The Margarets picked as one of the six best bands "In The City" 2007)


THE STORY: brothers & cousins growing up on a tiny, wind-swept island (population: 600) off the west coast of Norway. Listening to the sounds of England coming in on the radio, they send-off for their favourite records from far away places by mail-order: Manchester - The Smiths, Joy Division, Stone Roses; Liverpool - The Beatles; London – The Sundays. And then ... they wait ... until the arrival of Margaret, the long-suffering local post woman, as she comes scuttling over the bridge in her little red post van, carrying a precious cargo of shiny black vinyl ...

To see what happens next, watch the tv programme at www.zeitgeist-online.com

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THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR US TO WIN - WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.






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