Shadow on The Wall (1950)

The album title refers to the Victorian house where four Scots took refuge during his exile in London becoming the mansion into a genuine commune dedicated to music, art and God knows what else in the early 70s. A pleasant surprise, it is true that there were thousands of bands like this at the time but Writing on the Wall is at hand now…

The debut album of a folk-rock band from Bergen, formed in 1971. The name of the group has to do with a gang of criminals from the American Wild West. “Hole-in-the-Wall” - the so-called mountain pass in the county of Johnson (Wyoming), where the criminals had their own shelter. The band’s music is an interesting blend of American country, folk, rock’n’roll and psychedelia. Folk component is emphasized by active use of acoustics and typical violin passages, but at the same time in many tracks there are various keyboards and blues guitar. The frontman of the band Rune Walle later became a member of Ozark Mountain Daredevils, and also played with The Flying Norwegians. In 1978, with a new composition, the band recorded the second album “Rose Of Barcelona”.

"Writing on the Wall" were a progressive rock band from 1967 until 1973. Continually on the road for six years- everything from radio, TV, British & European tours, recording and of course Brazil. One of the very few bands to have held two residencies at the famous Marquee Club in London…