Mighty Oaks

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Mighty Oaks
Mighty Oaks at the Kosmonaut Festival
Mighty Oaks at the Kosmonaut Festival
General information
origin Berlin , Germany
Genre (s) Folk , alternative
founding 2010
Website mightyoaksmusic.com
Founding members
Ian Hooper
Vocals, banjo , acoustic guitar, guitar , mandolin, keyboard
Claudio Donzelli
Vocals, bass
Craig Saunders
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Howl
  DE 10 03/14/2014 (10 weeks)
  AT 39 03/14/2014 (4 weeks)
  CH 10 03/09/2014 (12 weeks)
Dreamers
  DE 17th March 31, 2017 (2 weeks)
  AT 28 04/07/2017 (1 week)
  CH 38 04/02/2017 (1 week)
All things go
  DE 29 02/14/2020 (1 week)
  CH 26th February 16, 2020 (1 week)
Singles
Just one day
  DE 87 07/19/2013 (1 week)
Brother
  DE 66 03/14/2014 (11 weeks)
Ian Hooper, Craig Saunders and Claudio Donzelli

Mighty Oaks ( German as: "Mighty oaks") are a folk - band from Berlin , consisting of Ian Hooper, Claudio Donzelli and Craig Saunders. They celebrated their breakthrough in 2014 with their top 10 album Howl .

history

Singer and songwriter Ian Hooper comes from Washington , the northernmost state on the US west coast. He grew up in a town 40 miles south of Seattle , studying first in Portland , then in Munich. He has lived permanently in Germany since 2008. He met his comrades-in-arms Claudio Donzelli, a native Italian, and Craig Saunders, who came from England, during performances in Hamburg. Little by little, all three of them moved to Berlin. After various courses of study and jobs, they decided to concentrate entirely on music. The songs are characterized by three- part singing and the use of acoustic guitars and mandolins.

In 2010 the band released their first EP Driftwood Seat, which was recorded in Donzelli's living room, via Soundcloud . In 2012 the band recorded the EP Just One Day and played concerts with the Kings of Leon , Dry the River , Shout Out Louds and Chvrches as part of the Introducing! Trip. On July 5, 2013, the Just One Day EP was published independently and without a label. The single of the same name reached number 87 on the German single charts and the EP itself was now number 16 on the iTunes album charts. The Mighty Oaks performed at the Berlin Festival , MS Dockville , Lollapalooza Chicago and Berlin and Zurich Open Air , among others . In 2014 the band began their first solo tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The Mighty Oaks contributed to the soundtrack for The Sum of My Individual Parts by Hans Weingartner . The debut album Howl was released on February 28, 2014 and immediately reached the top ten of the German album charts. On March 24, 2017 they released their second album "Dreamers" via Universal Music, which reached the top 20 of the German album charts, and just a few months later, on November 3, 2017, their Storm EP was released . In summer 2018 they played at various European festivals, including the Hurricane Festival and Southside Festival , as well as the Milky Chance & Friends Open Air in Berlin.

  • Band members live

  • Craig Saunders

  • Ian Hooper

  • Claudio Donzelli

Discography

Albums

  • 2014: Howl
  • 2017: Dreamers
  • 2020: All Things Go

EPs

  • 2010: Driftwood Seat
  • 2013: Just One Day
  • 2014: Brother
  • 2017: Storm
  • 2019: Driftwood Seat

Singles

  • 2013: Just One Day
  • 2014: Brother
  • 2014: Back to You
  • 2016: Horsehead Bay
  • 2017: Be with You Always
  • 2017: Dreamers
  • 2017: Raise a Glass
  • 2018: Like an Eagle
  • 2019: Driftwood Seat
  • 2019: All Things Go
  • 2019: Lost Again

Web links

Commons : Mighty Oaks  - Collection of Images

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  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: Germany - Austria - Switzerland
  2. ↑ Trailer of The Sum of My Individual Parts with Mighty Oaks film music
  3. ^ Mighty Oaks | . In: www.universal-music.de . ( universal-music.de [accessed on July 20, 2017]).
  4. ↑ Official German Charts - Official German Charts. Retrieved on July 20, 2017 (German).