Carla Torgerson

Carla Torgerson, the Walkabouts

Carla Torgerson is, together with Chris Eckman, co-founder of the orchestral-rock band The Walkabouts. Founded in 1984, the band continues to deliver a strong, signature, raw, intensity to their music; Americana UK described their most recent release Berlin: “…it’s as muscular and as seething as they’ve ever sounded.” They have recorded a total of fifteen albums, contributed to multiple compilations, released several singles, and performed at least 1,500 shows over the last 22 years while touring 14 countries throughout Europe (including touring Europe twice in 2012).

Together with Eckman, she also forms the duo Chris & Carla as a side project, and has released several studio albums over the last three decades.

Carla was also the designer, builder and owner of “Hey Darlin’ Recording Studio. Before, and during her early years with the Walkabouts, Carla worked in the motion picture industry as an editor and negative cutter (between 1982 – 1995).

Carla’s reflection on her career:

“I have enjoyed being in a band for over half of my life. The albums, fans and traveling make it all worthwhile even though it’s not the easiest of career choices – I simply wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Another aspect of being in a band that I always enjoyed was the autonomy and self-governing aspect of running our own show. We determined when we’d record and we’d decide when to go on tour. We had leaders in our band but no bosses! FREEDOM!

We were free-lancers and that word comes from ‘free lancelots’ as in warriors for hire. And that’s what we felt like… it was quite often us against the world, striving and determining what to do next! It was …and still is a crazy ride!”

The Walkabouts – The Light Will Stay On

Discography

Band	Title	Released
The Walkabouts	See Beautiful Rattlesnake Gardens	1987
The Walkabouts	Cataract	1989
The Walkabouts	Scavenger	1990
The Walkabouts	New West Motel	1993
The Walkabouts	Satisfied Mind	1993
Carla & Chris	Shelter for an Evening	1993
The Walkabouts	Setting the Woods on Fire	1994
Carla & Chris	Life Full of Holes	1995
Carla & Chris	Nights Between Stations: Live in Thessaloniki 1995	1995
The Walkabouts	Devil’s Road	1996
The Walkabouts	Nighttown	1997
Carla & Chris	Swinger 500	1998
Carla & Chris	Ljubljana	1999
The Walkabouts	Trail of Stars	2000
The Walkabouts	Train Leaves at Eight	2001
The Walkabouts	Ended Up a Stranger	2002
The Walkabouts	Acetylene	2005
Carla & Chris	Fly High Brave Dreamers	2007
The Walkabouts	Got No Chains	2009
The Walkabouts	Travels in the Dustland	2011
The Walkabouts	Berlin	2012