Folk magazine about the present and the past, from freak folk to minstrels. This time attention to music from Sweden, because we celebrate 400 years of Swedish-Dutch relations in 2014.
The 18th century Swedish poet and composer Carl Michael Bellman has very much influenced Swedish music. This programme plays a cover of a Bellman song by Cornelis Vreeswijk, folk jazz by Britta Lindell and Yggdrasil, the absurd circus of Urga, the exhilarating modern folk of Hedningarna, the predecessors of Abba better known as the Hootenanny Singers, the hit track of the film Sweden, Heaven And Hell better known as Ma-Nah-Ma-Nah, and last but not least some festive nonsens item of some (kept secret for a long time) various big names in Swedish pop music.
01. Fred Åkerström. Ack du min moder. (Fredmans epistel nr 23). (Carl Michael Bellman, Fred Åkerström).
Cd: Carl Michael Bellman, Musica Sveciae, mscd 420-421.
02. Bengt Sändh & Finn Zetterholm. Gu Nåda Mej Arma Flicka. (Bengt Sändh, Finn Zetterholm).
Lp: Folklår – Våra Allra Fulaste Visor, YTF, ytf-50123.
03. Cornelis Vreeswijk. Bröllopet Hos Bensvarvars – Fredmans El Nr 40. (Carl Michael Bellman, Cornelis Vreeswijk).
Cd: Carl Michael Bellman, Musica Sveciae, mscd 420-421.
04. Indbildningsorkestret. Livet Är Kort. (Jansson, J. Kierkegaard).
Cd: Late Night Galla, eigen beheer.
05. Bosse Broberg / Non Generation Jazz Soloist Ensemble Nogenja. I Lustans Trädgård. (Bosse Broberg).
Cd: Zzzkaa’s Dance – Snakedreams, Phono Suecia pscd191.
06. Britta Lindell. Folks – Ghosts. (Britta Lindell).
Lp: Britta Lindell, Caprice cap 1240.
07. Urga. Igor. (Urga).
Cd: Ur Kaos Föds Allting, Eerie Materials eerie sw01.
08. Kristian Blak & Yggdrasil. Oxberg. (traditional, Kristian Blak).
Cd: Yggdrasil, Tutl hjf 88.
09. Nordic. Barriaren. (traditional, Löfberg).
Cd: Metropol, KMH Forlaget kmhcd19.
10. Hedningarna. Stäpäls. (traditional, Hedningarna).
Cd: Karelia Visa, Silence srscd 4744.
11. Fläskkvartetten. Blå ögon. (Fläskkvartetten).
Cd: What’s Your Pleasure?, Mistlur Records mlrcd 59.
12. Hootenanny Singers. Finns Det Liv Så Finns Det Hopp. (S. Anderson, B. Thomas, B. Ulvaeus).
7” Björkens Visa / Finns Det Liv Så Finns Det Hopp / En Festlig Dag / Vildandens Klagan, Polar poep 509.
13. Mahna Mackay. Ma-Nah-Ma-Nah. (Piero Umiliani).
7”: Mah-Na-Mah-Na / Daydream, Parlophone, 5c 006. 04246 m.
14. Ahllo. Caramba. (Michael B. Tretow, Ted Gärdestad).
Lp: Caramba, Trash Records tralp 1.
