GROUPA Kind of Folk Vol. 1 Sweden (2016) CD
GROUPA Kind of Folk Vol. 1 Sweden (2016) CD
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Ever evolving, the two-time Swedish Grammy winners Groupa are releasing their tenth album. Kind of Folk – Vol. 1 Sweden is Groupa’s highly unique take on melodies known as lullabies, or tunes played at weddings and for dancing.
1 EDA 03.45
Polska, after Olof Andersson/trad.
2 SLÄNGPOLSKOR 05.08
Sexdrega collection & Polska from Barsebäck, after Per Munkberg/trad.
3 BRUDMARSCH 04.22 Bridal march, after Anders Sundin/trad.
4 VINTERSOL 02.11 Winter sun. Groupa
5 VALLÅT 03.02
Herding tune, after Djur Karin Larsson/trad.
6 POLSKA 01.07 Polska, after Britta Genstrand/trad.
7 KLYFTILEKEN 03.29 Polska, after Lejsme Per Larsson/trad.
8 LITEN KO 05.51
Small cow, after Herman Strömberg & hallings, after Per Löf and Omas «Hållhans» Nilsson/trad.
9 O TYSTA ENSAMHET 05.20
Oh silent solitude, after Vickes Kerstin Matsson/trad.
10 EMIGRANTVISA «Vi sålde våra hemman» 02.03 Emigrant song «We sold our homes», after Börjes Samuel Hans-son/trad.
11 LEJSME PERS BRUDMARSCH 03.08 Wedding march, after Lejsme Per/trad.
13 DU HAR LÅTIT DIN KÄRLEK FÅ FÖRSVINNA
You have let your love disappear, after Torp Greta Larsdotter & Lars Åhs/trad.
15
I DENNA LJUVA SOMMARTID
02.09
14 FIRST STEPS 01.44 Groupa
In this delightful summertime/trad.
16 LUDVIGPOLSKAN 03.46 Mats Edén
Album Details
Ever evolving, the two-time Swedish Grammy winners Groupa are releasing their tenth album. "Kind of Folk - Vol. 1 Sweden" is Groupa's highly unique take on melodies known as lullabies, or tunes played at weddings and for dancing. The air, the breathing and the way the sounds ring out create here a new framework for the songs selected for this occasion. Nordic soundscapes and meditative improvisations.
"Via Jan Johansson's ingenious interpretations of folk music we gained nourishment for new impulses in our on-going conversation as musicians. We searched backwards, to the old transcriptions, to the written music, and listened to recordings of long since departed role models within singing and playing. With thin watercoulor notes we paint our own version of Swedish tunes and songs. We listen inwards, sometimes subtly and sometimes with irrepressible energy. More often than not we do not know exactly what will happen, but we find the way forward toghether".
Credits
Released November 5, 2016
Mats Edén: Viola d ́amore, Hardangerfiddle
Jonas Simonson: Flute, Altoflute, Overtone flute, Härjedal’s flute
Terje Isungset: Drums, Percussion & Mouth harp
Recorded March 13th-15th 2016 at Hallibakken Lydproduksjon, Norway. Recorded, mixed & mastered by Tor Magne Hallibakken & Groupa
Produced by Groupa
Photo bt Knut Bry
Art work by Lasse Berntzen - Bergen
