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ALBUM: KROOK

CD CAT NO: DROCD010

ARTIST: SÅGSKÄRA

YEAR OF RELEASE: 1998

DROCD010
Cover picture:Pehr Hörberg

NO  TRACK TITLE TIME
1speakerInte sörjer jag 03:17
2Pigopolskan 02:11
3Vallåtar 02:08
4Skölds tjuvavisa 03:19
5Polska e Sven Donat 01:59
6speakerPolskesvit I 02:54
7Polska från Tuna 01:30
8Polska efter Bernhard Ljunggren 02:00
9Luringens långdans 02:44
10Polska ur Magnus Theorins notbok 02:02
11Regnbesvärjelse/Polska 03:07
12Visa efter Carl Lindqvist 01:54
13speakerBeklaga av allt mitt sinne 00:46
14Polska efter Anders Svensson 02:50
15Röcklavisan 06:12
16Nattväktarrop från Lidhem 01:02
17speakerAnnersa Schwen 02:05
18speakerEja mitt hjärta 03:00
19Konung Erik och spåkvinnan 03:53
20Marsch ur Magnus Theorins notbok 02:49
21speakerPolskesvit II 03:18
22Bröllopsceremonistycken från Vislanda 03:48
23Nummer ett till polska 02:15
24Polska ur Sven Donats notbok 01:51
25Brudpolska från Vislanda 03:32
26Sancta Maria statt oss bi 01:32
 
MUSICANS
Toste Länne: Fiddle
Magnus Gustafsson: Fiddle, Hurdy-Gurdy, Psalterium
Anders Svensson: Fiddle
Pär Furå: Swedish Bagpipe, Jews Harp
Sven Kihlström: Percussion
Marie Länne: Harp, Vocals
Ulf Larsson: Flute, Vocals
Ulrika Gunnarsson: Vocals
GUESTS
Anette Arvidsson: Dulcian
Jörgen Axelsson: Organ, Vocals
Sven Berger:
Andreas Edlund:
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The music of drummers, wedding fiddlers and enchanted women.

And the musicians were ordered to get ready to play with such gusto that they might be heard throughout the neighbouring countryside. Thereupon the bridal procession make their way on horseback to the church. Some outriders, ancient and honourable men, head the procession, followed by musicians with viols, bagpipes, hautboys and drum before the bridegroom, and the priest behind. Throughout the journey the music rang out and it was only the bride's crown which prevented the young horses from charging...

The above description of a wedding procession comes from Samuel Krook's famous speech to the Småland Society at the University of Uppsala in 1749. Krook gives a detailed account of folkmusic in central Värend in the early 18th century. Through his description we enter a fascinating world ringing with the sound of fiddles, shawms, bagpipes and drums. These instruments were primarily associated with the ceremonial music of the people, especially for weddings.

This CD follows on from Krook's portrayal, and his detailed accounts have been a starting point for the resulting sound. The musical source is, then, the tiny area of Värend. We get a glimpse of the great stream of music which forms the background to our folkmusic, since the overall perspective is scaled down and the focus is on this microcosm of our culture. Värend is "one of the small lands in Småland" and has often been hailed for its ancient folk traditions, not least in Sweden's oldest ethnological description G.O.Hyltén Cavallius' "Wärend och Wirdarne". The fascinating musical history of this area has, however received less attention. Noteworthy instruments have been preserved here, such as the Swedish equivalent of the Celtic harp (known as the Harp of Kalvsvik), violins with resonance strings, and, last but not least, strange circumstances which brought about an altogether remarkable wooden drum. Besides Krook's famous description, there are a number of other sources, from the late 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century, in which we can follow the development of this instrument and its effect on folkmusic in Värend.

This CD can be thought of as a direct follow-on from the earlier album Höök!, which sought some of the roots of folkmusic in hand-written notebooks from the 17th and 18th centuries. Attention in this new album focuses instead on the various streams of music found in a fairly restricted geographical area. We come across some of the same repertoire, but this time cultivated in a folk setting and usually recorded much later. A resounding veteran from Höök! is the Cahman organ. This 17th century instrument also has its rightful place in this production - a small rustic organ in a little parish church in the middle of Värend. An organ which, through the centuries has probably been heard together with many folkmusicians, and its fascinating origin is presented here in the words of the remarkable song from Röckla.
 
 

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