- artist:Ljus och lykta
- featured artist:Ljus och lykta: Klara Ekman von Huth, Annika Hammer, Vega Nordkvist, Anton Larsson
- release year:2022
- style(s):Folk
- country:Sweden
- formats:Audio File / Digital, CD (Compact Disc)
- record posted by:Caprice Records
- label:Caprice Records
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Caprice Records has the great honour of presenting the self-titles debut album of folk music band Ljus och lykta (meaning “Light and lantern”). They’re a breath of fresh air on the Swedish music scene, and in terms of genre, they mainly reside in the borderland between folk music and ballad tradition, and have great potential to reach a wider audience. A versatile musical experience where love songs are mixed with chorales and medieval ballads, all virtuosically performed with polyphonic vocals, fiddle and guitar.
While their music is firmly rooted in the Scandinavian tradition, Ljus och lykta also finds inspiration in other musical genres, such as bluegrass and British folk. Almost all material comes from the collections of the Swedish Performing Arts Agency’s archives. That’s also one of the basic ideas with the album – to let vocal archive material be the focus.
Ljus och Lykta constitutes many musical worlds – traditional and modern, instrumental and vocal, rustic and elegant – and the result is striking in its simplicity.
Ljus och lykta’s members are:
Vega Nordkvist – fiddles, vocals
Klara Ekman von Huth – vocals
Annika Hammer – vocals
Anton Larsson – guitars, vocals
www.ljusochlykta.com
Producer: Ljus och lykta & Gabbi Dłużewski
Recording technician: Gabbi Dłużewski, Piglet Studios
Mixing: Martin von Schmalensee
Mastering: Claes Persson, CRP Recording
Graphic design: Calle Ljungström
Cover photo: Sara Mac Key
Styling: Elise Björk
Makeup & hair: Camilla Al Aokite
Liner notes: Annika Hammer
Executive producer: Erik Hamrefors
1.Burfågeln
2.Uti rosen (Vänner och fränder)
3.Hivningssång
4.Den bortsålda
5.Var är den vän som överallt jag söker
6.Sorgpolka
7.Höken
8.Urskogshalling
9.Jungfrun och sjömannen (Det stod en jungfru)
10.Måns Olsson
11.Allt vad mitt hjärta önskar
12.Majvisa (Ack ljuvlig tid)
Available on CD, as well as all major digital stores and streaming services.
CAP 21938 // Folk // Releasedate: 16 September, 2022