Produced by Rune Öfwerman;
Recorded by Janne Hansson at Metronome Studio in June 1974;
Mixed by Gert Palmerantz;
Design and layout by Owe Junsjö

Musicians

Carin Kjellman: vocals, guitar, recorder;
Ulf Gruvberg: vocals, guitar, recorder, crumhorn, jew’s harp;
Ed Thigpen: drums;
Mads Vinding: bass;
Hasse Rosén: banjo;
Björn Ståbi: fiddle

Tracks

Side 1

1. Ankomstsång (1.37)
2. Liten Kersti stalldräng (SMB 178; TSB D 396) (4.18)
3. Skuttens Anners’ nidvisa (1.38)
4. Herr Peders sjöresa (SMB 164; TSB D 361) (4.02)
5. En sjöman han får slita ont (2.00)
6. Leksands skänklåt (1.32)

Side 2

7. Maj är välkommen (2.52)
8. Brännvin är mitt enda gull (2.08)
9. Personent Hodie (1.11)
10. Ridom ridom (2.18)
11. Visa från Rättvik (2.57)
12. Ebbe Skammelson (SMB 125; TSB D 251) (3.58)

All tracks trad. arr. Carin Kjellman, Ulf Gruvberg except
Track 1 Carin Kjellman, Ulf Gruvberg;
Track 10 adapted by Sven Petri;
Track 11 words Elisabet Hermodsson

Produced by Folk och Rackare and Björn Ståbi;
Recorded by Olle Ramm at Studio Decibel in December 1975 and January 1976;
Photography and layout by Jens S-Jensen

My SWS-108 copy is the original YTF-50240 album that just has a sticker with the new issue number placed on the sleeve.

Album sleeve, notes and lyrics (PDF)

Musicians

Carin Kjellman: vocals, guitar, recorder;
Ulf Gruvberg: vocals, guitar, crumhorn, jew’s harp, psaltery

with
Jørn Jensen: dulcimer, mandolin, spoons;
Tommy Johnson: bass, acoustic bass;
Kalle Almlöf: violin;
Jonny Soling: violin, fiddle;
Janne Bandel: drums [1, 6, 12];
Ahmadu Jarr: drums [4];
Tomas Lundkvist: flute, oboe, didgeridoo [4];
Petter Ljunggren: flute [4, 9, 12]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Herr Olof och havsfrun (SMB 26; TSB A 59) (4.12)
2. Ack hör du lille Erik (2.09)
3. Lille Jon (2.07)
4. Bonden och kråkan (SMB 248; TSB F 58) (3.15)
5. Bondens husfru (1.55)
6. Tjänarens lott (2.50)

Side 2

7. Näs Ingars polska (3.10)
8. En ung sjöman förlustar sig (2.00)
9. Kustpolska efter Alf Hambe (2.11)
10. Älvefärd (SMB 31; TSB A 65) (3.09)
11. Bröllopsvisa från Stångenäs (2.38)
12. De två systrarna (SMB 13; TSB A 38; Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (5.07)

All tracks trad. arr. Folk och Rackare

Produced by Folk och Rackare and Janne Hansson;
Recorded and mixed by Janne Hansson at Metronome Studio in December 1977 and January 1978
except [2, 4, 8] recorded and mixed by Anders Larsson in Bastut;
Design and layout by Jens S-Jensen

Album sleeve, notes and lyrics (PDF)

Musicians

Carin Kjellman: vocals, guitar, dulcimer;
Ulf Gruvberg: vocals, guitar, jew’s harp, percussion;
Trond Villa: vocals, fiddle, hardanger fiddle, percussion;
Jørn Jensen: vocals, guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, psaltery, crumhorn, jew’s harp

with
Sten Forsman, bass;
Åke Sundqvist, drums, percussion;
Tomas Lundkvist, accordion, oboe

Note: Before joining Folk och Rackare, Trond Villa and Jørn Jensen were with the Norwegian band Folque.

Tracks

Side 1

1. Vänner och fränder (SMB 72 X; TSB D 46) (4.40)
2. Halling efter Knut Dale (3.05)
3. Bältet (6.05)
4. Segla mej ut (1.35)
5. Äggavisan (3.45)

Side 2

6. Lussi lilla (SMB 105; TSB D 168) (4.00)
7. En sjömansbrud ska blåklädd gå (3.30)
8. Halling efter Martin Martinsson (2.00)
9. Staffan och Herodes (SMB 39; TSB B 8; Roud 3963; Child 22) (4.05)
10. Haugebonden (TSB A 73) (4.40)

All tracks trad. arr. Folk och Rackare

Produced by Folk och Rackare and Janne Hansson;
Recorded and mixed by Janne Hansson at Metronome Studio in May-June 1979;
Design and layout by Jens S-Jensen

Musicians

Carin Kjellman: vocals, dulcimer, bowed psaltery;
Ulf Gruvberg: vocals, guitar, crumhorn, percussion;
Trond Villa: fiddle, hardanger fiddle, mandolin, crumhorn, vocals;
Jørn Jensen: guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, crumhorn, langeleik (droned zither), jew’s harp, spoons, vocals

with
Sven Berger: cornett [1], chalumeau (clarinet) [6];
Matz Nilsson: electric bass [1, 4, 10];
Bosse Skoglund: drums [4, 10], syndrum [6];

Tracks

Side 1

1. Harpans kraft (SMB 22; TSB A 50; Roud 136; Child 19) (5.22)
2. Gangar efter Einar Mjølsnes, Voss (3.03)
3. Ruben Ranzo (Roud 3282) (2.11)
4. Vilborg på kveste (2.56)
5. Bromsen och flugan (6.30)

Side 2

6. Silibrand (SMB 14; TSB A 40) (5.47)
7. Rull efter Lars Istad, Voss (1.47)
8. När som jag var på mitt artonde år / Gångare av Anders Rosén (4.56)
9. Reinlender (3.30)
10. Långdanser: Jungfrun hon växer båd’ smaler och lång / Alle mann hadde fota / Skära havre / En fattig änka går och vandrar  (5.10)

All tracks trad. arr. Folk och Rackare except
Tracks 1, 5 music Carin Kjellman

Produced by Folk och Rackare;
Recorded and mixed by Bengt Göran Staaf;
Mastered by Peter Dahl;
Photography by Ewa Rudling;
Design and layout by Dan Ahlquist

Musicians

Carin Kjellman: vocals, dulcimer, guitar, flute;
Ulf Gruvberg: vocals, guitar, electric bass, zither, mandolin, percussion;
Trond Villa: fiddle, hardanger fiddle, mandolin, clavinet, percussion, vocals;
Jørn Jensen: bassoon, oboe, crumhorn, psaltery, guitar, percussion, vocals

with
Per Gudmundsson: vocals [14], bagpipes, second fiddle;
Stefan Nilsson: synthesiser [5]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Stjärnhästen / Stilla natt (3.05)
2. Staffansvisa från Nås (2.47)
3. Här är anndagjul i år (1.56)
4. Personent Hodie (2.40)
5. Maria (3.04)
6. För redeliga män (2.43)
7. Staffan var en stalledräng (4.27)

Side 2

8. Ut kommer Staffan (5.07)
9. Jultiggarvisa från Bingsjö (1.51)
10. Gomorron, gomorron, kär fader (2.06)
11. Här komma de fattiga sjungaremän (2.47)
12. Staffanslåt från Leksand / Med blicken västerut (3.52)
13. Staffan och Herodes (SMB 39; TSB B 8; Roud 3963; Child 22) (3.28)
14. Farväl och tack (1.31)

All tracks trad. arr. Folk och Rackare except
Tracks 4, 9 arr. Ulf Gruvberg;
Tracks 5 arr. Carin Kjellman

Video

Folk och Rackare’s Christmas Show on Swedish Television 1980:

Produced, recorded and mixed by Dagge Lundqvist at Mistlur Studio in January / February 1985

Musicians

Carin Kjellman: vocal;
Clarence Öfwerman: piano, synthesisers;
Micke Jahn: guitar;
Tommy Cassemar: bass;
Pelle Alsing: drums and percussion;
Thomas Gustavsson: saxophone

Tracks

Side 1

1. Cirklar (4.55)
2. Ebb och flod (3.55)
3. Jag ångrar mig (How I Wanted To) (4.30)
4. Utan att se (4.05)
5. Spirit of S:t Louis (3.10)

Side 2

6. Stadens ljus (4.10)
7. Hall fast i rodret (It’s Just the Motion) (3.20)
8. Vintervindar (Winter Winds) (2.45)
9. Sång till Mona (3.30)
10. Solo (5.10)

All tracks Carin Kjellman except
Tracks 3, 7 Richard Thompson, Carin Kjellman;
Tracks 8, 10 Sandy Denny, Carin Kjellman

Produced by Folk och Rackare and Bengt Göran Staaf;
Recorded by Bengt Göran Staaf and Robert Wellerfors [6, 8] at Decibel Studio;
Mastered by Björn Engelmann, Polar Studios;
Photography by Torbjörn Calvero;
Cover design by Ermalm’s Egenart

Musicians

Carin Kjellman: vocals [1-4, 6, 10], electric dulcimer [7], percussion [1, 9];
Ulf Gruvberg: vocals [5, 8, 10], chorus [3], guitar [1, 6-8], bass [1-2, 6-7], cittern [9], synthesiser [1];
Jørn Jensen: oboe [6-7], enhandsflöjt (flute) [5], crumhorn [9], mandolin [1], cittern [2], drum [5], percussion [9], vocals [10], chorus [3, 5];
Trond Villa: fiddle [1, 3, 6-7], hardanger fiddle [2], mandolin [8-9], thumb piano [9], flygel [9], percussion [1, 8], vocals [10], chorus [5];
Olle Westbergh: synthesiser [3, 8];
Affe Byberg: drums [6]

with
Eva Bartholdsson: vocals [4];
Christer Eklund: soprano saxophone [1];
Micke Jahn: electric guitar [6], synth guitar [8];
Nisse Landgren: trombone [1, 5];
Åke Sundqvist: drums [2-3, 5], percussion [2-3];
Richard Thompson: electric guitar [3];
Jan Winter: lyre [5]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Näktergalen (4.07)
2. Flickan går på golvet (2.40)
3. Inga Litimor (5.50)
4. Trilå (1.12)
5. Major Brack (4.27)

Side 2

6. Konungabarnen (4.12)
7. Triolmarsch från Dalsland / Spader fem (5.00)
8. Liten Kersti stalldräng (SMB 178; TSB D 396) (5.48)
9. Grisen (2.14)
10. Det blåser nordost (1.57)

All tracks trad. arr. Folk och Rackare except
Track 2 lyrics Carin Kjellman;
Track 4 trad. arr. Carin Kjellman;
Track 7b Trond Villa;
Track 10 trad. arr. Carin Kjellman, Ulf Gruvberg

A compilation of Folk och Rackare’s five albums. It was also released in Taiwan with another title and a different track order.

Produced by Folk och Rackare;
Executive Producer Ann-Marie Beckman-Forsberg;
Compiled by Carin Kjellman;
Remastered at Cutting Room;
Cover photos by Ulf Gruvberg;
Folk och Rackare photos by Finn Kalvik, Leif Jacobsson and Joakim Strömholm;
Design by Pelle Anderson;
Sleeve notes by Ken Hunt

Musicians

Carin Kjellman: vocals, dulcimer, guitar;
Ulf Gruvberg: vocals, guitar, cittern, jew’s harp, bass;
Trond Villa: fiddle, hardanger fiddle, mandolin, vocals;
Jørn Jensen: wind instruments, mandolin, dulcimer, guitar, jew’s harp, percussion, vocals

with:
Kalle Almlöf: violin [4, 12];
Jan Bandel: drums [12];
Sven Berger: cornett [3], chalumeau (clarinet) [13];
Christer Eklund: soprano saxophone [8];
Sten Forsmann: bass [1, 10];
Tommy Johnson: double bass [12];
Nils Landgren: trombones [6, 8];
Petter Ljunggren: flutes [12];
Tomas Lundkvist: accordion [2, 9];
Matz Nilsson: electric bass [3];
Stefan Nilsson: keyboards [7];
Bosse Skoglund: syndrum [13];
Jonny Soling: violin, fiddle [4, 12];
Åke Sundqvist: drums [5-6, 10, 14];
Richard Thompson: electric guitar [5];
Olle Westbergh: synthesiser [5];
Jan Winter: hurdy-gurdy [6]

Tracks

CD 1976-1985

1. Vänner och fränder (SMB 72 X; TSB D 46) (4.40)
2. En sjömansbrud ska blåklädd gå (3.30)
3. Harpans kraft (SMB 22; TSB A 50; Roud 136; Child 19) (5.22)
4. Näs Ingars polska (3.10)
5. Inga Litimor (5.50)
6. Major Brack (4.27)
7. Maria (1.05)
8. Näktergalen (4.07)
9. Äggavisan (3.45)
10. Haugebonden (TSB A 73) (4.40)
11. Ruben Ranzo (Roud 3282) (2.11)
12. De två systrarna (SMB 13; TSB A 38; Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (5.07)
13. Silibrand (SMB 14; TSB A 40) (5.47)
14. Flickan går på golvet (2.40)
15. Det blåser nordost (1.57)

Tracks 4, 12 are from Folk och Rackare (1976);
Tracks 1-2, 9-10 are from Rackarspel (1978);
Tracks 3, 11, 13 are from Anno 1979 (1979);
Tracks 7 is from Stjärnhästen (1981);
Tracks 5-6, 8, 14-15 are from Rackbag (1985)

CD The Song of Vikings

1. Major Brack (4.27)
2. Vänner och fränder (SMB 72 X; TSB D 46) (4.40)
3. Silibrand (SMB 14; TSB A 40) (5.47)
4. Äggavisan (3.45)
5. En sjömansbrud ska blåklädd gå (3.30)
6. Harpans kraft (SMB 22; TSB A 50; Roud 136; Child 19) (5.22)
7. Näs Ingars polska (3.10)
8. Inga Litimor (5.50)
9. De två systrarna (SMB 13; TSB A 38; Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (5.07)
10. Haugebonden (TSB A 73) (4.40)
11. Ruben Ranzo (Roud 3282) (2.11)
12. Näktergalen (4.07)
13. Flickan går på golvet (2.40)
14. Maria (1.05)
15. Det blåser nordost (1.57)

Acknowledgemwnts

Tack så mycket till Ulf Gruvberg for correcting a lot of embarrassing typos on all albums and for telling me about the Taiwanese CD re-issue.

Recorded live for the Swedish Radio programme “Tonkraft” during the 1976-77 season.

Musicians

Carin Kjellman: vocals, guitar;
Ulf Gruvberg: vocals, guitar, jew’s harp;
Trond Villa: vocals, fiddle, hardanger fiddle, percussion;
Jørn Jensen: vocals, guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, psaltery, crumhorn, jew’s harp

Tracks

1. Nidlåt från Halland (4.15)
2. Reinlender (3.21)
3. Bonden och kråkan (SMB 248; TSB F 58) (4.03)
4. Herr Olof rider om otte (SMB 29; TSB A 63) (4.40)
5. Norsk Separator slott (2.06)
6. Det står en knekt uppå vår gård (2.37)
7. Vossarull av Ola Mosa-Finn (3.44)
8. De två systrarna (SMB 13; TSB A 38; Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (4.11)
9. Segla mej ut (1.58)
10. Springvals från Valdres (3.26)
11. Vänner och fränder (SMB 72 X; TSB D 46) (8.42)
12. Visa från Tresfjord (2.24)
13. Vårvindar friska (2.44)
14. En sjöman han får slita ont / En sjömansbrud ska blåklädd gå (5.06)
15. Staffan han vattnade fålarna fem (4.14)
16. Norsk springvarr (2.56)