Finnish-swedish songs: 10 shades of passion

Yesterday we had a tour start in Karlstad, at the cosy and warm Café August. What a wonderful audience, and the friends who came, I'm the happiness to see my collegue and band-mate Mattias with his wife and daughter. Other close friends showed up too and it was a very special evening singing there.

On thursday we play at Planeta-festival in Göteborg, more precisely at Oceanen at 19 in the evening. We'll play some finnish-swedish songs full of passion and love. Sometimes songs about broken hearts, yes, it's like deep rooted in the tradition of the 2 countries.

360° view and hight fright-lunch

Dreams are some days reality, in a very specific way. Dreams of my heart.

Säntis, one of the best hiking places to go in Switzerland. Mountains has always attracted me, they are so powerful and timeless. One word has been repeated a lot the whole day: amazing! The wonders of my life's adventure has now taken me here. I wouldn't have been here if I've never met my love.

Right on the top there's a small space for hikers to sit and enjoy the vast views. Like birds on a roof. The mountain Spitzeli sides fall steep on each side. It's having lunch under height fright, with a viwe of 360°, and side by side with my love. That's the way I like it most.
Sun was shining on the mountains the whole day, but lower lands was under the fog sea. Reminds me of one of the best chapters in Michael Ende's The never ending story.

Looking from Spitzeli towards Säntis.

To live fully 100%, that's what it's all about, isn't it?

Eva

Irmelin sing scottish folk songs

Three of Swedens top folk singers united: Irmelin.
Maria Misgeld, Karin Ericsson Back and Eva Rune, vocal trio.
Tonight Irmelin performs a new concert of scottish folk songs, come and listen in Oscar Fredriks church in Göteborg, at 19.30 and 21.30. Cultural night in Göteborg. Metro news today highlight the Scottish night in Oscar Fredriks, that's wonderful!

Among the songs there will be both well known, and some awesome traditional songs not often heard. The famous Auld lang syne will be sung in a lovely folk version, I guess it's going to be the hook of the night. Among my personal favourites are Ye Jacobites, by Robert Burns, and Follow the heron home, by Karine Polwart, that Irmelin will perform together with the womens choir Cecilia Choir, from Oscar Fredriks church.

If you can't make it to the church tonight, but long to hear us sing scottish songs, you will have one more chance tomorrow Saturday in Alingsås. We'll do a full concert there in Christinae church at 17.

Warmest welcome!
Eva

Music of the forest: workshop in kulning

Walking out on a autumn weekend.
Songs and calls in the forest.



Susanne Rosenberg, Ulrika Bodén and me in a recordning "Vallåtar från Gammelboning".





Outdoor workshop in herding calls, plus master class in the style of folk songs for all members of Cecilia-kören. That was a new and very good way of working with a choir. Every singer had 10 minutes private lesson, some did it in master class, some did it the normal way as a singing lesson. Both ways worked out really nice. I love to work with singers!

The autumn gold surrounded us.




After the workshop on Saturday I had the pleasure to get a ride in Carins car, down cab driving to the train station. Nice!

Songs of joy at senior citizens homes

Oh, today we have made half way in this tour at senior citizens homes. Mikael Godée and I are recieving so much back from them, our audience shines towards us. I guess live music is a welcome break in daily routine in theese homes. And for Mikael and me, we have been playing the wedding songs in so many different places now, festival-gigs at Faroe Islands, churches, cafées, and now for the elderly people.
Sometimes younger relatives come to see their mothers and fathers there, and one woman told us how her dement mother became much more alive when listening to us, to music. She was very thankful and in occasions like this it's a double joy to be out there and present live music.

Always a joy to me to sing the songs where love is celebrated. Here's some places and views I saw today along the road.
Wish you a good weekend!
Eva

21 more concerts to go

Every day before going to perform we meet in the lovely neighbourhood of Haga, a part of Göteborg that is well known for it's athmosphere. As in many towns such neighbourhoods have a history of being the place where artistic and creative people used to live and that made the whole area flower. Today it's one of the best places to live, cosy and trendy, small shops and lots of cafés. It's a mix of second hand shops and exclusivse shops. The cafés is a must for a visitor.
Warming up before concert. Mikael Godée.

5 concerts compleeted, 21 more to go.
Our set of songs feels really good. We knew from the beginning that our concert has mostly repertoire that is not well-known, and that can be a challenge. But the message has been clear so far. It's all about love. Every song is in one way or another part of the wedding traditions where love is celebrated. It's based in party-music from the old days, and our task as todays performers is to bring it to live again, the spirit of celebration.
Some of our listeners have heard the song written by Svarta Masken (Anna Myrberg), the creative author and performer who lived in Stockholm around 1910-1930.

I just love looking around in the smaller and more remote second hand shops. I just found this lovely coffé cup from England.
Today we have two concerts. Seeing more parts of Göteborg, seeing more white hair heroes, they are so sweet!

Eva

Grand tour at senior citizens homes

Good morning!
Today I have the pleasure to start a 26 concert long tour at senior citizens homes around Göteborg. It's a real pleasure to do this with saxophonist Mikael Godée who is my collegue, fellow musician, duo-partner whom I have collaborated with for years now. We explore music in the borderlands of jazzmusic and folkmusic, all the time focusing around melody, improvisation, openess in listening, sound, colour of tone.

I hope we'll touch some hearts along our tour, presenting some of the joyous songs from the wedding traditions in nordic countries. Among other songs I will also sing a song written by Svarta Masken, a creative, musical and a little bit "mysterious" woman who worked as performer and author in Stockholm in the 1920th. She used humour as her tool. Her name was Anna Myrberg, born in Norberg, and she lived between 1878-1931.

Most of all we will make sure the audience will have a moment of live music, close and warm. The performances most often take place in the dining rooms, and it's easy to walk around and get close contact with the listeners. Small rooms where the acoustics might be a little dry, but we'll do it the best we can. It's going to be fun!

Have a nice day!
Eva