The Guitar Guy
- Category: mentality, music, traditions
Another strong Swedish tradition is the summer campfire musician aka the Guitar Guy. If you are having a barbeque, picnic or other outdoors get together chances are that the Guitar Guy is going to be there waiting with his guitar for the sun to set. Then he will take out his guitar and start strumming […]
Read MoreThe old meets the new
- Category: music, traditions
Folk music has had a big influence on other genres in Swedish music culture and is often incorporated even in modern pieces, and the harmonies are often used again and again in everything from singer/songwriter pieces to house and jazz. The tradition lives on even in younger generations as we can see in the video […]
Read MoreMusic for a rainy day
Swedish folk music is quite known for its very melancholic and brittle way of harmonizing which fits very well with the gloomy and rough weather. Perfect for a rainy day. Which of course Sweden has a lot of!
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