Schedule 2016

4 January Mittfolk, Hedbergska in Sundsvall

24 January Mittfolk, Tonhallen, Sundsvall

31 January Guds Andedräkt, Värmdö church

13 February with Ulrika Bodén, Lat 63 arena, Östersund

14 February  workshop with Work ensemble, Västerås

21 February Frispel concert at Nybrokajen

26 February Mittfolk at Umeå Folk Festival

28 February Mittfolk at Sveateatern, Sollefteå

7  Mars Workshop with Frispel, Motala

12 Mars Concert with Per Gross, Gröndals church, Stockholm

22 Mars Frispel Family concert in Falkenberg

23 Mars Frispel Family concert in Falkenberg

4 April  Workshop with Frispel, Motala

23 April Frispel Concert in Björnlunda

3 May Concert with Ulrika Bodén and Nordic Chamber Ensemble, Borgsjö Church

7 May Mittfolk at Pipeline, Sundsvall

15 May Mittfolk, Häggdånger Church

19 May Concert with Ulrika Bodén and Nordic Chamber Ensemble, Stadshuset, Sundsvall

23 May Frispel Family concert, Nacka, Stockholm

29 May Ett helgons bekännelser, Nolby, Sundsvall

31 May  Concert with Ulrika Bodén and Nordic Chamber Ensemble, Gällö Church

12 June Concert with Per Gross, Salem Church

17 June Concert with Per Gross, Nora Chamber Music Festival, Nora

1 July Mittfolk, Tonhallen, Sundsvall

2 July Concert with Hanna Tibell & O’Torgs Kajsa at Delsbo Folk Festival

3 July Concert with Per Gross, Drottningholms Church, Stockholm

10 July Mittfolk, Eldnäset, Kölsillre

11-17 July Tour in Finland with Tultenpääse-Vindarnas Möte

22 July Ett helgons bekännelser, Häggenås Church

23 July Ett helgons bekännelser, Hallens Church

31 July Concert with Andreas Lång & Anders Olsson, Eldnäset, Kölsillre

5 August Mittfolk at Urkult Festival, Näsåker

13 August Mittfolk, Järnsta café, Nordingrå

14 August Mittfolk, Skönsmons Church, Sundsvall

16-22 August Folk Flute Academy with Mats Berglund, Kristiina Ilmonen, Steinar Ofsdal m fl

3 September ’Livsluft’ with Anders Hagberg, Härjedalspipan revisited, Lillhärdal

4 September Ett helgons bekännelser, Sånga Church

18 September I välsignan och fröjd, GA Church, Sundsvall

22 September Concert with Ulrika Bodén and Daniel Ek, Borgsjö Church

23 September Solo concert, Orbaden, Järvsö

25 September ’Silverskatten’ with Stefan Levin

27 September – 5  October Japan tour (Harmony Fields)

8 October  Ett helgons bekännelser, Frösö Park, Östersund

17 October ’Livsluft’ with Anders Hagberg, Tonhallen, Sundsvall

18 October ’Livsluft’ with Anders Hagberg, Sveateatern, Sundsvall

19 October ’Livsluft’ with Anders Hagberg, Erikslund, Ånge

20 October ’Livsluft’ with Anders Hagberg, Hola Folkhögskola

21 October ’Livsluft’ with Anders Hagberg, Svanö folkets hus, Svanö

22 October Concert with Per Gross, Gula Villan, Järna

26 October Tultenpääse-Vindarnas Möte, ESI, Tobo

27 October Tultenpääse-Vindarnas Möte, Kulturcentrum, Sandviken

28 Ocotber Tultenpääse-Vindarnas Möte, Contrast, Eskilstuna

29 October Tultenpääse-Vindarnas Möte, Alias theatre, Stockholm

1 November Workshop with Frispel, Huddinge, Stockholm

5-6 November Samspelsmedaljen, Sidsjö konferes, Sundsvall

19 November Himmelen inom, Sollentuna Church

26 November Solo concert at Pite Folk Festival

11 December Mittfolk, Teaterverkstan, Ånge

18 December ’Du ljus du stjärna’ Igelboda Church, Igelboda

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ol’Jansa

Flute player Olof Jönsson (1867–1953), aka Ol’Jansa, lived in the Härjedalen province in the middle of Sweden, and was, as was common among folk pipers, a musician mostly in private. His instrument was härjedalspipan, the Härjedalen flute, and his music must have been seen as quite intriguing, even exotic, as Swedish radio recorded his tunes on no less than three separate occasions between 1935 and 1951.

During the spring of 2017, Göran Månsson have, in collaboration with Emma Ahlberg, Patrik Källström, Karin Nakagawa and Martin von Schmalensee, recorded a new album with music inspired by Olof Jönsson. The commission from Svenskt visarkiv (The Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research) and public record company Caprice Records is to make new interpretations of the old recordings and documented tunes.

The music is brought to the present, and developed by musicians of different genres inspired by this repertoire. This is a border-crossing cooperation, with influences from different styles building a new music out of the traditional, giving a new identity to the instrument and its clime.
The musicians come from rock, folk, classical music, and jazz. Among others, we get to hear the Japanese koto meet the Swedish härjedalspipa in new versions of the old Ol’Jansa tunes.