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Sofia Sandén

Produced by Dalakollektivet Records;
Recorded by Peter Bonde and Roger Bergsten at Nevo Studios, Sundsvall, and by Petter Berndalen at Cherry Road Studios, Stockholm;
Mixed by Petter Berndalen at Cherry Road Studios;
Mastered by Sofia von Hage, Stockholm Mastering;
English translation by Anna Aronson;
Cover image by Malin Lindahl;
Photo of Pallas Konditori in Sundsvall by Leif Wikberg;
Graphic design by Cwcilia Österholm

Musicians

Ulrika Bodén: vocals, dulcimer [2, 11-12], autoharp [3];
Sofia Sandén: vocals, 5-string viola d’amore [3, 11-12], thumb piano [5];
Patrik Grundström: double bass [1, 3, 5, 11-12], acoustic bass [1-2, 6, 13];
Petter Berndalen: percussion [1, 11], bells [7, 9];
Daniel Ek: harp guitar [6], resonator guitar [3], tenor guitar [3];
Niklas Roswall: nyckelharpa [12], moraharpa [2, 134], vocals [2]

Tracks

  1. Beda och trollen (Beda and the Troll) (3.40)
  2. Gamla tre vantar (Old Three Mittens) (3.26)
  3. Farväl (Goodbye) (3.39)
  4. Likt fågelen (Like the Bird) (2.06)
  5. Var morgon (Every Morning) (3.20)
  6. Kärestands död (The Death of Love) (4.11)
  7. Kulning morgon (Morning Herding Call) (0.49)
  8. Jorden sjunger (The Earth Sings) (1.36)
  9. Kulning kväll (Evening Herding Call) (1.14)
  10. Gossen han sköt ut båten (The Boy He Pushed the Boat Out) (2.37)
  11. Jungfrun går ut att lusta sig (The Maiden Goes Out to Pleasure Herself) (4.03)
  12. Vida hav (Wide Open Sea) (2.53)
  13. I buom och i buan (4.24)

Track 1 trad. Trollkärringens locklåt after Ingeborg Andersson, Delsbo, Hälsingland, and lockrop after Beda Karlsson, Vlsobyn, Jämtland, words trad., Ulrika Bodén;
Track 2 words trad. from Värmland, music trad., Ulrika Bodén;
Track 3 trad. after Vickes Johan Persson, Malung, Dalarna;
Track 4 trad. after Anna Liss, Gagnef, Dalarna;
Track 5 trad. after Stur Anna, Leksand, Dalarna;
Track 6 trad. after Svea Jansson, Nötö, Åboland’s archipelago;
Track 8 words trad., Ulrika Bodén, Sofia Sandén, music Ulrika Bodén;
Track 10 trad. after Stor-Erkers Anna Eriksson, Leksand, Dalarna;
Track 11 trad. after Svea Jansson, Nötö, Åboland’s archipelago, with Alfred Lindwoor and Janne Andersson, Storpellinge, Finland;
Track 12 words trad., Sofia Sandén, music Sofia Sandén;
Track 13 trad. after Dansar Edvard Jansson, Malung, Dalarna, with Helga Palm and Ester Andersson, Rätansbyn, Jämtland

Acknowledgements

Thank you very much to Ulrika Bodén for gifting me a copy of this CD after her and Niklas Roswall’s gig at St Simeon, Hamburg, in November 2023!