Herri Buom - Folkmusik Från Föllingebygden

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Album Info

Release Date: 1977

Label: Efel

The picture on the front taken at Ockern, house built in rough round timber. Timberman was Karl Eriksson in Föllinge.
Side A is a story "Herri buom", told by Berta Magnusson, interspersed with music, hence the a and b tracks, taken from listening. On the vinyl, 11 tracks are visible on each side.

Lennart Olsson is the son of Daniel Olsson in Spelmansgården, Föllinge and he learned to play from his uncles Spel Olle and Göran O:son Föllinger. He is the leader of Nordjämtarnas Spelmanslag.

Signe Olsson, his wife, has learnt to sing (kauka) by her mother at Hotagen and old songs by older folks.

Mats and Ulf Andersson in Föllinge learned to play from Lennart Olsson.

Erik Olsson "Äcke" (1860-1916), poet
Pål Nils (1834-1921) Lapp Nils' pupil
Erik Larsa i Ansätten (1860-1936) a pupil to the Lapp Nils pupil Anders Larsa. Ola and Jonas Jonasson are grandsons; sons to his daughter.
Ola Jonasson (1912-) studied with Göran O:son Föllinger and played with his grandfather Erik Larsa and Erik Hägglund
Olof Eriksson (1848-1894) in Spelmansgården, father to 3 brothers:
Göran O:son Föllinger (1886-1969) studied with three pupils to Lapp Nils, became a concert violinist
Olof Olsson "Spel Olle" (1877-1961) wrote many "polskor"
Daniel Olsson (1883-1964) studied in America 1903-1920 and started a string quartet

22 mins playtime on each side.
Orange labels with black print.
B1 says only Brudmarsch (Efter Erik Larsa) on the cover & label.
B6 arranged by the son Göran O:son Föllinger.
B10 spelled Lapp-Nils-Polska on label.

℗ 1977
Made in Sweden