Unga Dalaspelmän

 

Folkmusik i Sverige

UNGA DALASPELMÄN

Traditionsinspelningar 5 från Svenskt visarkiv/Dalarnas muséum

Folk music of Sweden

YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM DALARNA

Traditional recordings 5 from the Swedish archiv/Dalarna museum

Caprice Records, 1974, CAP 1096

 Sweden is known for its rich fiddling tradition. This tradition has been handed down over the seventies and the eighties to the younger generation. This is the point of this LP which focuses on 18 young fiddlers all from the region called Dalarna one of the strongholds of Swedish musical tradition.
These fiddlers play mostly in duets, trios and quartets without any backing; so they might be qualified as revivalists but they are as close as possible to the original versions. They were born between 1942 and 1956. Among the names mentionned in tune titles we find great fiddlers like B. Anders or L.Åhs.  Since the eighties this repertoire found its way to folk bands with swedish and european instruments.
Notes in Swedish and English.

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L'alouette/Zamfir

 GHEORGHE ZAMFIR ''L'ALOUETTE''

''THE LARK''

Philips, 1974, 6329 143

This is another very good album by G. Zamfir and a small band. Are playing along : the great fiddler Efta Botocă, Pantelimon Stîngă on cymbalum, Petru Vidrean on double bass for the rhythmic-harmonic section. Other soloists are Dorin Cuibariu on taragot, Ion Mihaescu on clarinet and Marin Chişăr with his great style on fluier. All the tracks have been given French names but the original Rumanian names are mentionned too.  We can listen to Chişăr 's unmistakable way of playing on the last track (B5) with one hora followed by a brîul. There is a good version of ''the Lark'' on B1 between Zamfir and Botocă.

 

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Rahmi Saltuk

 

RAHMİ SALTUK

PİR SULTAN ABDAL

DOSTTAN DOSTA : 1

no label, 1973, Pir 73001

This album recorded in mono was made in Sweden. I believe it was published at author's expense.
Dosttan Dosta means Friend to Friend and is the title of a series;  the LP is about Pir Sultan Abdal the famous poet, philosopher and leader of the Alevi in 16th century Anatolia.
R. Saltuk was born in 1945 to a peasant family in the area of Tunceli. He managed to go to school and became a teacher. He started to sing and play the saz when he was 15 years old. I don't know whether he stayed in Turkey or if he migrated to Sweden; maybe it was easier in 1973 to record some Pir Sultan Abdal's songs in Sweden rather than in Turkey ?
He has a warm voice and sings in a sober manner which suits that kind of repertoire.
I have to say that the last track on side A (A6) and B (B5) present the same flaw : a saturation on some notes. Although it's disturbing I kept them for those who understand the lyrics.
Notes in Turkish only

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