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Draupner
Arvet (Caprice, 2003)

The Swedish trio returns in 2003 with another solid set of tradition-based acoustic tracks. Henning Andersson (violin), Görgen Antonsson (violin) and Tomas Lindberg (guitar and mandola).

"...vigorous arrangements and lively play. They manage to squeeze the last bit out of the ensemble; you almost forget that they only are three people!" - Lira

See also their first, self titled album, Draupner

Tracks: (highlighted tracks are MP3 samples)

1. Polska efter August Nyholm/Polska efter Per Jonsson.
2. Vals efter Per Jonsson
3. Besova av Tomas Lindberg
4. Jämten av Emil Olsson.
5. Sjuan efter From-Olle.
6. A-mollpolskan efter Hultkläppen.
7. Nudelschottis av Görgen Antonsson.
8. Gånglåt efter Jon-Erik Öst.
9. Bas-Pelles Eriks Brudpolska av Per Wästberg.
10. Frommen efter From-Olle.
11. Triangelposka av Görgen Antonsson.
12. Polska efter Carl Sved.
13. Halls lilla vals av Jon-Erik Hall.
14. Tattoo av Görgen Antonsson.
15. Klåfinger efter Olof Nordblad.
16. Polska efter Kus-Erik/Det ringer till vila av J-O Wallin.
17. Bönen av Emil Olsson.

Tha band says about itself:
The traditional folk music group Draupner, from the Swedish province of Hälsingland has played together since Christmas 1994.

The group had a smash breakthrough at the "Musik Direkt" national festival in 1995. The festival is the biggest competition of Sweden for young musicians and Draupner won several prizes. Already then many people were fascinated by the boys' vigorous and intimate ensamble playing.

Since then the boys from Hälsingland have played for the Swedish King and Queen at the solemn opening of the Swedish Parliament. They also have made quite a few appearances in Sweden and abroad. France, Estonia, Norway and Iceland has been visited and recently Greenland at the first folk music festival of this island.

In march 2001 Draupner released their first CD on Caprice Records and it recieved very good reactions from news and audiences. In spring 2003 the boys released their follow-up CD called "Arvet".

Islandic dance songs
Together with the icelandic female singer Anna Pálína Árnadóttir Draupner has put together an program with old icelandic dance ballads. In august 2002 Draupner were in Reykjavik to perform this act. Five concerts with all tickets sold, three radio- and one tv-performance were the result during the week.

In the tradition on which the group is founded, there are a lot of prominent figures such as Jon Erik Hall, Jon Erik Öst and Hultkläppen from northern Hälsingland, Erik Ljung and the Härdelin family in Delsbo and from the valley of Ljusnan From-Olle a.o.

The pieces are a glorious assortment of traditional tunes from all over Hälsingland as well as a number of the group's own compositions. An excellent mixture of impressive music of this province from past and present. A mixture showing us that the folk music traditions of Hälsingland are just as alive and in good hands now as in olden days.

Draupner are Henning Andersson (fiddle), Görgen Antonsson (fiddle, 5-stringed fiddle) and Tomas Lindberg (guitar, mandola).

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