Byss-Calle Nyckelharporkestern Label: Drone CD No. DROCD022 2000 £9.99 Band from: Sweden Genre: Swedish
Review
On their first recording (DROCD006) Nyckelharpsorkestern played the music of Eric Sahlström. On this their second album they go further back to the music of Byss-Calle (1783-1847). Nyckelharpa hits from the first half of the 19th century, mostly dance tunes, are presented here in varied arrangements by six of today’s best young players: Henrik Eriksson, Johan Hedin, Ola Hertzberg, Olov Johansson, Niklas Roswall and Markus Svensson. We hear them playing both modern nyckelharpas of various sizes, as well as the older kontrabasharpa and moraharpa. This album contains a delightful mix of solos and tunes played by two or more members of the group
Johan Hedin (Nyckelharpa) Olov Johansson (Nyckelharpa) Ola Hertzberg (Nyckelharpa) Marcus Svensson (Nyckelharpa) Niklas Roswall (Nyckelharpa, Moraharpa) Henrick Eriksson