Hootenanny Singers
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The Hootenanny
Singers (for a couple of weeks originally called the Westbay Singers, Westbay English for Västervik
) were a popular folk
group from Sweden
, founded in 1961, and continuing into the 1970s. The group included Björn Ulvaeus
, who later was a member of ABBA
. Other bandmembers were Johan Karlberg, Tony Roth and Hansi Schwarz. The group was named "The Northern Lights" for an American-released LP in 1966.
In 1964 they debuted on the Swedish TV-show Hylands hörna with locally famous Swedish poet Dan Andersson
's Jag väntar vid min mila (translated as "I'm Waiting at the Charcoal Kilm"). The song "Gabrielle" became an international hit song in 1964, translated and performed by the group in Swedish, German, Finnish, Italian, Dutch, and English. However they used the tune of the Russian song May There Always Be Sunshine
by Arkady Ostrovsky
, who was never credited because of political reasons.
The groups biggest hit was the 1967 Swedish language cover of the Tom Jones
song "Green, Green Grass of Home" called "En sång en gång för längese'n" with Swedish lyrics by Stig Anderson
.
Hootenanny
Hootenanny is an Appalachian colloquialism that was used in early twentieth century America to refer to things whose names were forgotten or unknown. In this usage it was synonymous with thingamajig or whatchamacallit, as in "hand me that hootenanny." Hootenanny was also an old country word for...
Singers (for a couple of weeks originally called the Westbay Singers, Westbay English for Västervik
Västervik
Västervik is a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 20,694 inhabitants in 2005.- History :Västervik was first mentioned in 1275. The town was then located at the current location of Gamleby. In 1433 Eric of Pomerania decided to give it a charter and move it to its...
) were a popular folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
group from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, founded in 1961, and continuing into the 1970s. The group included Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
, who later was a member of ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
. Other bandmembers were Johan Karlberg, Tony Roth and Hansi Schwarz. The group was named "The Northern Lights" for an American-released LP in 1966.
In 1964 they debuted on the Swedish TV-show Hylands hörna with locally famous Swedish poet Dan Andersson
Dan Andersson
Daniel "Dan" Andersson was a Swedish author and poet. He also set some of his own poems to music. Andersson married primary school teacher Olga Turesson, the sister of artist Gunnar Turesson, in 1918...
's Jag väntar vid min mila (translated as "I'm Waiting at the Charcoal Kilm"). The song "Gabrielle" became an international hit song in 1964, translated and performed by the group in Swedish, German, Finnish, Italian, Dutch, and English. However they used the tune of the Russian song May There Always Be Sunshine
May There Always Be Sunshine
May There Always Be Sunshine is a Soviet Russian song, written for children. It was created in 1962. The music was composed by Arkady Ostrovsky, and the lyrics written by Lev Oshanin...
by Arkady Ostrovsky
Arkady Ostrovsky
Arkady Il'ich Ostrovsky , was a Soviet Russian composer of light music, the author of the song May There Always Be Sunshine and other Soviet songs of the 1960s, including the lullaby of Good Night, Little Ones, the children's TV program aired for more than 50...
, who was never credited because of political reasons.
The groups biggest hit was the 1967 Swedish language cover of the Tom Jones
Tom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
song "Green, Green Grass of Home" called "En sång en gång för längese'n" with Swedish lyrics by Stig Anderson
Stig Anderson
Stig 'Stikkan' Erik Leopold Anderson was born in Hova, Sweden, and is best known as the manager of the pop group ABBA.- Polar Music:Anderson was the founder of the Polar Music record label in 1963...
.
Albums
- 1964: "Hootenanny Singers"
- 1964: "Hootenanny Singers" (2nd Album)
- 1965: "Hootenanny Singers Sjunger Evert Taube"
- 1965: "International"
- 1966: "Many Faces/Manga Ansikten"
- 1967: "Civila"
- 1967: "Bästa"
- 1968: "5 Ar"
- 1968: "Bellman På Vårt Sätt"
- 1969: "De Bäste Med Hootenanny Singers & Björn Ulvaeus
- 1969: "På Tre Man Hand"
- 1970: "Skillingtryck"
- 1971: "Våra Vackraste Visor"
- 1972: "Våra Vackraste Visor Vol. 2"
- 1973: "Dan Andersson På Vårt Sätt"
- 1974: "Evert Taube På Vårt Sätt"
EPs
- 1964: "Jag Väntar Vid Min Milla/Ann-Margret/Ingen Enda Höst/Ave Maria No Morro"
- 1964: "En Mor/Körsbar Utan Karnor/Gabrielle/I Lunden Gröna"
- 1964: "Lincolnvisan/Hem Igen/Godnattsaga/This Is Your Land"
- 1965: "Britta/Solola/Eh Hattespeleman/Telegrafisten Anton Hanssons Vals"
- 1965: "Björkens Visa/En Festig Dag/Vildandens Klagan/Finns Det Liv Sa Finns Det Hopp"
- 1966: "Vid Roines Strand/Marianne/En Man Och En Kvinna/Vid En Bivag Till En Bivag Bor Den Blonda Beatrice"
- 1967: "Blomman/En sång en gång för längese'n/Det Ar Skont Att Vara Hemme Igen/Tank Dej De' Att Du Och Jag Var Me'"
- 1967: "Marten Gas/Början Till Slutet/Marie Christina/Adjö Farval"
Singles
- 1964: "Jag Väntar Vid Min Milla" (I'm Waiting at the Charcoal Kiln) / "Ann-Margret"
- 1964: "Darlin'" / "Bonnie Ship the Diamond"
- 1965: "Den Gyliene Fregatt" / "Där Skall Jag Bo"
- 1965: "Britta" / "Den Sköna Helen"
- 1965: "Solola" / "Björkens Visa"
- 1965: "Den Sköna Helen" / "Björkens Visa"
- 1966: "No Time" / "Time To Move Along"
- 1966: "Marianne" / "Vid En Biväg Bor Den Blonda Beatrice"
- 1966: "Baby, Those Are The Rules" / "Through Darkness Lights"
- 1967: "En sång en gång för längese'n" (Swedish version of Green, Green Grass of Home) / "Det Är Skönt Att Vara Hemma Igen"
- 1967: "Blomman" / "En Man Och En Kvinna'
- 1967: "En Gång är Igen Gång" / "Du Eller Ingen"
- 1967: "Mrs O'Grady" / "The Fugitive"
- 1967: "Början Till Slutet" / "Adjö Farväl"
- 1968: "Sa Lange Du Älskar Är Du Ung" / "Vilken Lycka Att Hålla Dej I Hand"
- 1968: "Mårten Gås" / "Du Ska Bara Tro På Hälften"
- 1968: "Måltidssang" / "Till Fader Berg Rörande Fiolen"
- 1968: "Elenore" / "Fåängans Marknad"
- 1969: "Den Som Lever Får Se" / "Så Länge Jag Lever"
- 1969: "Om Jag Kunde Skriva En Visa" / "Casanova"
- 1969: "Vinden Sjunger Samma Sång" / "Hem Till De Mina"
- 1970: "Ring Ring, Här är Svensktoppsjuryn" / "Lev Som Du Lär"
- 1970: "I Följ Så Gick Jag Med Herrarna I Hagen" / "Älvsborgsvisan"
- 1970: "Rose Marie" / "Elin Och Herremännen"
- 1970: "En Visa Vill Jag Sjunga Som Handlar Om Min Lilla Vän" / "Spelmansvisa"
- 1971: "Aldrig Mer" / "Lilla Vackra Anna"
- 1971: "Hjärtats Saga" / "Jungman Jansson"
- 1971: "Tess Lördan" / "Rosen Och Fjärilen"
- 1972: "Tiden" / "Ida & Frida & Anne-Marie"
- 1972: "Dar Björkarna Susa" (Where the Birches Sough) / "Calle Schewens Vals"
- 1973: "Om Aftonen" / "Till Min Syster"
- 1974: "Brittisk Ballad" / "Ingrid Dardels Polska"
- 1975: "Sjösala Vals" / "Vals I Valparaiso"
- 1975: "Linnea" / "Fritiof Anderssons Paradmarsch"