I am getting married in Stockholm in the summer. Does anyone know of a band(s) who can play Swedish wedding music and also manage the Walls of Limerick and the Siege of Ennis? Tall order I know but at least I've got the girl right!
There are no more sessions at Sheehan's. Don't even know if the pub is open anymore.
Anyhow, the session has been moved to O'Connells pub at Stora Nygatan in Gamla stan (Old town) every sunday at odd weeknumbers.
Lars
What´s your definition of "Swedish wedding music"?
If what you want is irish folk music in combination with either swedish folk music or rock then there´s Jørgen in Calmar who organizes the annual irish festival in sweden and who may be of help with his contacts in Sweden.
I live in the Stockholm Area, but mainly play Irish Trad. I may be able to guide to the right musicians if you give me some more information about what you want. You can contact me via my profile.
Lars
Jorgen Astner not only organizes a lot of Irish music events in the Kalmar area, but he and his wife, fiddler Lotta Hakansson, play Irish and Swedish trad music to the highest level. Contact them and you have the best of both at your wedding and a great session afterwards. I have known them for almost 30 years and they are two of the best musicians I ever played with.
Thank you to everyone for all your help. There is definitely some great info there and some good leads. There will be about five or six musicians in the wedding party anyway so there'll definitely be a session no matter what wedding band we get. We want a band that can do the standard Swedish wedding music (whatever that is) and also do a couple of sets. The post-band ITM session, we'll look after ourselves.
Thanks again!
Wedding Band for Sweden
Wedding Band for Sweden
I am getting married in Stockholm in the summer. Does anyone know of a band(s) who can play Swedish wedding music and also manage the Walls of Limerick and the Siege of Ennis? Tall order I know but at least I've got the girl right!
# Posted on January 17th 2008 by curtina
Re: Wedding Band for Sweden
Here's three hits from the section on site called 'Sessions', in Stockholm ~ just for starters, and some contacts:
Sessions: Bishop's Arms
Bellmansgatan 12, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Website: http://www.norbeck.nu/irtrad-sthlm
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/315
Submitted on March 3rd 2003 by hnorbeck. (Henrik Norbeck!)
http://www.thesession.org/members/display/5628
Sessions: O'Connels
Stora Nygatan, Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1735
Submitted on October 2nd 2007 by sjk.
http://www.thesession.org/members/display/40175
Sessions: Sheehan's
Sveavägen 37, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Email: pontusberzen@gmail.com
http://www.irishtune.info/tune/4116/
Submitted on February 27th 2006 by pobe. (fiddler)
http://www.thesession.org/members/display/5970
# Posted on January 17th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: Wedding Band for Sweden
Updates and another contact from the 'comments' ~
Sheehan's, Stockholm ~
There are no more sessions at Sheehan's. Don't even know if the pub is open anymore.
Anyhow, the session has been moved to O'Connells pub at Stora Nygatan in Gamla stan (Old town) every sunday at odd weeknumbers.
Lars
# Posted on November 3rd 2007 by lars
octave mondola & tenor banjo
http://www.thesession.org/members/display/986
Bishop's Arms, Stockholm ~
One Sunday per month. See:
http://hem.passagen.se/hnorbeck/irtrad.htm
for information about when it is on.
# Posted on March 3rd 2003 by hnorbeck (Henrik again!)
# Posted on January 17th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: Wedding Band for Sweden
Henrik Norbeck's contact details are universally available ~
henrik (at) norbeck.nu
# Posted on January 18th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: Wedding Band for Sweden
Good luck!!!
# Posted on January 18th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: Wedding Band for Sweden
What´s your definition of "Swedish wedding music"?
If what you want is irish folk music in combination with either swedish folk music or rock then there´s Jørgen in Calmar who organizes the annual irish festival in sweden and who may be of help with his contacts in Sweden.
http://hem.passagen.se/calmarimf/
# Posted on January 18th 2008 by MrGanAinm
Re: Wedding Band for Sweden
I live in the Stockholm Area, but mainly play Irish Trad. I may be able to guide to the right musicians if you give me some more information about what you want. You can contact me via my profile.
Lars
# Posted on January 18th 2008 by lars
Re: Wedding Band for Sweden
Ashplant, Denmark - might be worth a try. I don't know how they'd be with the Swedish wedding music - you can but ask them.
Good luck.
http://www.ashplant.dk/
# Posted on January 18th 2008 by Ron P
Re: Wedding Band for Sweden
Jorgen Astner not only organizes a lot of Irish music events in the Kalmar area, but he and his wife, fiddler Lotta Hakansson, play Irish and Swedish trad music to the highest level. Contact them and you have the best of both at your wedding and a great session afterwards. I have known them for almost 30 years and they are two of the best musicians I ever played with.
# Posted on January 19th 2008 by LongNote
Re: Wedding Band for Sweden
Thank you to everyone for all your help. There is definitely some great info there and some good leads. There will be about five or six musicians in the wedding party anyway so there'll definitely be a session no matter what wedding band we get. We want a band that can do the standard Swedish wedding music (whatever that is) and also do a couple of sets. The post-band ITM session, we'll look after ourselves.
Thanks again!
# Posted on January 21st 2008 by curtina
Re: Wedding Band for Sweden
Try Loughy - http://www.myspace.com/loughy72
He's based in Stockholm, and he'll certainly be able to point you in the right direction.
# Posted on January 21st 2008 by RockyRoader