''Guds spelemän'' is
Garmarna
Garmarna is a Swedish folk rock band. Their songs are mainly old Scandinavian ballads.
Biography
Garmarna was founded in 1990. Stefan Brisland-Ferner, Gotte Ringqvist and Rickard Westman were inspired by old Swedish music, which they had hear ...
's second full-length album, released in 1996. All songs except "Njaalkeme" (which is in
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) are sung in Swedish.
Reception
The reviewer for
AllMusic
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wrote that Garmarna managed to keep a straight-faced approach at presenting the content of the songs, instead of in a way "that might even have disturbed the Brothers Grimm".
Track listing
# "
Herr Mannelig (Sir Mannelig)" – 6:22
# "Vänner och Fränder (Friends and Relatives)" – 5:11
# "Halling från Makedonien (Halling from Macedonia)" – 2:45
# "Min Man (My Husband)" – 4:20
# "Varulven (The Werewolf)" – 4:55
# "Hilla Lilla" – 6:19
# "Drew Drusnaar/Idag som igår (Today as Yesterday)" – 2:46
# "Njaalkeme (Hunger)" – 5:05
# "
Herr Holger (Sir Holger)" – 4:58
# "Guds Spelemän (The Fiddlers of God)" – 5:27
References
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Garmarna albums
1996 albums
Swedish-language albums