Known as the father of ''bondkomik'' (rustic humor), Jödde i Göljaryd (1855–1900) was a beloved storyteller, whose folk humor and songs dominated popular culture in Sweden during the 1890s.
The entertainer, whose real name was Karl Petter Rosén, was famous for his stone – Jödde’s Stone – which can still be seen at the open-air museum of
Skansen in
Stockholm's Djurgården park. 1893 was the year he began performing at
Skansen with every manner of story and anecdote, often in the dialect of
Småland
Småland () is a historical province () in southern Sweden.
Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means ''Small Lands''. The Latinized fo ...
, and with homey songs of a rural nature.
In 1899 and 1900 Rosén published two collections of songs and stories gathered during his travels through
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. His songbooks — like those of his contemporary
Lars Bondeson
Lars Bondeson (1865-1908) was the stage name of Carl Jansson-Öhlin, who was one of the founders of Swedish ''bondkomik'' (rustic humor). Born in Örebro in 1865, he was a singer, storyteller, lyricist and music publisher. His songbooks were a maj ...
— were highly influential and an important source of material for the next generation of ''bondkomiker'' (rustic comics). America's foremost Swedish comedian,
Olle i Skratthult
Hjalmar Peterson was a singer and comedian from Sweden, who achieved great popularity during the 1910s and 1920s. His stage name was Olle i Skratthult (Olle from Laughtersville).
Life
Career
Hjalmar Peterson was born in Munkfors, Värmland o ...
, had three songs and three stories by Jödde i Göljaryd in his first songbook and went on to record four of Jödde's songs in the 1920s: ''Alundavisan'', ''Beväringsvisa'', ''I Värmeland där ä dä så gutt, gutt, gutt'' and ''Ja' gick mig ut en sommardag''.
Olle i Skratthult discography
''ucsb.edu''. Retrieved: December 8, 2021.
References
External links
Jödde i Göljaryd photo
Jödde i Göljaryd songbook
Olle i Skratthult 1908 songbookJödde i Göljaryd audio at the Internet Archive
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Swedish comedy writers
Swedish entertainers
Swedish folk-song collectors
Swedish male songwriters
Swedish-language writers
19th-century Swedish songwriters
1855 births
1900 deaths