Kalle Nämdeman (31 December 1883 – 28 June 1945) was the stage name of Karl Gustafsson, a Swedish songwriter, performer and recording artist.
Life and legacy
As a young man Kalle Nämdeman apprenticed as a goldsmith, but he eventually began working as an entertainer. He "discovered" the military conscript as a comic type, appearing as such on stage or in top hat and tails. Although he never dressed the part of a ''bondkomiker'' (rustic comic), his songs had a similar appeal.
One of the first artists booked on the
folk park circuit, by the 1930s Nämdeman was no longer welcome at such venues because of his sometimes improper conduct. His last public appearance was in 1941. He moved to
Virserum, Småland, where he lived out his days in straitened circumstances. His statue now stands in
Eskilstuna’s Folk Park.
In
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, his humorous songs were recorded by
Olle i Skratthult, who also published them in his songbooks. The most popular of these was ''Flickan på Bellmansro'' (The Girl at Bellmansro), a story of unrequited love in
Stockholm's Djurgården park.
Songbook indexes
''archive.org''. Retrieved: 3 May 2015.
References
Gallery
File:Kalle Nämndeman-2.jpg, Kalle Nämdeman in military uniform
File:Kalle nämndeman, av Marita Norin 1983.JPG, Kalle Nämdeman statue in Eskilstuna
File:Nämndemansstenen 1903.JPG, Nämdeman Stone at Parken Zoo
File:Bellman Djurgården 2009.jpg, Bellmansro memorial grove at Djurgården
External links
Kalle Nämdeman at Swedish folk parksKalle Nämdeman discography - VictorKalle Nämdeman at Gustavus Adolphus CollegeKalle Nämdeman at the National Library of SwedenKalle Nämdeman songbookKalle Nämdeman audio at the Internet Archive
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1883 births
1945 deaths
Swedish comedy writers
Swedish male songwriters
Swedish-language writers
Entertainers from Stockholm
20th-century Swedish songwriters