Gott nytt år – Bonne Année – Happy New Year – Feliz año nuevo
In the beginning of the Christmas days we had heavy snow, that melted within 24 hours. Arriving by boat to the island we had to dig for our bikes. At the house, a streak of light on the horizon.
For everyone this has been a very different year.
As for us, we spent most of our time at home on Södermalm, and also on our island Runmarö. Working from home, with occasional meetings in the office or at school.
We did not go to Copenhagen like we use to do. Neither to my home province Värmland and home town Säffle. But below there are some links to events and music related to ‘Dear Old Värmland’. Enjoy!
I hope your year 2020 was fruitful in one way or another and that you are all healthy and will stay so. And we will meet again!
Warmest regards, Åke & Co
Ways to learn and keep in touch with Värmland. The province of poets.
Spotify – Värmlandsvisan, or as the jazz community calls it ‘Dear old Stockholm‘ Listen and enjoy Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Scot Hamilton …
Advent calendar by the young ones in Säffle’s Cultural and music school. In 24 short videos they show what they leart – wonderful!
Kompisarna (The Friends) is a band from Värmland and Säffle, several of them are my friends. December 19 there was a live streamed concert from the church in Säffle, while money was collected for those in need. As of today 135 000 SEK have been collected. Start listening 30 minutes into the video.
Bengt Berg, old friend, and poet from northern Värmland, was reading poems all along the month of December, here his December 24 poetry reading and reflections, and even song! There are 23 more videos on Bengt’s facebook (in Swedish)
Back in Stockholm, on youtube a live streamed New Years Eve concert from the Royal Academy of Music (Musikaliska). … And by the way, our co-housing unit here, our living community Tullstugan has a new facebook page. Come visit, and like our page. And post-corona perhaps also in real life.
Approaching New Years eve Klara thought I needed a haircut. There was storm,20 meters/second, the wind was blowing and so was my hair both uncut on my head and blowing in the wind. The result was excellent I think. With the new haircut we welcome the new year hoping for the best for all of us.
