Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Music

When we moved to Sweden we did not expect to find that bluegrass and American country music are popular.  OK - so maybe not actually popular, but I think bluegrass might be more popular here than in the U.S.!  (Which frankly is not hard, but that is beside the point.)  There are fans here.  Enough so, that when Swedes hear John play his banjo, more than one has said, "Wow!  That was great!  I always wanted to learn to play the banjo!"  Really.  They really say that.  Except of course they pronounce the word banjo differently.  Swede's pronounce the "j" like a "y". 

On Sunday night we were talking to some friends.  They were deciding whether to go to an Irish pub to listen to some live music, or to go to a concert being hosted by a church, featuring Hank Williams material.  They decided on Hank Williams, and we went along. 
I don't typically listen to country music, but it was fun.  It was also fun to hear how well the Swedes mimicked the southern twang. 
And so, for your listening pleasure, varsågod!  ("here you go!).  (Let me apologize for the poor video quality.)


And yes, more candles.  These were at the end of the pews. 

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