The Supercargo's Daily Photo Project
Brilliant Finnish jazz-blues star Erja Lyytinen performed at the climax of the second day of this year’s Gothenburg Blues Festival “Blues i Slottsskogen” at Villa Belparc.
Above: Erja Lyytinen between guitarist Davide Floreno and bassist Roger Innis.
Below: Enjoying her audience.
Bottom: In a still moment, setting up on stage. … Continue readingErja Lyytinen
The Sir Bourbon Dixieland Band playing to entertain shoppers at Wieselgrensplatsen, Monday 16 June.
Above: Richard Podgorski on trumpet.
Below: Richard Podgorski with Stig Nilsson on banjo and Stig Erixon on trombone.
Bottom: The whole band together outside the local Co-op. … Continue readingDixieland
Damien Jurado playing and singing at Pustervik on 31st May. This photo is a little out of sequence, (and a little out of focus) but I wanted to use it by way of thanks to the singer-songwriter from Seattle who gave us a really enjoyable performance. … Continue readingDamien Jurado
Male voice choir Hellmans Drengar (Hellman’s Lads) singing in the Museum of World Culture as part of West Pride on Saturday 31st May. The choir is named for Allan Hellman who in 1950 founded the first national organisation for homosexuals in Sweden (just 6 years after it had been decriminalised and at least a quarter of a century before it was no longer recognised as a mental illness). The choir sings about – and challenges – concepts of manliness and masculinity. … Continue readingHellmans Drengar
In the new wing of the city library, author Hans Hirschi reading from his book Jonathan’s Hope during the on-going West Pride festival in Gothenburg. Hans is also the current chair of the Swedish association of independent and self-publishing authors – Egenutgivarna.
… Continue readingHans Hirschi reading
Above: Kettly Nöel (of Mali) looking cool and a little guarded directly after dancing the part of le Baron’s consort in the ballet “Un tango avec le baron” at the Gothenburg Dance and Theatre Festival. She was recieving an award (which the woman who was giving it kept assuring everyone was money).
Below: Koffi Kôkô (of Benin), not quite so cool, who danced the part of le Baron (Samedi).
The ballet seems to have toured Germany before coming to Sweden. The only English language link about it I can find is this on the website of the Hellarau European Centre for the Arts in Dresden. Here is a link to an article about Kettly Nöel from Huffington Post, and one about Koffi Kôkô from Culturebase.net. … Continue readingKettly Nöel and Koffi Kôkô
Sofie Reed, Swedish-American blues-roots/blues-folk performer, at the Göteborgs Blues venue on SS Marieholm Saturday 17th May. A one-woman band, she played dulcimer, guitar, ukulele and mouth-organ and sang her own and other people’s songs. An exciting and enjoyable performance – much appreciated by the crowd who stood close around the stage making her a bit difficult to photograph. Hence the closeups.
Above: Sofie Reed on dulcimer.
Below: There is really no elegant way to play the mouth-organ. (And there’s always some bastard with a camera ready to catch you doing it.)
Bottom: By way of making up for the harmonica photo.
… Continue readingSofie Reed