Hoven_Droven

Hoven Droven

Hoven Droven

Swedish folk rock band

Hoven Droven is a Swedish folk rock band founded in 1989. They specialize in instrumental, hard rock arrangements of old Swedish folk tunes. The closest English translation of the Jamtish phrase "Hoven Droven" is "helter skelter" or "whatever."[1]

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Performing at Warszawa Cross Culture Festival in September 2011

Their 2006 album "Jumping at the Cedar" was nominated at the Swedish awards Grammis in the folk music category. Their music is distributed in the United States by the NorthSide label.[2]

Band members

Current members

  • Pedro Blom, bass
  • Jens Comén, saxophones
  • Kjell-Erik Eriksson, violin
  • Björn Höglund drums, percussion
  • Bosse "Bo" Lindberg, guitar

Former members

Guest musicians

  • Ulrika Bodén, vocals
  • Sofia Sandén, vocals
  • André Ferrari, drums

Discography

  • 1994 Hia-Hia (Xource/MNW (Sweden) XOUCD 110)
  • 1996 Grov (Xource/MNW (Sweden) XOUCD 114)
  • 1997 Groove (compilation from Hia Hia and Grov plus two live tracks, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6002)
  • 1999 More Happy Moments with Hoven Droven (Home (Sweden) 013, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6043)
  • 2001 Hippa (Home (Sweden) 020, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6062)
  • 2004 Turbo (Home (Sweden) 032)
  • 2006 Jumping at the Cedar (2-CD live compilation, Home (Sweden) 044, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6090)
  • 2011 Rost (2011, Westpark, PGM-87217)

References

  1. [1]
    Sweden & America. Madison: Swedish Council of America. 1998. p. 9.
  2. [2]
    Duane, Orla; McConnachie, James (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. London: Rough Guides. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-85828-635-8.
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