Polska Från Medelpad

Cori Ander

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This is a traditional swedish folk tune.

Polska = Reel
Från = From
Medelpad is a province in Sweden (see picture)

The tune was recorded by Jan Johansson in 1963 on an odd LP named Jazz på svenska. (Jazz In Swedish) where he played folk tunes on piano in jazzish arrangements. I've heard this record since a kid so that's the way it has been established in my mind and heart. (The record was a major classic for many years, and I believe it was exported to quite an extent).

Low E string tuned.down to D - otherwise classic guitar tuning.

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Lyrics

--- not any lyrics that I know of ---

Song Stats

Hits: 4371
Comments: 28
Fans: 17
Plays: 682
Downloads: 165
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Uploaded: Aug 22, 2005 - 04:13:10 PM
Last Updated: Mar 02, 2007 - 10:26:11 AM Last Played: Oct 08, 2009 - 07:06:26 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
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Song Actions

Hardware:

Milinda; my Furch dreadnought guitar
Mic left channel: ADK TC-51 tube
Mic right channel: Rode NT1000
G4

Software:

Logic Express

Comments

ziti	ziti said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
	curry...the master flawless, soulful and compelling awe inspiring Check out my latest song called Stepping Down

svenaxelson	svenaxelson said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
	swede-yes that was something else, and it was swedish. YES Check out my latest song called put the box in the corner

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
	exquisite playing A beautiful piece. I'm mesmerized by such flawless, emotional guitar playing. Very nice full recording too. The only problem is at the very end when there is a click and the remaining resonance and room noise cuts out. Let it go a little longer and fade to true silence before cutting. Check out my latest song called From Nothing

White Hawks	White Hawks said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
	beautiful Woah. very beautiful. DLed FAVed IPODed. thanks for sharing. - Hawks Check out my latest song called Shepherds Out in the Field

jiguma	jiguma said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
	Congratulations again Curry Another great piece - such clarity and emotion, and typical precision in your playing. If you put enough of these up I'll have a great CD for Sunday mornings! Can't say any more really, as always, I'm mightily impressed. Thanks for putting this one up, Neil Check out my latest song called Under My Skin

J.A.Stewart	J.A.Stewart said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
	Bravo! It's just keeps getting better and better. Such a lovely style and a wonderful technique --- like a musical chat by the fireplace. Check out my latest song called A Night @ Neverland

bronco	bronco said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
	Tripping Through the North Woods That would be the wood of that Furch guitar. Very pretty piece. Funny how the subtle things really give a tune that something extra. For me it was the little single not runs after the steady bass parts. Just seemed to accent the whole mood for me. Check out my latest song called Strange Feeling

crehn1614	crehn1614 said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
	great Wow you keep amazing me great like always Check out my latest song called Real Daydreams

Cameron

Cameron said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)

my favorite folkmeister does it again!
Cori Ander, I am so glad that you are posting these
Swedish folk tunes with such regularity on MacJams these
days. Each one is a gem, and each one speaks directly to
the heart. In this crazy world, we NEED this kind of music!
Thank you for sharing them here.

I really like the "luftpauses" (breaks) between phrases; it's
authentic folk music, the way people would sing these
songs. The changes of rhythm add a lot of interest to this
tune. It sounds very "natural".

As always, I am impressed with the recording quality of
your performances. They sound very "live", full and clear.
All of us are sitting around you at the campfire as you play
these wonderful pieces.

That's the way it is for me, as a listener. Thanks again for
posting!

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Tadashi Togawa	Tadashi Togawa said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
	Beautiful cloth Melody of Sweden woven to cloth. Melody that people told. Beauty is handed down. Check out my latest song called Mexican taste

Tom Atwood

Tom Atwood said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)

Beautiful cloth
I told Tadashi to say that. Fed him the verses.

Seriously, once again, Tadashi has pretty much summed things up in a few
poetic lines. This is a wonderful hand-me-down, Johannes. And it is just
another example of the strength you seem to gain in each tune you post.
Your playing is so full now, of confidence and joy and passion. No one can
touch you!

10-10-10-10

Check out my latest song called Keep Looking for Jesus (MJRF)

Mystified

Mystified said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)

Beautiful cloth....Joyful tapestry
Continuing this thread (pun intended) I want to agree with what's been said
here, and add my own observation: that you are aren't simply a guitar player,
Johannes, you are an artisan--a weaver, if you will, who takes the brightest
and most colorful threads of sound and weaves a beautiful tapestry of joy
with those strings on that lovely Furch 'loom' of yours.
It's marvelous, too, that you are letting us hear these beautiful folk songs
from Sweden.

Thank you so much :)

Check out my latest song called Forever Voyaging (space race 2009)

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)

All that this is, is as good as it gets...
...At this point, do I have to say anything?...

Gorgeous tone...tremendous phrasing and articulation in
the playing...I love the little grace notes, the
ornaments...but you're also not a player who gives short
shrift to the main theme or to melody and becomes all
ornamentation...

As I have said before, and suspect I will say again...this is
exactly what I love in fingerstyle guitar playing, and in
music...

Aside from pure musicality and soulfulness, Curry, you
have learned how to record the acoustic guitar...your
recordings have become wondrous...They HAVE become
better, both deeper/richer and more sparkly over time...

[I didn't hear the click Peter refers to...]

I can't say enough, so I'm going to shut up...

Ed

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futzpucker	futzpucker said 1539 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
	Just wonderful Beautiful, gorgeous - a treat for the soul, a real gift. Your essence comes through your music with great clarity. Not many people can make that happen. You do it consistently. Check out my latest song called Just As It Is

thetiler	thetiler said 1539 days ago (August 23rd, 2005)
	Nice Like the somber sound of this. Nice trills, soft ages past feel. Which makes a cool setting for the acoustical guitar. Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

TobinMueller	TobinMueller said 1539 days ago (August 23rd, 2005)
	The music loom Weaving impression, using folk music, is a marvelous magic. you have created a melancholy piece that reaches back over a life lived, through a people. Very nice. Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

caroline	caroline said 1539 days ago (August 23rd, 2005)
	this is just lovely - thank you for putting it where i can get my greedy little hands on it. now i can d/l it and than put it on the ipod - with rings on my fingers and bells on my toes - i will have cori (more cori) wherever i goes!! xxx Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

Quiet Lifer	Quiet Lifer said 1538 days ago (August 23rd, 2005)
	Clean and light Nothing here that shouldn't be in the recording. Very uncluttered performance and precise recording. The tone and the 'space' are very fitting and inviting. Is that harmonic at the end, your signature? Check out my latest song called Ecstasy 2005

FEEL	FEEL said 1538 days ago (August 23rd, 2005)
	Once Again you prove your gift. Well done. Once again another favorite to add to my list. Love the harmonics and the way they blend into the melody. Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

FEEL	FEEL said 1538 days ago (August 23rd, 2005)
	Once Again Oh yeah...and this is very easy to score...=) --- TEXASFEEL Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

FEEL	FEEL said 1538 days ago (August 23rd, 2005)
	Once Again Did I forget to add one of your songs to my favorites. I don't think I did. --- TEXASFEEL Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

gregorio	gregorio said 1538 days ago (August 24th, 2005)
	impressive impressive, touching, etherial. Wonderful.

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1537 days ago (August 24th, 2005)
	Perfect for relaxing on the Adirondack chair, looking out over the water. It's like when you're reading a good book in the sun and gentle breeze. Really gorgeous playing! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

Rebsie	Rebsie said 1537 days ago (August 24th, 2005)
	Another stunner I love these traditional tunes, as you know. Beautiful rich tonal range on the guitar, magical playing. Just delightful. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

	said 1535 days ago (August 27th, 2005)
	Beautiful To my ears you seem to have melded what I like most about Richard Thompson's and John Fahey's acoustic guitar playing.

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 1533 days ago (August 28th, 2005)
	Simply beautiful Excellent feel of the instrument, great phrasing. Pure joy to listen to. Check out my latest song called Le Rêve De Solange

	Abe Lincoln said 1532 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	touching this song puts a special place in my heart . its to good. i literaly listend to it 10 times. each time i lisen to it it gets better and better. yesterday was my wedding and this song was our wedding song. Check out my latest song called vertical

dexty96	dexty96 said 1532 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
	wow wow!!!!! Check out my latest song called kittorasora

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Name: Johannes Curry

Music addicted. Guitar player since 44 years, (which is eighty percent of my life so far - began playing at 11 and am 55 now). Though I love much electric music, I only know how to handle acoustic guitars myself. My music once might be l... [see more]

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