RÄTTVIKS SPELMANSLAG: GÄRDEBYLÅTEN

Time for a real field recording of Swedish folk music. The Swedish Radio company or "Radiotjänst" as they were called up until the early 1960s had a record label and among the things they recorded were language courses and other not so incredibly commercial recordings. They also went to the province "Dalarna" to record some genuine folk music in the town Rättvik. In those days there were different groups of folk music fiddlers everywhere, but the most famous and popular group was in Rättvik, namely "Rättviks Spelmanslag" and Radiotjänst went all the way to Rättvik to record them, January 22, 1949, and this was the result. One of the most famous pieces of Swedish folk music "Gärdebylåten" is interpreted by Rättviks Spelmanslag. Rättviks Spelmanslag was formed in 1944 and still exists today, though the members have obviously changed during the years.