Corren 140221
By: HELENA LUNDBERG
Concert
CCCC
Starring: Helen Sjöholm, vocals, Martin Östergren, piano; Tomas Bergquist, percussion; Ulric Johanson, bass; Jojje Wadenius guitar
Crusell Hall, Linköping, 21/2
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After Wadenius’ initial maneuver Helen Sjöholm enters the stage and gives us a Swedish version of Joni Mitchell’s “Both sides now” followed closely by Eva Dahlgren’s “Glad och lycklig”. Then we get to tonight’s only rhymed smalltalk, where both Berg and Mantorp are mentioned. The local winsk are popular with the audience and the performers for the evening have us all in their palm.
Helen Sjöholm and her backing band move effortlessly among genres. Here’s musical repertoire, songs of Billy Joel and Elvis Costello and the all too soon deceased Judee Sill but also a potpourri of old Swedish songs. Of course we get to hear “Du måste finnas” from Björn and Benny’s “Kristina från Duvemåla”. But also “Bortom sol och måne” from the musical “Hjälp sökes” which was played at the Orion Theatre just a year ago.The treasure that Helen Sjöholm’s unearthed in the Swedish song archive are well worth listening to. (…)
Helen Sjöholm and her backing band move effortlessly among genres. Here’s musical repertoire, songs of Billy Joel and Elvis Costello and the all too soon deceased Judee Sill but also a potpourri of old Swedish songs. Of course we get to hear “Du måste finnas” from Björn and Benny’s “Kristina från Duvemåla”. But also “Bortom sol och måne” from the musical “Hjälp sökes” which was played at the Orion Theatre just a year ago.The treasure that Helen Sjöholm’s unearthed in the Swedish song archive are well worth listening to. (…)
Helen Sjöholm stands out among our popular singers because she doesn’t write songs herself. She interprets other people’s songs with both heart and soul and her voice seems to have no range limits at all. It sounds playfully simple and the unpretentiousness and naturalness recur in the smalltalk between songs. It’s friendly and inviting, both to her fellow musicians and to us in the audience. You simply sit and enjoy a perfect start of the weekend.
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