{"id":5148,"date":"2014-02-19T00:07:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T22:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helensjoholm.nu\/_eng\/?page_id=5148"},"modified":"2022-03-15T15:37:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T13:37:33","slug":"brilliant-sjoholm-showed-her-tremendous-versatility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helensjoholm.nu\/_eng\/press-clips\/reviews-2014\/brilliant-sjoholm-showed-her-tremendous-versatility\/","title":{"rendered":"Brilliant Sj\u00f6holm showed her tremendous versatility"},"content":{"rendered":"

V\u00e4sterbottens Folkblad 140217<\/strong><\/p>\n

By: HENRY L\u00c5NG<\/p>\n

One of the country’s best singers visited Ume\u00e5 <\/strong>\u2022 Treated us to several grains of gold<\/strong><\/p>\n

MUSIC
\n<\/strong>HELEN SJ\u00d6HOLM
\n<\/strong>Idun Theatre, UME\u00c5
\n<\/strong>\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605
\n<\/strong>Audience: Sold out
\n<\/strong>Best: “The kiss” .
\n<\/strong>Worst: “Glad och lycklig”.
\n<\/strong>Feels like a trifle <\/strong>in this context.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She says it herself: a sprawling mixture of genres is on the program. Very few in the packed auditorium should have been surprised by that announcement. Helen Sj\u00f6holm is notorious and appreciated for her ability to jump between different styles. Indeed it also becomes a varied show: she and the four boldly backing musicians meritoriously tackle traditional ballads, vocal jazz, musical tunes, instrumental pieces and elegantly arranged rock, interspersed with monologues that sometimes are bouncy, but usually provide a context to the songs performed.<\/p>\n

That we are talking about one of the country’s foremost singers hardly needs to be added; Sj\u00f6holm’s clear diction and timbre rich voice fit both ballads and pop. And it’s awe-inspiring with an artist who naturally can tie together Kristina fr\u00e5n Duvem\u00e5la’s parade number “Du m\u00e5ste finnas” with Depeche Mode’s dark “Heaven” (nicely stretched by Jojje Wadenius’ guitar solo), and kick life into Staffan Hellstrand’s “Fanfar” and make Olof von Dalin’s acid 1700s morality “Ombytlighet – v\u00e5r tids Gudinna” seem relevant.<\/p>\n

And despite the width of expression it’s possible to find a common denominator for the evening’s most memorable covers: dramatic intensity, combined with beautiful harmonies. It’s evident in the Swedish-language version by Joni Mitchell’s “Both sides now”, as well as in “\u00c4rlighet” – Tomas Andersson Wij’s fine print translation of Billy Joel’s “Honesty”. The real highlight, however, is the empathetic version of Judee Sill’s “The kiss”. You can hear it is a song that Helen Sj\u00f6holm neither can nor want to shake off. I fully understand her.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> V\u00e4sterbottens Folkblad<\/a><\/p>\n

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