Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Lars Poulsen Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Scandinavian Humor and Other Myths Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:46:42 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <3w-dnT3j2Mwylx76nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@earthlink.com> <7f643264-8754-c536-97a4-04269434c456@example.net> <6df1f0fc-b3e2-def0-f24b-d73c1f4654c9@example.net> <7mydndIrMYhsBRX6nZ2dnZfqn_WdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <2racnX9RrMI2ZhT6nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@earthlink.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:46:43 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="fb8afc64128fbcfd5b026b62c44c66bb"; logging-data="964883"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18WhOaIdamZoZb9Yghx7G9CAop2jVbcFDc=" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:+8lb7ihq3CL+QqEYQmOoIzFkHLQ= Bytes: 3042 On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:55:30 +0100, D wrote: >>> The wife loves jazz. Speaking of "new" I gave her an LP with Jan >>> Johansson called Jazz på svenska. It's a jazzification of old swedish >>> folk melodies. Quite relaxing, calm and melancholic. Kind of mirrors the >>> swedish temperament I would say. Spounds similar to the old recordings with Svend Asmussen and Alice Babs. There was a box set called Together. http://cleo.beagle-ears.com/music/index.cgi?./Alice%20Babs%20&%20Svend%20Asmussen My own taste is more to Lill Lindfors http://cleo.beagle-ears.com/music/index.cgi?./Lill%20Lindfors/24%20B%C3%A4sta On Fri, 17 Jan 2025, rbowman wrote: >> I like Nordic Revival bands like Garmana. I'm not sure I'd like jazz in >> the mix. On 2025-01-18, D wrote: > Ahh... Garmarna! Yes, good stuff! I even have a cd somewhere in a box in > the attic. There was a time when I really like them, and I still do. =) Never heard of them. From the Wikipedia article, it seems like they traverse a wide arch of styles. From Hildegard of Bingen to "trip hop". Which of it do you like?