Swedish vocals
International relevance: *
Little did Joel Hägglund know that
upon emigrating from Sweden to America in 1902, he would become folk
singer hero and member of trade union Industrial Workers of the World
Joe Hill before getting executed for murder in Salt Lake City, Utah
in 1915. While not quite as widely known and legendary as the
legendary Woody Guthrie he inspired, Hill's songs have been recorded
by numerous artists over the decades including Pete Seeger and Billy
Bragg. There are also several Swedish Joe Hill albums, such as this
one by troubadour Pierre Ström and actors Anders Granell and Oscar
Norrman on the Mudist label in co-operation with YTF and Riksteatern.
The album is a spin-off project to a 1979 stage play about Joe Hill.
Unfortunately, ”Joe Hill lever!!!”
fails to instill much fighting spirit in the listener. The
interpretations are soft to the point of wimpy.. I have a hard time
finding anything memorable here. Why this album's wanted by some is a mystery to me. There must be at least a few die-hard Joe Hill nuts out there.
"Rebellflickan"
"Svarta präster"
"Rebellflickan"
"Svarta präster"
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