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Den Flygande Bokrullen
12+ albums
klezmerfolkjewishswedishworld
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Den Flygande Bokrullen started out as a duo in the University town of Uppsala in the early nineties with Matti Pohjola and Gustav Johansson. Back then DFB had many different kinds of folk music in its repertoire. Hearing "Bobrikov" (a version of the tune Khsidishe Nigun by Boibriker Kapelle) by the Swedish group Norrlåtar, and the album Metropolis by the Klezmorim were pivotal musical experiences for the aspiring young musicians. Oskar found this record in the Pohjola brothers' mother's record collection. The group became a quintet in 1994 when the founders' younger brothers, Oskar Pohjola and Carl Johansson, and a friend, Lars Ydgren joined. In 1999 the new bass player Arvid Petterson joined when Oskar left the group and moved to Gothenburg. Today Arvid plays piano and baritone horn in the group. The bass player since 2003 is Thomas Dawidowski. The current line up is: Carl Johansson: drums & baritone horn Arvid Pettersson: piano & baritone horn Thomas Dawidowski: double bass & tuba Gustav Johansson: accordion, baritone horn & trombone Matti Pohjola: mandolin, banjo, cornet & baritone horn Lars Ydgren: clarinet & alto sax Since 1997, when the band had a gig at Copenhagen Jazz House, Denmark, DFB have been playing abroad at International festivals, for example in Vienna, Warsaw, Lublin, Oslo, Zabkovice Slaskie and Fürth as well as cool clubs (Berlin, Leipzig, Halle, Lodz etc) and pubs (the band of course does domestic gigs regularly). During the years Den Flygande Bo
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