Hootenanny Singers

Hootenanny Singers were a very popular group of music folk in Sweden of 1964 to 1970. Björn Ulvaeus, leader of the group, became later member of Abba. The other members were Hansi Schwartz, Tony Rooth and Johan Karlberg. They played all of the guitar and sang in harmony.

History

The group is founded in 1961 with Västervik and has as a name West Bay Singers . In 1963, they take part in the finale of a contest of song Plats på Scen with the Swedish radio. Stig Anderson and its associate Bengt Bernhag locates them and offer to them a contract in their recording company Polar Music . The group has as a repertory of the Swedish and American songs of folk and are inspired by the Kingston Trio and Brothers Four. They make many rounds in the Folkparks and have 40 songs classified in the Svensktoppen. The group separates definitively in 1974. In 1979 Hansi Schwarz and Tony Roth try to reform it with Martin Arnoldi and Eoin Clancy but success is not with go.

Discography

1964 - Hootenanny Singers

1964 - Hootenanny Singers - 2: albumet has

1965 - Hootenanny Singers sjunger Evert Taube

1965 - International

1966 - Many faces/Många ansikten

1967 - Civila

1968 - 5 år

1968 - Bellman på vårt sätt

1969 - Det bästa med Hootenanny Singers & Björn Ulvaeus

1970 - På tre man hand

1970 - Skillingtryck

1971 - Våra vackraste visor

1972 - Våra vackraste visor vol. 2

1973 - DaN Andersson på vårt sätt

1974 - Evert Taube på vårt sätt

1979 - Nya vindar

External bonds

(S) page on the group
(in) page on Benny and Björn in English

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