Björn Dahlberg

Review of Fred Kinbom’s EP

Björn — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:53:47 +0000

Fred Kinbom’s new EP “Quit My Job” has been released and I’m on it. Both musically and photographically. For some reason all of the bands I’ve played have chosen not to have a band pic on the cover so this is actually the first time my face is used to sell something. Well apart from ABBA the Show of course but then it’s my face just because it looks a bit like Benny’s. Anyway, the EP got a really brill review at whisperinandhollerin, go check it out!

Great review of Nybakat’s Torfaen gig!

Björn — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:01:47 +0000

The Jazz Mann has written about Nybakat! before and it was a great pleasure to meet him at the gig we did at the Torfaen Jazz Society in July. He wrote a detailed review of the gig so if you weren’t there you can almost hear the music through his writing. Check it out here!

Nybakat! at Östhammars Kyrka

Björn — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:01:02 +0000

Here’s a YouTube playlist with songs from Nybakat!’s concert at Östhammars Kyrka 7/7 2011. It was part of Östhammars Musikdagar and we had just done our first tour of the UK. It was great to finish with a concert in a beautiful Swedish town on the bright evening of a gorgeous summer day.

Paul & Björn

Björn — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:20:57 +0000

I’ve started a new project with Paul Richards (who leads the Brunswick Jazz Jam). It’s a duo with nylon string guitar and clarinet or bass clarinet and we play Brazilian choros, sambas and some straight-up jazz. Very sophisticated with a gentle sound. We’ve done a few gigs at the Gallery in Hove so far. Be sure to check back here to see when the gigs come in.

Brighton Beam radio show

Björn — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:09:13 +0000

You might notice a new item in the top called Brighton Beam radio show. I’ve been doing this music discovery show together with Maria McAteer for a while now: It all takes place at www.bhcr.org every Wednesday between 3-4pm. I’ve put all the shows we’ve done so far there and I’ll keep adding them as we go along. You can listen on the archive pages on bhcr but it’s a bit complicated finding this show there. Here’s this week’s show: Brighton Beam Show 7 Mar 30 2011

If you are in Brighton this Sunday, do come and see me at the Mesmerist 3:30-6:30 as I’m playing my clarinet with the Magic Number. It’ll be a nice old swing set. Here’s a pic from last week:

The Magic Number

NACOA Charity single release

Björn — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:53:35 +0000

NACOA Charity single

It’s on iTunes and CD Baby! The charity single I have worked on with Maria McAteer, that is. The song is a version of Sam Cooke’s classic “A Change Is Gonna Come” and features Maria’s gourgeous vocals, my tinkling piano and beautiful strings played by the Stanford Quartet, humbly arranged by yours truly. All the money made from the sales of this single will go to the charity NACOA (National Association for Children of Alcoholics). Among many other things they provide a helpline for children with alcohol dependent parents to call if they need someone to talk to. I think it’s a wonderful cause.

Call Me by Maria McAteer

Björn — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:36:31 +0000

We’ve done it again. A new song and a new video. Maria wrote the melody and the words and I added some chords. Enjoy!

Line Up by Ian Stephenson

Björn — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:29:21 +0000

My friend Ian Stephenson have finally finished his solo album “Line Up” that has been eight years in the making. I met Ian when I went to Newcastle in 2006 and I recorded some soprano sax on a jazzy polska he had written. Well, that track “Coming Home” is included. The music on the CD is based in Celtic folk with lots of Scandinavian influences. You can get it here on Ian’s site.

First gig with Fred Kinbom

Björn — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:52:06 +0000

I met up with the amazingly talented slide guitarist Fred Kinbom last Sunday and 5 days later we did our first gig. Not the last I hope. The magic was instant! We played at the Moulettes release party in Brighton and were joined by Matthew Gest on accordion and Olli Austin on drums. All of the night was great, with an incredible puppet show, Liz Green‘s marvelous voice and of course heavy medieval acoustic folk rock with the Moulettes. A bit of our show was filmed and here’s a treat for you all:

Album: Moulettes, Moulettes (Balling the Jack) (independent.co.uk)

Maria McAteer – Take the Blame video

Björn — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:22:53 +0000

We have done it again! Yet another video is up on YouTube with a song by me and Maria. It’s on it’s way to iTunes as I write this. The video features a lovely Brighton original – rollerblader Spendoody – and the gorgeous Brighton bandstand.