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It’s that time of year again!

2019-10-13 ANOTHER SWEDISH CHRISTMAS – COUNTRY & EASTERNS JULSKIVA Unorthodox versions of the traditional swedish christmas songs with the...

Solo Sissokho has left the planet

2019-05-08 We are struck with the loss of one more great musician friend. After a couple of years of...

Today our Christmas Calendar for 2017 ends!

2017-12-26 So, today you can hear the last 11 seconds with the Country & Eastern Party Band for 2017...

December 25: “Den Där Jävla Fru Söderström”, the Party Band says Goodbye

2017-12-25 Christmas day is here, we say goodbye. The Party Band is Kjell Westling, Lars Almqvist, Jonas Knutsson, Mats...

December 24: “When you wish upon a star” w Lena Willemark

2017-12-24 Om Du vill så kan Du höra "Ser Du stjärnan i det blå" med Lena Willemark istället för...

December 23 Tomten w Niklas Rådström

2017-12-23 There is a classic Swedish Christmas poem, "Tomten" by Viktor Rydberg. For this occasion literary giant Niklas Rådström...

December 22 – O Helga Natt w the Party Band

2017-12-22 Towards the end of the recording day, trumpetist Lars Almqvist gave the Party Band new energy in our...

December 21 Julvisa w Monika Söderberg and Mats Öberg

2017-12-21 Bernt Staafs Julvisa with Monika Söderberg and Mats Öberg. [caption id="attachment_6263" align="aligncenter" width="520"] Mats Öberg, Per Sjöberg[/caption] Most...

December 20: Morsgrisar är vi allihopa w Ale Möller & the Party Band

2017-12-20 Morsgrisar är vi allihopa (we are all motherfuckers?) sings Ale Möller with the Party Band in a 7-beat...

December 19: Tomtegubben hade snuva w Lars-Göran Persson

2017-12-19 Here is a slightly carribean version of Tomtegubben hade snuva w Lars-Göran Persson, the female choir and the...

December 18: Tre pepparkaksgubbar w Mamadou Sene

2017-12-18 Today a big favorite, Mamadou Sene w Ale Möller, Lars-Göran Persson, Nicolai Dunger and the Party Band in...

December 17: Du Talar Genom Mig w Nicolai Dunger

2017-12-17 Today, listen to Nicolai Dunger at his very best in his own "Du Talar Genom Mig" [caption id="attachment_6221"...

December 16: Mössens Julafton w Monika Söderberg, choir and band

2017-12-16 Today pure happiness w Monika, the Party Band and choir in Mössens Julafton. [caption id="attachment_6211" align="aligncenter" width="520"] Ulrika...

December 15: Last Christmas w Karin Inde

2017-12-15 Here is a modern Christmas classic with Karin Inde and the Party Band, [caption id="attachment_6200" align="aligncenter" width="520"] Karin...

December 14: Christmas medley 2 with the Party Band

2017-12-14 The second Christmas medley with The Party Band headed here by Mats Öberg and his Moog sound. [caption...

December 13: Luciasången w Lars Almqvist and Per Sjöberg

2017-12-13 Today it's Lucia so here is the traditional Lucia song but with an complementing text by and with...

December 12: White Christmas w Ulrika Murray and the Party Band

2017-12-12 White Christmas w Ulrika Murray and the Party Band All songs in the christmas calendar are from our...

December 11: Nu är det Jul igen w Gunnel Mauritzson and Ale Möller

2017-12-11 For once The Party Band is not taking part, leaving Gunnel and Ale alone for this song. [caption...

December 10: Aaguner Parash Moni Chowao Pranee w Shipra Nandy

2017-12-10 Today Christmas music from India, "Aaguner Parash Moni Chowao Pranee" by Rabindranath Tagore sung by Shipra Nandy [caption...

December 9: Father Christmas has a Master Plan

2017-12-09 The Party Band plays! [caption id="attachment_6054" align="alignnone" width="520"] Mats Öberg, Per Sjöberg, Bengt Berger, Sigge Krantz, Jonas Knutsson,...

December 8: Sjömansjul på Hawai w Kaya Ålander

2017-12-08 Kaya Ålander sings an old classic, "Sjömansjul på Hawaii" Theremin solo in "Hawaiian" style by Mats Öberg [caption...

“Dagar, Djur” – video from Beches Indian Brew

2017-08-23 Here is the centre piece from the album Beches Indian Brew, "Dagar, Djur" by Bengt Berger, released on...

Sebastian Åberg is 40!

2017-02-11 Drummer/tablawala Sebastian Åberg, student of Maruti Kurdekar is celebrating his 40th birthday today. Check out his album The...

Evening at Pekkosgården finally streaming

2017-02-09 Because of various complications our great album Evening at Pekkosgården 1988 (CE33) with Päkkos Gustaf and Ellika Frisell has...

Rave reviews for BLUE BLUE by Berger Knutsson Spering Schultz!

2015-10-26 We were quite pleased with our album Blue Blue, but is it really THAT good? "Relationships come easy...

Our new albums are in the mail today

2015-08-11 Is child labour and old people with a pension necessary to run a record label today? Today our...

ORSA BY NIGHT – Tidholm-Knutsson on C&E

2015-05-27 Thomas Tidholm and Jonas Knutsson are working on a duo album with music and some text. We hope...

Next release on May 20: Päkkos Gustaf and Ellika Frisell – Evening at Pekkosgården 1988

2015-05-08 Here is a video of music from our next album, Pekkos Pers Brudmarsch, filmed at Pekkosgården in 1998...

Secret plans are being made – to be revealed later

2015-02-12 Our favorite photographer Viktor Gårdsäter caught Jonas Knutsson, Mr C&E and Thomas Tidholm yesterday, in the act of...

Xylofonorkestern releases STORA BLÅ! Concert on December 8

2014-10-25 Country & Eastern is very happy to announce the release of the album "STORA BLÅ" ("BIG BLUE" -...

Live in Göteborg-Lund-Stockholm this weekend

2014-10-02 Torkel Rasmusson med Berger-Bellnäs på Stadsbiblioteket vid Götaplatsen på fredag kl 18. Beches Brew (very) BIG på Mejeriets...

Torkel Rasmusson på Rönells och i Göteborg

2014-09-03 This thursday, september 4, Torkel Rasmusson reads from his latest book together with Christian Spering, double bass and...

Country & Eastern on iTunes

2014-07-14 We have had a lot of problems getting correct titles and artists on iTunes for our productions but...

Live C&E music: Beches Brew on saturday and Berger KEIJSER Spering on sunday and then some more

2014-06-12 This saturday at 5 pm at Bengans in Gothenburg: Beches Brew will play a free concert with our...

Ellika Frisell, new member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Music

2014-05-15 Congratulations Ellika Frisell, new member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Hear her NOW

Our next album: Sir Thomas plays JAZZ!

2014-05-09 Country & Eastern are happy to announce that we have completed recordings and mastering of our next album...

Another C&E video: Sebastian Åberg’s Sangeet Project in a live concert

2014-04-12 About Sebastian  About the album

The Country & Eastern YouTube channel

2014-03-29 We are currently uploading various C&E related videos on our YouTube channel. So far there are videos of Bitter...

Our Newsletters – March 2014

2014-03-19 Here you find our newsletter in english and swedish

Two videos with Ellika Solo Rafael

2014-02-28 Folk Music Group of the Year – Ellika Solo Rafael gives you Dolo/Porque Se Fue and Sanka/Virrvals from...

Ellika Solo Rafael wins “Folk Music Group of the Year”!

2014-02-21 In Umeå tonight they have a fair chance of being voted Folk Music of the Year". Let's hope...

Did Lena Willemark, Jonas Knutsson and Mats Öberg win a grammy on feb 19?

2014-02-16 Our album Alla Drömmars Sång with Lena Willemark , Jonas Knutsson and Mats Öberg (photo above by Viktor Gårdsäter) was nominated...

December 26: A very short P.S. from the C&E Party Band

2013-12-26 Listen to the song (for iPhone/iPad)   Most photos from the recording session were shot by Jon Edergren...

Torkel Rasmusson’s album released on nov 27. Hear a sample.

2013-11-07 Here is TILL EN BÖRJAN, a song from the album recorded and mixed by Sigge Krantz. The band is...

Much praise for NOW

2013-11-07 "The Ellika, Solo, Rafael album has been awarded Songlines' 'Top of the World' in our Jan/Feb issue (on sale 6th Dec)"...

Berger Knutsson Spering at Plugged Records – interview and video

2013-11-07 Find out more about Plugged Records  

On Wednesday September 11 at 8 pm: Release/concert/party at Mosebacke

2013-09-09 Mexican master percussionist Rafael Sida has joined swedish-senegalese duo Ellika and Solo for the brilliant new album NOW....

Also on september 11: Beches Brew BIG and BAG

2013-07-19 Livet Nord – voice, violinJonas Knutsson - soprano- alto -baritone saxophones, percussionThomas Gustafsson – soprano- tenor saxophonesSir Thomas...

Next album: Beches Brew BIG – ALIVE

2013-05-24 There is a minor problem though. We recorded two nights in Stockholm and Gothenburg and the Beches Brew band...

Live jazz at S/S Marieholm, Gothenburg on tuesday may 14

2013-05-12 Wonderful trumpetist Staffan Svensson will be our guest on the lovely ship S/S Marieholm for our second concert...

Beethoven Grand Tour – rehearsals started

2013-05-03 Country & Eastern has recieved a grant from Statens musikverk to produce a piece that Niklas Rådström presents...

Lena, Jonas and Mats: release concerts this week

2013-03-11 Tuesday march 12 at 7 p.m. at Orionteatern, StockholmWednesday march 13 at 7 p.m. at Oktoberteatern, SödertäljeThursday march...

Alla Drömmars Sång (Song of Dreams) – Willemark Öberg Knutsson

2013-02-16 Says Ale Möller: "On this cd you hear some of the musicians I have played with most of...

Christian Spering plays Sarabande from violin partita no.1 in B minor

2012-12-07 Camera: Erik Vallsten.

One song a day from our Christmas album

2012-12-05 Here you find the 2 cd album

All of our 2012 releases

2012-11-17 Bengt Berger-Roland Keijser-Kjell Westling: The Vedbod Tapes and More Vedbod TapesIn a “vedbod” (woodshed in swedish) in the...

New releases from Country & Eastern

2012-10-06 On october 20 and 21 these two albums will be released in concerts in Stockholm and Gothenburg:Saturday October...

PIECE IN PEACE av och med Elisabeth Engdahl & Thomas Gustafsson

2012-10-03 Elisabeth Engdahl, kyrkoorgel & Thomas Gustafsson, sopransaxofon

PIECE IN PEACE

2012-10-03 Överallt i vårt samhälle står tomma klangrum och tysta orgelpipor och väntar på att fyllas med ny musik....

INSIDE BACH av och med Christian Spering

2012-10-03 Christian Spering, kontrabas

INSIDE BACH

2012-10-03 I Inside Bach återerövrar Christian Spering, en av Sveriges främsta instrumentalister alla kategorier, den Bach som inte bara...

Swedish National Treasure Nr 5: Jonas Knutsson

2012-10-03 Den 19:e september 2012 tilldelades Jonas Knutsson hederstiteln "Swedish National Treasure No 5", varpå han prompt spelade en...

PIECE IN PEACE by Elisabeth Engdahl & Thomas Gustafsson

2012-10-01 Elisabeth Engdahl, church organ & Thomas Gustafsson, soprano saxophone

PIECE IN PEACE

2012-09-29 All around are to be found empty acoustic rooms and silent organ pipes waiting to be filled with...

INSIDE BACH by Christian Spering

2012-09-26 Christian Spering, double bass

Beches Brew BIG had a wonderful september tour

2012-09-25 The opening of our last night on the Beches Brew BIG tour in september 2012. At Nefertiti in...

INSIDE BACH

2012-09-25 In “Inside Bach” Christian Spering, one of Sweden’s foremost instrumentalists all categories, recaptures the Bach that was not...

Swedish National Treasure No 5: Jonas Knutsson

2012-09-20 On september 19 2012 Jonas Knutsson was awarded "National Treasure No 5", whereupon he played a magnificent version...

Beches Brew – på cd

2012-09-18 Albumet kom ut 2009. Det innehåller en hel del av låtarna vi kommer att spela under septemberturnén. Raul...

Beches Brew BIG – september tour is NOW!

2012-09-06 THE BAND:Livet Nord - voice, violin Jonas Knutsson - saxophones Thomas Gustafsson - saxophones Sir Thomas Jäderlund - voice, saxophones, bass clarinet  Mats Öberg - voice, harmonica, keyboards Göran...

Beches Brew – på cd

2012-09-03 Albumet kom ut 2009. Det innehåller en hel del av låtarna vi kommer att spela under septemberturnén. Raul...

The Beches Brew album – english

2012-08-26 This cd was released in 2009. It contains quite a few of the songs we will play in...

Country & Eastern News – may 2012

2012-05-10 Hectic days for Country & Eastern: A few days after the end of the Bible we are heavily...

We close The Bible again on may 10!

2012-05-10 After four months of rehearsals we premiered "The Bible" (yes, the whole one) at Göteborgs Stadsteater on february...

May 22 release: Night Ice by Elias Krantz on vinyl!

2012-05-09 Buy Tody Motmot single from the album at Klicktrack or get it: MP3 of Tody Motmot from the...

One more may 22 release – ISKRA: LIBERTÉ- EGALITE – HUMANITË

2012-05-06 The album has three pieces: Liberté, Égalité, Humanité and there is an extra track, L'Addition, that you can download in...

New Country & Eastern releases may 22: The Vedbod Tapes and More Vedbod Tapes

2012-05-04 In a “vedbod” (woodshed in swedish) in the swedish countryside three young instrumentalists from the progressive music movement...

Thomas Mera Gartz suddenly snatched away on april 29, 2012

2012-05-01 Thomas Mera Gartz was one of the main actors in the progressive music movement in Sweden during the...

Country & Eastern – december news

2011-11-24 The annual Country & Eastern Christmas Party will be celebrated at Fasching on december 1st for the fifth year....

The Bible in Gothenburg!

2011-10-09  So from now on it will be a lot of time in Gothenburg for us. We hope to...

The Jan Johansson award 2011 to “Beche”

2011-09-12


Country & Eastern news – september 2011

2011-08-30   This is what happens in september 2011: BEFIVE, that is Bengt Ernryd, Jonas Knutsson, Mats Öberg, Christian...

Country & Eastern news – september 2011

2011-08-30 This is what happens in september 2011: BEFIVE, that is Bengt Ernryd, Jonas Knutsson, Mats Öberg, Christian Spering...

C&E BRUNCH CONCERTS AT MOSEBACKE STOPS

2011-06-01 On the last saturday in may we presented BEFIVE,  the first performance by our new group but it...

Swedish Intangible Asset No 3: Göran Klinghagen

2011-05-20 "För sin absoluta och kompromisslösa kärlek till stundens spontana musikaliska uttryck och sin vilja till hårt arbete för...

Country & Eastern concerts in july

2011-05-19 JULY CONCERTS FROM COUNTRY & EASTERN: JULY 6-10 LYCKÅ CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL IN KARLSKRONA BERGER KNUTSSON SPERING IS...

BKS w Niklas Rådström in july with “A Don Giovanni Crossover” in Karlskrona!

2011-05-18 The Berger Knutsson Spering Trio is continuating our fruitful cooperation with Niklas Rådström. Next we will do three concerts together...

The C&E concerts in june 2011 – update

2011-05-15 On the last saturday in may we presented BEFIVE,  the first performance by our new group but it...

Haci Tekbilek OR Jonas Knutsson for Artist of the Year?

2011-04-01 As you might know their releases on Country & Eastern were nominated for the Grammy (Jonas for Blåslåtar) and...

Jonas Knutsson: Blåslåtar – CE16

2011-03-15 Sopranino, soprano, alto and baritone saxophones, Jonas Knutsson Recorded and mixed by Janne Hansson. Mastered by Claes Persson,...

Haci Tekbilek: Türlü – CE15

2011-03-13 Here is a page about Haci and about Türlü Download the press kit on the right.

Grammy nomination for “Blåslåtar”

2011-03-12 Swedish saxophone maestro Jonas Knutsson has along all his other musical projects in jazz and world music studied...

“Guldkatt” Award for C&E!

2011-03-09 Bengt Berger was awarded the Golden Cat, Guldkatten, at the Swedish Jazz Celebration in Luleå on march 24. There...

Country & Eastern Brunch Concerts every saturday at Mosebacke

2011-03-08 On saturday april 2 we will started the Country & Eastern Brunch concerts at Mosebacke every saturday. The...

Beches Brew – West Coast Edition at Glenn Miller and Mosebacke Brunch

2011-03-01 Swedish Intangible Asset No 1 Stefan Bellnäs, bass; Swedish National Treasure No 1 Thomas Gustafsson, saxophones; Swedish Intangible...

Country & Eastern

2011-02-02 Kantarellvägen 10 122 63 Enskede Sweden Phone: +46 709 145098 info@countryandeastern.se

Country & Eastern Awards 2010 – 2011

2011-01-03 SWEDISH NATIONAL TREASURES:  SNT No I     Thomas Gustafsson SNT No II     Bosse Skoglund SNT No III    Mats...

Country & Eastern Awards 2010

2010-12-31 SWEDISH NATIONAL TREASURES: SNT No I     Thomas Gustafsson SNT No II     Bosse Skoglund SNT No III    Mats...