Guds spelemän

Guds spelemän (The Fiddlers of God)
Studio album by Garmarna
Released	1996
Genre	Folk
Garmarna chronology
Vittrad (1994) Guds spelemän (1996) Vedergällningen (1999)

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Allmusic	[1]

Guds spelemän is Garmarna's second full-length album, released in 1996. All songs except "Njaalkeme" (which is in Southern Sami) are sung in Swedish. The album contains a number Scandinavian gloomy folklore songs.^[1]

Reception

The reviewer for AllMusic wrote that Garmarna managed to keep a light and graceful approach at presenting the content of the songs "that might even have disturbed the Brothers Grimm".

Track listing

1. "Herr Mannelig (Sir Mannelig)" – 6:22
2. "Vänner och Fränder (Friends and Relatives)" – 5:11
3. "Halling från Makedonien (Halling from Macedonia)" – 2:45
4. "Min Man (My Husband)" – 4:20
5. "Varulven (Werewolf)" – 4:55
6. "Hilla Lilla" – 6:19
7. "Drew Drusnaar/Idag som igår (Today as before)" – 2:46
8. "Njaalkeme (Hunger)" – 5:05
9. "Herr Holger (Sir Holger)" – 4:58
10. "Guds Spelemän (The Fiddlers of God)" – 5:27

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