Orsa Spelmän

Orsa Spelmän
Orsa Spelmän
	Orsa Spelmän's Kalle Moraeus
Background information
Origin	Orsa, Sweden
Genres	Folk
Years active	1987–present
Members	Per-Erik "Perra" Moraeus; Olle Moraeus; Nils-Erik "Nicke" Göthe; Leif Göras; Kalle Moraeus; Larsåke Leksell

Orsa Spelmän is a folk music (Spelman) sextet from Orsa in Sweden.

In 1987, the former ABBA member Benny Andersson and Orsa Spelmän began a musical partnership with the recording of the album Klinga mina klockor. In 2001 the group became part of Benny Anderssons orkester (BAO).^[1]

In 2006, member Kalle Moraeus was awarded Povel Ramels Karamelodiktstipendium.

Orsa Spelmän have so far released four albums, Orsa Spelmän (1988), Fiolin Min (1990), Ödra (1998) and Orsa nästa (2006), and appear on several records together with Benny Anderssons Orkester.

Discography

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	SWE ^[2]	Album
2010	"Underbart" (Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän)	16	Kalle Moraeus album Underbart
2010	"Benny Anderssons bröllopssång" (Storkyrkans Kör / Orsa Spelmän / G. Sjökvists Kammarkör)	43

References

^ "Benny Andersson and Orsa Spelmän celebrate 30 year collaboration". icethesite - Benny Andersson news site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ "Orsa Spelmän discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

External links

http://www.orsaspelman.com/ Archived 2003-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
Orsa Spelmän: The Jewel in the Music Crown from Orsa Kommun official site

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[1] "Benny Andersson and Orsa Spelmän celebrate 30 year collaboration". icethesite - Benny Andersson news site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[swe-2] "Orsa Spelmän discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

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