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Swedish bagpipes: Polska efter Günther och Åberg ogallmo 794 views A polska from Dalsland.
Swedish bagpipes: Säckpipslåt från Norra Råda ogallmo 1,849 views One of Sweden's most well known bagpipe tunes, from Värmland.
Zenner & Greiner: Vite perdite ogallmo 797 views Clip from a concert in Burs church on Gotland in 2004. Vite perdite is a mediaeval song about a monk who is confessing his (many and very explicitly described) sins. ...
Zenner & Greiner: L'homme armé ogallmo 489 views Clip from a concert in Burs church on Gotland in 2004. L'homme armé is a French mediaeval anti-war song. Olle Gällmo (Macedonian drum) & Jan Winter (Groddalira - Swedish...
Zenner & Greiner: Roy d'angleterre ogallmo 386 views Clip from a concert in Burs church on Gotland in 2004. The tune is a about the English king Henry V who brought the French to their knees in the battle of Agincourt in 1...
Swedish bagpipes: Polska efter Kristina Moberg ogallmo 1,134 views This is a tune from Jämtland, which I learned from an American säckpipa player (Hi Jim!). So, it travelled all the way over the Atlantic twice and now, maybe, for a third t...
Swedish bagpipes: Polska efter Oppigårds Lars ogallmo 926 views Oppigårds Lars Olsson was a fiddler in Nås, Dalarna, and neighbour to legendary bagpiper Nedergårds Lars (a.k.a. Björskötten).
Olle Gällmo - med pipan i säcken ogallmo 992 views To order this CD, write directly to the record company: tonganginfo@tongang.se More info at http://olle.gallmo.se
Swedish bagpipes: Steklåt från Särna ogallmo 7,100 views (Watch in HD if you can. Much better quality) Instructional video. Steklåt från Särna, on Swedish bagpipes. A "steklåt" ("steak tune") is a tune (usually a march) int...
Swedish bagpipes: Långdans från Sollerön ogallmo 3,466 views (Watch in HD if you can. Much better quality) Instructional video. Långdans från Sollerön, on Swedish bagpipes. Långdans från Sollerön is a good practice tune for sta...

About Olle Gällmo

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Jan 17, 2012

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Jan 6, 2007

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Swedish traditional bagpiper, singer

I play Swedish traditional music on a traditional instrument - the Swedish bagpipe. This instrument is native to Sweden and was suggested to the title "national instrument" in the 1860's (together with the nyckelharpa). The tradition died out soon after that, however, and was soon forgotten. The instrument was revived in the early 1980's.

I have worked to spread information about this fascinating instrument, in Sweden and abroad, for many years through concerts, courses, workshops, information sites on the Internet, etc.

I play both traditionally configured Swedish bagpipes, i.e. mouth blown and with a single drone, and an extended version of the instrument with bellows and more drones (which makes it superficially similar to the Irish Uilleann pipes). The main advantage of the extended instrument is that it is much easier to keep in tune. The pipers of old played mostly solo - I like to play with others.

I play traditional music from most parts of Sweden, but in particular from Dalarna (where the instrument has its roots) and Uppland (where I live). I also sing traditional songs, together with the bagpipe playing second voice (another advantage of the bellows). And I give talks and lectures on bagpipe history, Swedish and international.

In 2008 I was awarded the Swedish honorary title "Riksspelman" (piper of the realm). I also released my first solo album, "Olle Gällmo - med pipan i säcken" (below).

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Uppsala

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