Lars Bygdén
Encyclopedia
Lars Bygdén is a Swedish singer, song-writer and guitar
ist.
, Sweden
. His musical career started as guitarist in in the psychedelic bands Magic Broom and The Shades of Orange. In 1996 Bygdén formed the country-rock combo The Thousand Dollar Playboys. The group released two critically acclaimed albums and got a lot of attention in Swedish media. The band dissolved in 2003. Lars Bygdén has continued as a solo-artist on the record label Massproduktion
and released his first solo album Trading Happiness for Songs in 2005 which won the Swedish Manifest award for best singer/songwriter album of the year. The album included the song This Road, a duet featuring Ane Brun
(also featured on Brun's album Duets
). In 2006 Lars did the theme song for the Swedish TV-show Grattis Världen!
, a cover of Iggy Pop's
The Passenger. In the spring of 2009 Bygdén released his second solo-album, the conceptual Family Feelings.
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist.
Biography
Lars Bygdén was born 1973 in SundsvallSundsvall
-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. His musical career started as guitarist in in the psychedelic bands Magic Broom and The Shades of Orange. In 1996 Bygdén formed the country-rock combo The Thousand Dollar Playboys. The group released two critically acclaimed albums and got a lot of attention in Swedish media. The band dissolved in 2003. Lars Bygdén has continued as a solo-artist on the record label Massproduktion
Massproduktion
Massproduktion is a Swedish record company from Sundsvall started in the late 1970s when it released records with local punk bands like Massmedia, Vacuum and Förbjudna ljud. Other bands published by Massproduktion include Lars Bygdén, The Confusions, Garmarna, The Thousand Dollar Playboys and Left...
and released his first solo album Trading Happiness for Songs in 2005 which won the Swedish Manifest award for best singer/songwriter album of the year. The album included the song This Road, a duet featuring Ane Brun
Ane Brun
Ane Brun is a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. Since 2003 she has recorded eight albums, four of which are studio albums, a live DVD and a collection of duets...
(also featured on Brun's album Duets
Duets (Ane Brun album)
-Track listing:#"Little Lights" – 4:11#"Lift Me" – 4:04#"Rubber & Soul" – 3:11#"This Road" – 3:56#"Stop" – 3:41...
). In 2006 Lars did the theme song for the Swedish TV-show Grattis Världen!
Grattis Världen!
Grattis Världen! is a television program in which Filip Hammar & Fredrik Wikingsson travel around the world to exotic countries and try unusual and often quite adventurous things...
, a cover of Iggy Pop's
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
The Passenger. In the spring of 2009 Bygdén released his second solo-album, the conceptual Family Feelings.