Ulf Dageby
Encyclopedia
Ulf Thorbjörn Dageby is a Swedish
rock
musician
, singer and songwriter
. Dageby is mostly known for his role in the leftist “rock orchestra” and theater ensemble Nationalteatern
.
, attended secondary school at Hvitfeldtska
and early on his interest in music grew from jazz music, through Bob Dylan
to a more rock’n’roll
oriented sound. He joined Nationalteatern
in 1971 as guitar player and soon became the leading member when it came to writing the groups songs, such as Barn av vår tid (Children of Our Time) and Bara om min älskade väntar a Swedish translation of Bob Dylan's Tomorrow is a long time
. In 1975 Dageby apperead under the psedynom "Sillstryparn" at the "Alternativfestival - an alternativ to the Eurovision song contest
- performing Doin the omoralisk schlagerfestival. He was also one of the main songwriters in the Tältprojektet
(The Tent Project), a musical theater performance on the history of the Swedish working class, which toured the country the summer of 1977. Dageby made his debut as a solo artist in 1983 with the album En dag på sjön, in addition to his solo work and the many reunions with Nationalteatern Dageby has written much music for Swedish film and television.
Sweden
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rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
musician
Musician
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, singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. Dageby is mostly known for his role in the leftist “rock orchestra” and theater ensemble Nationalteatern
Nationalteatern
Nationalteatern is a Swedish progg rock group from the 1970s that featured leftist political lyrics. It was originally a traveling theater ensemble with many members, most notably Ulf Dageby, Anders Melander, Totta Näslund, Nikke Ström, Hans Mosesson and Pale Olofsson.-History:Initially formed as a...
.
Biography
He was born and grew up in GothenburgGothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, attended secondary school at Hvitfeldtska
Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet
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and early on his interest in music grew from jazz music, through Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
to a more rock’n’roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
oriented sound. He joined Nationalteatern
Nationalteatern
Nationalteatern is a Swedish progg rock group from the 1970s that featured leftist political lyrics. It was originally a traveling theater ensemble with many members, most notably Ulf Dageby, Anders Melander, Totta Näslund, Nikke Ström, Hans Mosesson and Pale Olofsson.-History:Initially formed as a...
in 1971 as guitar player and soon became the leading member when it came to writing the groups songs, such as Barn av vår tid (Children of Our Time) and Bara om min älskade väntar a Swedish translation of Bob Dylan's Tomorrow is a long time
Tomorrow Is a Long Time
"Tomorrow Is a Long Time" is a song written and recorded by Bob Dylan. Dylan's version first appeared on the Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume II compilation, released in 1971...
. In 1975 Dageby apperead under the psedynom "Sillstryparn" at the "Alternativfestival - an alternativ to the Eurovision song contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
- performing Doin the omoralisk schlagerfestival. He was also one of the main songwriters in the Tältprojektet
Tältprojektet
Tältprojektet - The Tent Project was a huge musical theater performance on the history of the Swedish working class, which toured the country the summer of 1977 in a huge circus tent. The group included over 100 people, musicians, actors, and members of some of the biggest progg bands of Sweden at...
(The Tent Project), a musical theater performance on the history of the Swedish working class, which toured the country the summer of 1977. Dageby made his debut as a solo artist in 1983 with the album En dag på sjön, in addition to his solo work and the many reunions with Nationalteatern Dageby has written much music for Swedish film and television.
With Nationalteatern
- For a more comprohensive list see:Nationalteatern discography
- 1972 - Ta det som ett löfte.....ta det inte som ett hot
- 1974 - Livet är en fest
- 1976 - Kåldolmar och Kalsipper
- 1978 - Barn av vår tid
- 1979 - Rockormen
- 1980 - Rövarkungens ö
- 1991 - Nationalteatern rockorkester LIVE
- 2006 - Nationalteatern rockorkester LIVE
Solo albums
- 1983 – En dag på sjön
- 1984 – Lata rika
- 1986 – Minnen från jorden
- 1989 – Känsliga soldater
Singles
- 1981 – Togges Gossar; Barflickans Längtan/En Hälsning Till Våren
- 1984 – Mitt Hus Är Försvunnet!/Mitt Rum
- 1989 – Barn/Underbara Rum
- 1990 – Dansar/Dansar (på en söndag)
Compilations
- 1992 – Neonskogen/soundtracks 79-92
- 1995 – Underbara Rum
- 2002 – 18 sånger - en samling
Film music
- 1979 - Ett anständigt liv
- 1985 - Själen är större än världen
- 1987 - Hotet
- 1989 - Täcknamn Coq Rouge
- 1993 - Rosenbaum. Målbrott
- 1997 - Beck
- 1997 - Beck - Mannen med ikonerna
- 1997 - Beck - Pensionat Pärlan
- 1997 - Slussen
- 1997 - Beck - Spår i mörker
- 1998 - Beck - The Money Man
- 1998 - Beck - Monstret
- 1998 - Beck - Vita nätter
- 1998 - Beck - Öga för öga
- 2001 - Kommissarie Winter - Sol och skugga
- 2003 - Om jag vänder mig om