Today is the release of Sunniva Abelli´s solo CD Framåt, in Helena Elizabeth’s Church, Gammlia, Umeå. The album was recorded and mixed by me in my studio Playing With Music Recording Studio in Stockholm. Fine compositions, excellent playing and a sound I’m very happy with. Fun!

This week we play music from the film Kon-Tiki in Krakow, Poland. It’s me playing the percussion on the movie itself, along with percussionists Pontus Langendorf and Olle Linder. But now I am all by myself in Poland and is going to instruct five Polish percissonists in the symphony orchestra here. Very exciting and fun job! Behind us is a 30 meter wide screen cinema. The concert hall can accommodate 5,000 people.

BLM was recently in Iceland in the town of Akureyri and participated in the festival / event / conference Traditions of Tomorrow. This was one of the traveling I do, when I have time to meet many nice people and experience things around the specific concerts.
We were invited to Guðrún H. Bjarnadóttir a very inspiring artisan, and visited Aðalheiður Gudmundsdóttir and bought Icelandic shirts she had knitted. I bought three.

August 15 to 18, we played at Kilkenny Arts Festival in Ireland, This is How we Fly had the great honor to play with amongst others, the legends Martin Hayes and Bill Frisell.

On July 29, we made the year’s only gig in Sweden with This is How we Fly on Stöde Music Week. After the concert we celebrated Seán Mac Erlaines birthday with waterskiing. Many thanks to www.sweden4u.nu for this beautiful expreience!
The following day we traveled down to France and played a concert at De Bouche à Oreille in the town Parthenay.

July 5 to 14, I received the honor of being the Artistic Leader of Ethno Norway together with Johanna Juhola and Erik Rydvall. I’m very happy for this. It was my first ethno camp, I hope for many to come.