Olle Gällmo
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Latest Blog Entries
- Apr 30, 2011 11:53 AM APNA article about my recent visit to USA
- Mar 22, 2011 2:09 PM Small world
- Jan 23, 2011 1:14 AM Pod cast series about various kinds of bagpipes
- Jan 20, 2011 10:24 AM Minneapolis courses and concert announced
- Nov 19, 2010 10:55 AM Dalasäckpipans historia i kortversion
My CD!
The second issue of the Nordic drones podcast contains a long interview with me about this CD, including several music samples.
"Cet enregistrement, qui respire la simplicité, véhicule la passion d’un musicien qui touchera certainement les nombreux adeptes français de la säckpipa." -- TRAD magazine, Frankrike
"A highly enjoyable album, and one that is sure to win more fans for this wonderful instrument." -- Northumbrian Pipers' Society Magazine, vol 29, 2008.
"A skilled piper and pleasant-voiced singer, Gällmo has pulled together an interesting set of material - ballads including one about George and the dragon and other traditional songs, hamburskas, gånglåts, polskas and a march - from a wide range of sources, giving a different perspective on the sounds and forms of Swedish traditional music." -- Andrew Cronshaw, fRoots, issue 306, 2008
"En spännande skiva som man blir väldigt glad av att lyssna på tack vare Olles sköna och finstämda spel som smyckas av små utsökta ornament och finesser. Här sitter allt på rätt plats och någon tvekan tycks inte råda någonstans i musiken. [...] Med pipan i säcken blev jag förtjust i vid första genomlyssningen och kan därför varmt rekommendera den. Namnet till trots är det ingen risk att man köper grisen i säcken!" -- Hembygden 1-2009
"Jag har lyssnat igenom hans skiva ett hundratal gånger (faktiskt) för att försöka hitta bra och mindre bra spår. Till min förvåning måste jag säga att Olle Gällmo lyckats med konststycket att rada upp 25 lika goda, musikaliska smultron på ett och samma strå. Förbluffande nog håller både låtarna och Olle samma höga klass rakt igenom. Ibland är det så vackert att det nästan gör ont. Jag kan bara säga: Bra gjort Olle!" -- Upplands Nyheter, 28 augusti 2009
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About me
The Swedish bagpipe 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, but still today very few Swedes are aware of its existence.
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.

The music I play is 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). My first solo album, "Olle Gällmo - med pipan i säcken" was released the same year.
olle@gallmo.se
http://olle.gallmo.se/










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Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. I hope you enjoyed my stuff no matter to your very different style. Good day and as many ideas to play as you can handle! :) WR.