High On Grass
Banjo: Lars-Ake Hedman, Bass: Ulf Hedman, Guitar: Lennart Martinsson, Fiddle: Rune Kjall.
Next band out on this nice summer evening was "High On Grass" who are
quite sober people despite their name. They appeared in their sharp outfit
as you can see on the picture. I was busy taking pictures so I didn't
hear if they played "Orange Blossom Special" which is usually Rune's
speciality. As you may have guessed, the banjo and bass-player are brothers.
They are standing on the grass-field where the festival was held during
the saturday. The band comes from Goteborg just about 20 km from Naas.
B' Nice Boys
Mandolin: Mats Aspero, Banjo: Gary Johanson, Guitar, Vocals: Hans Wahlstedt, Bass: Anders Backberg, Resophonic guitar: Jan Ekman.
"High On Grass" was followed by the "B' Nice Boys" who are perhaps the
best swedish bluegrass-band, although I'm sure you can have many a good
argument about that. The swedish nights are light as you can see on this picture
that was taken at around 9.00 at night. In the background is the lake that
surrounds the festival area. No problem to cool off with a swim between
picking. The name of the band comes from the story
that goes that Bill Monroe used to say "B' Nice Boys" to his band before a
performance.
Photography by Thorsten Jakobsson and Harri Maakinen
Copyright © 1996 Thorsten Jakobsson
Photography by Thorsten Jakobsson and Harri Maakinen
Copyright © 1996 Thorsten Jakobsson