Hoven Droven is a Swedish folk rock band founded in 1989. They specialize in instrumental, hard rock arrangements of old Swedish folk tunes. The closest English translation of the Jamtish phrase "Hoven Droven" is "helter skelter" or "whatever."
Their 2006 album "Jumping at the Cedar" was nominated at the Swedish awards Grammis in the folk music category. Their music is distributed in the United States by the NorthSide label.
Band members Current members Pedro Blom, bass Jens Comén, saxophones Kjell-Erik Eriksson, violin Björn Höglund drums, percussion Bosse "Bo" Lindberg, guitar
Former members Gustav Hylén, trumpet, flugelhorn Janne Strömstedt, keyboards
Guest musicians Ulrika Bodén, vocals Sofia Sandén, vocals André Ferrari, drums
Discography
1994 Hia-Hia (Xource/MNW (Sweden) XOUCD 110) 1996 Grov (Xource/MNW (Sweden) XOUCD 114) 1997 Groove (compilation from Hia Hia and Grov plus two live tracks, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6002) 1999 More Happy Moments with Hoven Droven (Home (Sweden) 013, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6043) 2001 Hippa (Home (Sweden) 020, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6062) 2004 Turbo (Home (Sweden) 032) 2006 Jumping at the Cedar (2-CD live compilation, Home (Sweden) 044, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6090) 2011 Rost (2011, Westpark, PGM-87217)
References
External links Hoven Droven
Video TVfolk.net (search under "Sweden")