When I was doing the recording of “Music For Freedom” I decided to take a song class before my song takes. I got some a good advice from the teacher, but normally you work during a long period of time of course. At the end of the lesson she asked me to listen to some [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Inspiration from Kris Kristofferson
Posted in Music, tagged Kris Kristofferson on 31 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kate Rusby
Posted in Music, tagged kate rusby on 30 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There are some influences mentioned in the recent newspaper article about me. I think Norah Jones is very known, but the other one – Kate Rusby may not be that known. She is an English folk singer. I’ve never heard of her before when a collegue introduced her music to me. I just loved her [...]
Article in my hometown newspaper Hallands Nyheter
Posted in Media Coverage on 29 July 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today Hallands Nyheter, a newspaper covering several cities, published an article about me and my music both online and in the paper version. It’s the main daily newspaper in my hometown Varberg where I lived until 1998. Of course he asked questions about my music experiences in Varberg when I lived there and I mentioned [...]
The Chinese Way
Posted in Lyrics on 28 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Chinese Way is inspired by a true story from the Cultural Revolution when Mrs Zhang Zhixin, who criticised Mao, was executed. Her husband and children were afraid to show their feelings about what happened (I read about this in the book “Nine Commentaries On The Communist Party, more info here). Today the grassroots movement [...]
Video from Amnesty about human rights in China
Posted in Human Rights on 28 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This film is not brand new but I liked watching so I share it here now.
Amnesty International invited the world to call on the Chinese authorities to deliver a positive and lasting human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympics. Across five continents people responded, asking for: An end to executions, Rights respected, Freedom from censorship, [...]
They Can’t Make Me Waver
Posted in Lyrics on 28 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This song is a homage to the Chinese Falun Gong practitioner Liu Chengjun who did many great things to stand up for Falun Gong. He died in December 2003 after 21 months of torture. There are many heroes in China like him, some are known, some will never be.
Three years ago I raised [...]
Walking On Holy Ground
Posted in Lyrics on 28 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A meditative song, a tribute to wonderful places in nature.
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Up in the mountains, I can hear the only sound,
of sparkling spring water. I’m walking on holy ground.
Far away from city, out in no mans land.
Where the indians once chased the buffaloes.
Where the miners found gold in the river sand
Up in the mountains…
In the early morning [...]
On a Mission Of Peace
Posted in Lyrics on 27 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This song is dedicated to the modern day heroes in China who risk their lives when they go out to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong. They put up banners in the night, or give away information about the persecution. This helps people realise that atrocious human rights abuses are still happening [...]
Time for promotion
Posted in Promotion on 27 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now after the recording was finished I have been busy updating the blog and submit the songs here and there. Now the real work begins, to promote the record and to get heard. I am right now reading an excellent book that I bought on my trip to Washington recently. It’s “The Indie Band Survival [...]
Getting Closer
Posted in Lyrics on 27 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A hopeful song about finding inner peace.
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Dogs are barking, some drunk ones talking,
and the guys next door only scream and shout.
I’m fed up with violence, I just want some silence.
I wanna know what life is all about.
Hey! Where do I fit in, in this cra-, crazy, crazy world?
Tired of the striving, I went out driving,
I [...]
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Welcome!
Hi and welcome to Music For Freedom!I’m doing soulful, sincere music, that is easy to listen to and at the same time hopefully unique. I would call my music a mixture of southern rock, western folk and northern soul. Add some eastern wisdom to that, and you get an idea of what I am doing.
Music has always been a way for me to express myself and to be creative. On this site I will present the music I do, post news related to my music, and I will also inform about the crimes committed by the Chinese Communist Party.
In China, good people are put into jail, and the human rights abuses are well known in the so called free world. Some of my songs bring up these issues.
Listen to the music and spread the word around!
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