Hoven Droven

Hoven Droven
Hoven Droven performing in 2008
Background information
Origin	Östersund, Sweden
Genres	Folk rock Nordic Roots Revival
Years active	1989 - present
Labels	Home (Sweden), NorthSide (U.S.)
Members	Pedro Blom, Jens Comén, Björn Höglund, Kjell-Erik Eriksson, Bosse "Bo" Lindberg
Past members	Gustav Hylén, Janne Strömstedt
Website	http://www.hovendroven.com/

Performing at Warszawa Cross Culture Festival in September 2011

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 for a 2007 Grammis in the folk music category.

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

• Hia-Hia (1994, Xource/MNW (Sweden) XOUCD 110)
• Grov (1996, Xource/MNW (Sweden) XOUCD 114)
• Groove (1997, compilation of "Hia Hia" and "Grov," NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6002)
• More Happy Moments with Hoven Droven (1999, Home (Sweden) 013, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6043)
• Hippa (2001, Home (Sweden) 020, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6062)
• Turbo (2004, Home (Sweden) 032)
• Jumping at the Cedar (2006, 2-CD live compilation, Home (Sweden) 044, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6090)
• Rost (2011, Westpark, PGM-87217)

External links

• Hoven Droven

Video

• TVfolk.net (search under "Sweden")