(http://greenheritagenews.com/staffan-fenander-on-finding-your-way-in-music/ My turn to speak about my music in my own words and thanks to Carol! Fun!

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Staffan Fenander - Bass

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Torsby, Sweden

Summerhat

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Staffan Fenander

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Torsby, Sweden

Preaching Blues, by Robert Johnson...in my own version but inspired by Peter Green, who did a live version on BBC radio, that was incredible....

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Staffan Fenander - Slide guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Promises of Spring, my own composition for two acoustic guitars..a little hopeful tribute to the cold Spring, so it might hurry up a bit...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar

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Torsby, Sweden

John Cage meets Doris Day...do they fall in love? Whatever will be ..will be!

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Staffan Fenander - M´bira

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Torsby, Sweden

Trouble in mind, a blues to get out of your blues, have had it lately....

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/harmonica/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Walking one and only, by Dan Hicks, also by Maria Muldaur...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Help me girl, a single hit for Eric Burdon....

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Expecting to fly, a Neil Young song from Buffalo Springfield´s 2nd album "Again" from 1967..a new collab with my great friend and soul mate Jony Tomelin...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Galloping through Georgia and Why out in Wayoming, two rural field recordings...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar

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Torsby, Sweden

Fool to cry, from Stones Black and Blue, a lovely ballad with some wisdom in it... this one is for Jim, who knows what I am singing about...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/harmonica/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Sitting on top of the world, done by everybody from Cream to Doc Watson, my version leans on Doc´s version...two guitars and vocals...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Lost Highway, by Hank Williams...a redoing of my older version, added harmonica and a second guitar.

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/harmonica/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

I don't believe you, a Bob Dylan song from Another side of B.D...a live version of a bitter love song...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Read on a group discussion that Mr Pud preferred live vids where you can see the person play...so... "Let there be drums Pud" !

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Staffan Fenander - Drums

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Torsby, Sweden

Paper Sun, the first single from Traffic, summer of 1967...good year, good summer, good love, good music!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

My gal, as promised today it is a jug band song..but without the jug...there was still wine in the jug! ;-)

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals/slide guitar

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Torsby, Sweden

Gee, baby ain´t I good to you, a jazz evergreen that I actually first heard from the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, one of my absolute favourite bands of the 60s...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Our contribution to the Good Friday.. filled with magical and mystical words and feelings..Priests,by Leonard Cohen, a symphonic collab in heaven with my musical son Jony Tomelin!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Lot of food for Easter? Remember ... Beans taste fine ! , a song by Shel Silverstein, that talented, writer, singer, playwriter etc.

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/harmonica/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Beechwood Park, by the Zombies from their classic album Odessey and Oracle, 1968..a collab with Cyril Eudes...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

I´m a man, by Spencer Davis Group, also a great hit for Chicago later..an intimate version ;-)

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Cold ground, a blues moan for two guitars and voice...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/slide guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

8.05, a sweet ballad by West coast group Moby Grape. A Brazilian, French and Swedish collab, featuring Jony Tomelin , Cyril Eudes and yours truly...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Evil ways, by Santana, from their first album...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Stormy monday ( but tuesday is just as bad..) by the great T-Bone Walker.. a classic, here for voice and electric Tele...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

The Pepsi agent..a sad but true tale...

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Staffan Fenander - Vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Serenade to a Cuckoo, by Roland Kirk...an improvisation for guitar, flute and ad lib lyrics..love the man!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals/flute

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Oh Life... a tribute to that ever changing mystery of life and all my friends on Fando...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar

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Torsby, Sweden

Oh Death, by Ralph Stanley..a raging plea to the unwelcome and cold Reaper...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Acuarela do Brazil, or as it is also known Brazil, a classic Latin song from 1939, in later days known from the Terry Gilliam film..

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/guitar

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Torsby, Sweden

Maybe after he´s gone, by the Zombies from their classic LP "Odessey and Oracle" from 1968.. 2nd collab with Cyril Eudes!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Ball and chain, written by Big Mama Thornton but forever connected with Janis Joplin...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Janis, a song written by Country Joe McDonald about his short romance with a young Janis...innocent and high times...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Pineywood Hills, by Buffy Sainte Marie, a song that could have been written about my home ....

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Beware of darkness, by George Harrison..from one of his best albums ...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Don´t bother me ..sleep well Hari George...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Blue Bayou, by Roy Orbison, also recorded by Linda Ronstadt later...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Ode to the Winter Sun, original composition...wrote this in January, when the first sun suddenly felt a little bit warm again..life is returning to the North!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Freak out! with the the Freak Valley Boys.....illustrated with today´s theme on Fandalism..frontal/ back nudity! Scandalous scene...or ..naked innocence?! ;-)

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Staffan Fenander - Vocals/piano

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Torsby, Sweden

I´m a man, actually a Bo Diddley tune ..but my version is more like early Hendrix...( no comparisons! ) --on my old electric Duke...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Concrete Jungle, by Bob Marley..an acoustic kinda Viking soft reggae...;-)

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Heaven on a Sunday, by Paul McCartney...one of his most exquisite ballads...done acoustically...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Big River, written by Johnny Cash in 1958, often covered by for example The Dead..my favourite version is by Delbert McClinton...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

A rose for Emily, by the Zombies from their classic LP " Odessey and Oracle" ..a Swedish-French collab, avec Cyril Eliéric Olkie Lucie, contrabass and celeste sounds...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

When a man loves a woman, by Percy Sledge, classic soul hit from 1966...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Love in vain, by Robert Johnson...newly discovered photo of Robert and Johnny Shines..only three known photos exist..must be celebrated!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

King Midas in reverse, by The Hollies..my second Hollies tribute song today...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

So Lonely, by the Hollies..reputedly the first song that Graham Nash and Allan Clarke wrote for the Hollies.. acoustic interpretation...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Just one look, by Doris Troy, another early good soul singer..this was a huge hit also for the Hollies and later Linda Ronstadt...my acoustic version is a sort of mixture of them all...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Love Letters ( straight from the heart), by Ketty Lester, a classic early soul ballad from 1963, done by many. I particularly like (apart from Miss Lester´s own) the version by Boz Scaggs on his fantastic blues/soul album "Come on home" from 1997...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

See my friends !...for Jony, Herve, Cyril and Marlon..with big thanks from me and the Kinks!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

I heard it through the grapevine, by Marvin Gaye, maybe one of the greatest soul songs ever... here in acoustic Stuffy version...;-)

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Sittin´ at the Dock of the Bay, by Otis Redding, his wonderful posthumous hit, kinda of soul country...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Stoned Soul Picnic, by Laura Nyro, great white soul from the beautiful Miss Nyro,..much missed...acoustic interpretation for guitar and harmonica ..and singing...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals/harmonica

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Torsby, Sweden

Things we said today again..but this time with a harmonizer effect on the acoustic guitar ..and with an improvised middle part....

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Things we said today, from the Beatles of course...done as an instrumental, using harmonics and octave playing ( Wes Montgomery style)....

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Painting Box, by The Incredible String Band, a fairytale from fairytale times....

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

My name is death, by The Incredible String Band, from my favourite folk/psychedelia album, The 5000 spirits... A very beautiful and wise folk song about a difficult subject....based on a traditional song called Death and the Lady ( and other names) but very free creation from Robin...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Tea for two, yet another great jazz standard...and tea is my favourite morning beverage---

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

All of me...why not take all of me? , jazz standard, everybody´s done it, here for voice and acoustic guitar...quite slow and delicate....

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Winter evening hymn...original composition, an ode to Mother Nature...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar

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Torsby, Sweden

Crawfish, a trip to the Bayou... an interpretation of an old Elvis/ Kitty White duet...from the film King Creole...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/harmonica/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Sad-eyed lady of the Lowlands, by Bob Dylan from his greatest album ever ( no discussion! ) Blonde on Blonde..all 13 minutes of mercurial words and images!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/harmonica/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

You´re a big girl now, by Bob Dylan, from his album Blood on the tracks, his last consistently great album ( to my ears)..a bitter, sad but also hopeful song about lost love...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

You´re a big boy now, by Lovin´ Spoonful, from the film with the same name...a youthful, optimistic song of the 60s...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

Moondance, by Van Morrison, great jazzy song from the diddling Belfast Cowboy....

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

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Torsby, Sweden

The Wind Cries Mary, second single from Jimi Hendrix, a very lyrical and sensuous song...done acoustic...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Little Red Rooster, by Willie Dixon, performed by Howlin´Wolf and of course The Stones..and a myriad of others!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/harmonica/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Four until late, classic blues song from Robert Johnson, the man who sold his soul at the crossroads..

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

The Crying Game, first a hit for Dave Berry in 1964 and then featured in the film with the same name 1992..a good film and a lovely song!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Cripple Creek, traditional folk song , learned it from an old Buffy Sainte Marie album...the lyrics are a real tongue twister!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Set the controls for the heart of the sun, from Pink Floyd´s 2nd album... the beginning of the new Floyd ..without Syd Barrett...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

See Emily Play, by Pink Floyd...their 2nd single from 1967, written by Syd Barrett---

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Eleanor Rigby, by The Beatles, mainly by Paul..from Revolver again.. a bleak and sad miniature about loneliness...amazing work still!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

I´m only sleeping, a John Lennon song from Revolver, done for acoustic guitar with effects and yours truly on lonesome, sleepy vocals...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Just dropped in( to see what condition my condition was in)...great title! by The First Edition and a psychedelic hit for them in 1968...very trippy feeling! Yours truly on all effects and vocals...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals/psychedeklic effects

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

A Swallow Song, by Richard Fariña, sung by his sister in law Joan Baez, on the posthumous album Memories...a song about swallows, freedom, anger and peace....

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Time for a Richard and Mimi Fariña song again..Joy ´round my brain ..a fun and playful up-tempo blues...dig the words!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/harmonica/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

She´s not there, by the Zombies, a huge hit in 1964 for the group..and still a great song!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

The thoughts of Mary Jane, by Nick Drake from his first album "Five Leaves Left"...a happy, breezy song....

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Poor Nicky ( for Nick Drake), my tribute to maybe the most gifted of all the British acoustic guitar players and singer/songwriters of his generation...died young , only 26 years old..today a cult figure.

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

A hazy shade of winter, by Simon and Garfunkel, my celebration of wintertime and goodbye to the Old Year and welcome to the New Year...Happy New Year to you all good people!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Video

Torsby, Sweden

Black Coffee, by Peggy Lee and many others... the wonder drink!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

I put a spell on you, by Screamin´Jay Hawkins, a great blues classic in minor..also done by Creedence, Nina Simone and I think even Marilyn Manson... !

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Roll´em Easy, by Little Feat, a collab with Tedd VanWagner on mighty lap steel...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals/lap steel

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Afro Blue , by Oscar Brown Jr---my tribute to him and the Afro-American music..just drums and vocal...

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Staffan Fenander - Drums/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Day Blues, by Lovin´ Spoonful , a different blues , definitely inspired by folkblues singer Fred Neil...

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1,054  

Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals/harmonica

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Blowing in the wind...how many times must the bullets fly...? For all children who suffer in terror and war casualties..but especially for the relatives to those killed and injured in Connecticut....

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Pretzl Logic, by Steely Dan, from their maybe best album with the same title..acoustic Staffan version...of course!

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Farewell Raga (For Ravi)...my tribute to Ravi Shankar, one of the world´s greatest musicians, who died the other day , aged 92..R.I.P.

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar

Audio

Torsby, Sweden

Patterns, by Paul Simon, a great song from the album that is probably my S &G favourite...

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Staffan Fenander - Guitar/vocals

Audio

Torsby, Sweden