:: CHRISTER FRIDHAMMAR:
Well, it's me I guess - a guy living in Göteborg (a.k.a. Gothenburg) on the west coast of Sweden. A harbour city, an industrial city - a blue collar city. A Blues Bar City, come to think of it.
Nevertheless I have gone honky tonkin' far outside Gothenburg too, making frequent trips from the late 60's onwards: travels to the U.S., to Canada and to the U.K., visiting friends, gaining new friends and always checking up on the local music scenes. Rollin' on, always rollin' on: in a Greyhound bus or in a Cadillac convertible from "Rent A Cab" in L.A. In a gunmetal blue Camaro or aboard a crowded Big Bird Boeing. Going from Austin TX to Muscle Shoals AL, from San Francisco CA to Portland OR, from Vancouver BC to Halifax NS. Or somewhat closer to home, from Dulwich College to Camden Town.
"The Road Goes On Forever But The Party Never Ends."
Did I get it right, Mr. Keen?
Back in Gothenburg I have been
heavily involved in the local blues & roots scene for a long time. Writing quite a few magazine articles on
the subject certainly, but my main ambition has always been maintaining
my own extensive Music Web : very much a nonprofit venture, brim full of subjective
scribblings and hard info on local music and musicians. Reviews, news, CD's, musician portraits.
Plus the real 'centerpiece' of it all: the extremely popular day-by-day Gig Calendar for the Gothenburg blues & roots scene.
Everything amply illustrated by my darling wife Vanja's roving Nikon
eye.
Oh, and there is a 300 webpages long crossindexed History of British Blues: "Knights In Blue Denim" as well. It took a while.