Thanks to everyone who turned up for the sold out show to see me with The Swedish Kitchen Orchestra at the lovely Ekenäs Kvarn on Friday. It was to be outdoors but the weather forecast showed a slight possibility of rain so we decided to play it safe and squashed ourselves into the interior of…Read more Ray Cooper and The Swedish Kitchen Orchestra
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Midsummer in Sweden
Midsummer in Sweden is always a strange kind of limbo. The days are already darkening now, although it doesn't feel like that. You feel like sleeping in the day, staying awake at night, it's a time to slip away from routines, eat strawberries, swim in lakes and get away from the cares of the world.…Read more Midsummer in Sweden
Video trailer live in Roskilde 2016
Here is the 3:40 video trailer from the show last month for Folk Roskilde at Gimle in Roskilde with MC Hansen. The filming was by my friend Jens Th and his assistant Carsten Jensen who also made the video of 'Destroying Angel" last year. Producer Al Scott re-mastered the sound at the Metway in Brighton.…Read more Video trailer live in Roskilde 2016
Back home and a live video on the way
I am back in Sweden working with film maker Jens Th (via Skype) on an edit of a live video we filmed in the Gimle club in Roskilde. The tour of north Germany took in this show in Denmark which was a double bill for Folk Roskilde with MC Hansen and his sidekick Jacob Chano. We…Read more Back home and a live video on the way