As I wrote in the last mail, Christmas tends to sneak up on you. And I can’t believe that tomorrow is Christmas eve! Looking forward to some days of rest in Dalarna, where I grew up .
The picture above was taken by my good friend Palli Kristmundsson at the Organ party at Ktvå last friday. It was such a blast! I think the picture speak for itself.

Have you been following my Avent calendar on Youtube? If not, I recommend at least browsing through the episodes. I’ve been digging deep in the archives and it has been quite interesting and a lot of fun!

The episodes are all collected here
https://andreashellkvist.com/videos/archive/series-advent-calendar/
or here
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Ti5Q-HAqbTG7GjO7D_d_PxIDQtJNWb9

And if you’re not already a subscriber on YouTube, you know what to do!

Also, a CD project that has been ongoing during the autumn has finally been finished as well. The result is a CD where I play, accompanying two singers who do mostly compositions based on Swedish poets Nils Ferlin asnd Karin Boye. Quite a different project from what I normally do, but it has been fun and I’m quite pleased with the result. I have a few CDs for sale if anyone is interested. It will also be out on streaming platforms soon.
https://andreashellkvist.com/product/sune-bohlin-madeleine-macdonald-ett-omaka-par/

For you in the local area, there are three concerts after New year’s worth mentioning:
Jan 6th Trinity Trettondagsjazzen, Gävle
Jan 7th Elvis birthday party, Kompassen, Enköping
Jan 14th Elvis birthday party, Katalin, Uppsala

And with that I’d just like to wish you all a peaceful Merry Christmas full of joy, rest, love and good company! Hope to see you all soon.

/Andreas