Concert for Diversity and Equality

On the last day of this month, I’ll be partaking in a concert for diversity and equality at Katarina Kyrkan, a beautiful church on the South side of Stockholm, Södermalm. The church is part of Katarina Församlingen which includes Allhelgonakyrkan, Sweden’s most highly-attended church. When I was there the first time, I was struck by …

Fiddling around, 10 yrs in Sweden

Hej! Hey! ¡Hola hola caracola! Firstly, apologies for the quietness…it’s been a busy time since Pet Sounds…speaking of which, there will be footage available soon! Promise! Nextly, I’ve been compiling fiddle-work I’ve done for various artists over the years, and here’s what I’ve come up with so far…more to come, so stay tuned!   It’s …

Video from release party up on youtube!

Some footage from the release party for Dogma which was held at the historic Etablissemanget Mosebacke in Stockholm on January 18th, 2013.   Dogma is available online through itunes, Spotify, and many other channels (check out the widgets on the side-bar), or you can even get a hard copy by writing to diipak@diipak.org or through the contact page …

Me, Wiehe and Afzelius

I know, to any Swede reading this, that’s a lofty pairing of names, or it takes “chutzpah” to put my name next to those giants of Swedish songwriting (and singing), to use the Yiddish vernacular. But discovering particularly these two artists, and getting to meet and have contact with one of them (the living one, …