Ack Värmeland du sköna ( Swedish folk melody) solo organ arrangment

Last week I was in the county of Värmland, partly for a gig but mainly to visit my aunt and other relatives on my mother s side. While there I was also working on an arrangement for the anthem of Värmland, Ack Värmeland du sköna, a beautiful folk song celebrating this equally beautiful county. It is also actually the basis for the jazz standard Dear old Stockholm. I so wanted to record it while I was there and capture some of the surrondings. My aunt lives on my grandmother s old farm, far out on the countryside. There is hardly any cell phone reception and at several times during my stay I saw moose and deer out in the fields. Having spent many of my childhood summers here, it is almost sacred ground to me. So I placed the organ where the lawn meets the meadow and the forest. In the beginning, 2 cranes flew by and gave a nice accompaniment to the song. I also like how the sun comes out in the end. I love to play out in the open Hope y