Rockabilly Fabulous

Rockabilly Fabulous performing during the 2019 Haninge Day celebrations on Saturday. FAB is Frida, Ann, and Beatrice. Female Power at it's best. More fabulous photos of the Rockabilly girls in my flickr set.

Candid Camera

Eight faces from the Haninge Day celebrations at Poseidon's square in Handen on Saturday.

The good life

That was the theme for the Haninge Day this year. Here is a collage and a slideshow with all the photos I took at the event. Top left photo in the collage shows Freja, the winner of the Funkisfestivalen performing on the big stage. The guy with the canon strap is Micke Klein out strolling with his son, you have seen him in action here with his band a couple of times. The guitarist in the second row is Micke Vinsa he was playing with Freja here. The two girls in the bottom row are Bella &Cornelia from my favorite cafe, Malmens konditori. You can spot their boss Natalia in the third row. The dancing girls represent Haninge Dansstudio. The cheerleaders walking down the stairs are from Haninge Cheer Elite. And if you can't see the slideshow press here to go to my flickr album.

Accordion and double bass

Nice when there are several scenes with very different music, one for every musical taste. That was the case during Haninge Day in Handen on Saturday. These guys are called Haningemusikanterna and they had a very different audience compared with the punk band, the rapper Linda Pira and the dynamic duo Samir & Viktor.

Linda Pira

Rapper Linda Pira performing on the big stage during the Haninge Day celebrations. Together with her DJ and her two dancers Linda Pira was a big hit with the young crowd.

Samir & Viktor

The duo Samir & Viktor took to the stage at Poseidon's square in Handen during Haninge Day, and just like that the square was filled to capacity with screaming kids and their poor parents. I have no idea who the duo are, but according to the Internet they are the shit. And on a personal note. I haven't been around to the other blogs in our little community for a while, and the reason for that was the passing of my mother earlier this Summer. Just got back from a memorial service that we held in the park in Tungelsta this afternoon so life is returning to normal now.

An AcQuire (d) taste

AcQuire performing at the cultural centre, (Haninge kulturhus). I had coffee with a few of the guys that usually sits around complaining about whatever at Malmens kondirori as the choir sang a Coldplay song from the stage next to the cafeteria. Totally sure that the complainers didn't pick up on that. Because on this occasion they complained about the singing, before leaving and walking past the outdoor stage where another concert was under way, and while walking past me one of the guys told me that the music from that stage was horrible. It was not, it was in fact the highlight of the day so photos from that performance by Linda Pira and her dancers to come later.

Out of My Way

Skate Punk from the 1990s. That is what the band Out of My Way plays. They performed on a tiny stage during the Haninge Day celebrations in Handen today.

Crime Prevention

There were a couple of community service officers patrolling the Haninge Gatufest,(street party), that took place in Handen last Saturday. One of them was very photogenic so I walked over and asked for a portrait.

Sam Paris

It was the day after the terrorist attack in Stockholm that killed 5 people back in April of this year. Suddenly a man started to sing in honour to the victims. The song he sang was Amazing Grace. He did it with the help of a choir, (thanks for spotting my bad spelling Umepojken). He stood among the flowers at the stairs at Sergels Torg and his song moved a lot of people that day. This is that man, Sam Paris. I took this photo of him on Saturday when he performed on the big stage at Poseidon's Square in Handen, during the Haninge Day celebrations. www.facebook.com/JoelOsteen/posts/10154267048181695

That Driving Beat

That Driving Beat on stage at Poseidon's Square in Handen during the Haninge Day celebrations on Saturday. Great performance as usual. They play Northern Soul. It was a busy day for the band, after this gig they packed up their instruments and made their way to another concert, that one at Hasselbacken in Stockholm at the Rockers vs. Mods meet-up. Enjoy the slideshow. If you can's see the photos check out my flickr album with the band. Spotify. Facebook.

Ronny Johansson

This is Ronny Johansson, but no one calls him that. He is known as Santa from Brandbergen, or in Swedish Brandbergstomten. I wonder why. I met him during the Haninge Day celebrations on Saturday. Ronny is the perfect description of the Swedish word Eldsjäl. Someone truly dedicated to his or her work. In Ronny's case it is all about a popular dance arena that he works with and has helped save a few times now.

On Patrol

This is Robert Landén. A familiar face for anyone visiting the mall in Handen, because that's where you can find "Robban" patrolling most days since at least three years. He used to work in the Stockholm Underground and is known to patrol on his own in and around the mall. I met him at Poseidon's Square on Saturday during Haninge Day.

The Smiling Police

It was a busy day for the police on Sunday with the big Velothon bike race and the Haninge Day celebrations. They were everywhere, in full force. Arriving to Poseidon's square I noticed a police van and standing next to it talking to a few citizens I spotted a familiar face. And a very pretty face I might add. I had my first encounter with this police officer two years ago at another local event. She happily posed for a few photos and that of course made my day. Oh, and a friend mailed a copy of this photo to the police and it looks like they want to buy the photo and possibly use it in brochures and what have you.

Dust

Last act to perform on the stage at Poseidon's Square during Haninge Day on Sunday was Dust. They play Rock 'n' Roll! The band signed a record deal just two weeks ago and they recorded this gig for a future live album. If you recognize the singer, Roger Solander, it's because he also sings in another act that I have photographed several times before, Lugnet.

Love Antell

Love Antell, singer in the band Florence Valentin made a solo performance at Poseidon's Square on Sunday during the Haninge Day celebrations. He dedicated one song to Tompa Eken (second photo), and another one to local punk band (back in the day), Dom Vässade. Antell became a household name in Sweden last year when he participated in the TV show Så Mycket Bättre. While Love was singing I took some candid photos of the crowd.

The backing vocalist

I showed you a collage with snaps of the band That Driving Beat a couple of days ago. They performed during the Haninge Day. I also told you that I found one of the band members quite photogenic. This is her. The backing vocalist Cecilia.

Portraits of the Male

Arriving to the Haninge Day celebrations I decided to go for a portrait round with the nifty fifty. Here are a few of those portraits. All male this time around. Be prepared. It was raining, so Emil and the other scouts from Jordbro did a good deed with the frying of the hamburgers. I also spotted a "raggare", Pierre Lewenhagen. He is a member of BelsebuB CruiserS, and drives a 1959 Ford. Tomas comes from from Södertörns bataljon. The Swedish National Home Guard. They operate within Tyresö, Haninge and Nynäshamn. Tomas have been with them for around three years now. Fredrik & Johannes more or less asked to have their photo taken so I obliviously obliged. Last but not least is Local politician Peter Olevik Dunder from the Liberal Party. One of my followers on twitter. Earlier this summer I took a portrait of his niece, Caroline.

Anna Järvinen

The big name to play at the Haninge Day was Anna Järvinen. I remember her from the days when she was a member of the indieband Granada. Since then she has released three solo albums. It was a tough gig for Anna on Saturday. It was a bit chilly and it had started to rain when she took to the stage. After the gig when I walked up to the stage and asked her for a few portraits she told me that she had a had a toothache, so full credit to Anna for toughing it out.

Ebba

Remember that girl I photographed during the Rock Festival in the park in Tungelsta a while back? Well here she is again. I spotted Ebba Lundell in the crowd during the Haninge Day celebrations on Saturday and asked her for a portrait. She was with a friend so I shot one of them together as well. A little later I noticed her on the stage at the theatre barn and walked over to hear her perform in the light rain. Ebba has a fine voice and I'm sure we will hear more from her in the future.