Debutants Ljus och lykta (meaning "Light and lantern") are a breath of fresh air on the Swedish music scene. In terms of genre, they mainly reside in the borderland between folk music and the ballad tradition, and have great potential to reach a wider audience. A versatile musical experience where love songs are mixed with chorales and medieval ballads, all virtuosically performed with polyphonic vocals, fiddle and guitar.

While their music is firmly rooted in the Scandinavian tradition, Ljus och lykta also find inspiration in other musical genres, such as bluegrass and British folk.

Almost all material comes from the collections of the Swedish Performing Arts Agency's archives. That’s also one of the basic ideas with the album - to let vocal archive material be the focus.

Contents:
1. Burfågeln
2. Uti rosen
3. Hivningssång
4. Den bortsålda
5. Var är den vän som överallt jag söker
6. Sorgpolka
7. Höken
8. Urskogshalling
9. Jungfrun och sjömannen
10. Måns Olsson
11. Alltvad mitt hjärta önskar
12. Majvisa