Triakel (album) explained

Triakel
Type:	Album
Artist:	Triakel
Cover:	Triakel triakel.jpg
Released:	May 1998
Recorded:	January – March 1998
Genre:	Swedish folk
Length:	42:55
Label:	Xource records
Producer:	Gustav Hylén
Next Title:	Vintervisor
Next Year:	2000

Triakel is the first album by the Swedish folk band of the same name, Triakel. It was released in 1998 on Xource records, a division of MNW Records Group AB.

Reception

AllMusic's reviewer compared the band's performance to English folk artists like Shirley and Dolly Collins noting a mix of "gentleness and fury".

Track listing

1. "Lilla Hin/Gammel Sara (Old Sara)" – 4:10
2. "I himmelen (In Paradise)" – 4:02
3. "I fjol (Last Year)" – 1:53
4. "Tusen tankar (A Thousand Thoughts)" – 6:43
5. "Mjölnarens måg (The Miller’s Son-in-law)" – 2:33
6. "Oväntad bröllopsgäst (The Unexpected Wedding-guest)" – 3:57
7. "Om dagen står du städs för mig (All Day Long You’re On My Mind)" – 2:52
8. "Alla gossar (All the Young Men)" – 3:12
9. "Födelsedagsfesten (The Birthday Party)" – 3:19
10. "Lapp-Nils polska" – 2:08
11. "Lejonbruden (The Lion and the Bride)" – 3:17
12. "En vacker vän (A Fair Young Love)" – 4:44

Personnel

• Emma Härdelin - vocals
• Kjell-Erik Eriksson - fiddle
• Janne Strömstedt - harmonium
• Triakel - song arrangements
• Gustav Hylén - producer
• Bernhard Löhr - CD mastering
• Lennart Jonasson - photographs
• Pelle Anderson - graphics design