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Det Blev Handgemäng
Everybody knows Det Blev Handgemäng. Head out into the woods between Osby and Älmhult—they’ve played there. Go up to Kinnekulle and you’ll find a dancehall where they’ve been raising hell all night long. Pull over somewhere between Falun and Gävle and someone will tell you about a show they’ll never forget. Or walk the streets of the capital and you’ll hear folks talking about the last gig.
Det Blev Handgemäng carry a couple of hard truths. First, Elin’s Volvo 740, Balthazaar, has passed on. He was the band’s fifth member, hauling them all across the country, spreading their gospel of solidarity. Second, the right-wing winds are blowing colder than ever. Åkesson and Kristersson. Trump, Putin, Nettan-Mjau—and the whole damn lot of them.
But they’re not backing down. Det Blev Handgemäng have got a new car, new songs, and a new record packed with spaghetti-western-soaked, blues-baked country prog, coming out this election year. They’re ready. One fist in the air. The other with a middle finger pointed straight at the right.
Since their debut album Bugalú dropped in 2015 (sold out everywhere), the band’s only gotten looser, tougher, and more swinging with time. The music still runs deep in the American folk tradition—what critics have called “as real as it gets.”
“Fair warning. Election Year Tour 2026.”
On stage:
Elin Engberg – vocals, upright bass, composition
Bror Gunnar Jansson – vocals, guitar, composition
Christoffer Johansson – vocals, guitar, composition
Emanuel Svensson – drums
Everybody knows Det Blev Handgemäng. Head out into the woods between Osby and Älmhult—they’ve played there. Go up to Kinnekulle and you’ll find a dancehall where they’ve been raising hell all night long. Pull over somewhere between Falun and Gävle and someone will tell you about a show they’ll never forget. Or walk the streets of the capital and you’ll hear folks talking about the last gig.
Det Blev Handgemäng carry a couple of hard truths. First, Elin’s Volvo 740, Balthazaar, has passed on. He was the band’s fifth member, hauling them all across the country, spreading their gospel of solidarity. Second, the right-wing winds are blowing colder than ever. Åkesson and Kristersson. Trump, Putin, Nettan-Mjau—and the whole damn lot of them.
But they’re not backing down. Det Blev Handgemäng have got a new car, new songs, and a new record packed with spaghetti-western-soaked, blues-baked country prog, coming out this election year. They’re ready. One fist in the air. The other with a middle finger pointed straight at the right.
Since their debut album Bugalú dropped in 2015 (sold out everywhere), the band’s only gotten looser, tougher, and more swinging with time. The music still runs deep in the American folk tradition—what critics have called “as real as it gets.”
“Fair warning. Election Year Tour 2026.”
On stage:
Elin Engberg – vocals, upright bass, composition
Bror Gunnar Jansson – vocals, guitar, composition
Christoffer Johansson – vocals, guitar, composition
Emanuel Svensson – drums