Hoven Droven

Hoven Droven is a Swedish folk rock band founded in 1989. They specialize in instrumental, hard rock arrangements of old Swedish folk tunes. The closest English translation of the Jamtish phrase "Hoven Droven" is "helter skelter" or "whatever."^[1]

Hoven Droven
Hoven Droven performing in 2008
Background information
Origin	Östersund, Sweden
Genres	Folk rock Nordic Roots Revival
Years active	1989 - present
Labels	Home (Sweden), NorthSide (U.S.)
Members	Pedro Blom, Jens Comén, Björn Höglund, Kjell-Erik Eriksson, Bosse "Bo" Lindberg
Past members	Gustav Hylén, Janne Strömstedt
Website	http://www.hovendroven.net/

Performing at Warszawa Cross Culture Festival in September 2011

Their 2006 album "Jumping at the Cedar" was nominated at the Swedish awards Grammis in the folk music category. Their music is distributed in the United States by the NorthSide label.^[2]

Band members

Current members

• Pedro Blom, bass
• Jens Comén, saxophones
• Kjell-Erik Eriksson, violin
• Björn Höglund drums, percussion
• Bosse "Bo" Lindberg, guitar

Former members

• Gustav Hylén, trumpet, flugelhorn^[2]
• Janne Strömstedt, keyboards

Guest musicians

• Ulrika Bodén, vocals
• Sofia Sandén, vocals
• André Ferrari, drums

Discography

• 1994 Hia-Hia (Xource/MNW (Sweden) XOUCD 110)
• 1996 Grov (Xource/MNW (Sweden) XOUCD 114)
• 1997 Groove (compilation from Hia Hia and Grov plus two live tracks, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6002)
• 1999 More Happy Moments with Hoven Droven (Home (Sweden) 013, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6043)
• 2001 Hippa (Home (Sweden) 020, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6062)
• 2004 Turbo (Home (Sweden) 032)
• 2006 Jumping at the Cedar (2-CD live compilation, Home (Sweden) 044, NorthSide (U.S.) NSD 6090)
• 2011 Rost (2011, Westpark, PGM-87217)