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Carl Jularbo

Carl Jularbo, well known as Calle Jularbo and born as Karl Karlsson (6 June 1893, Jularbo, Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden - 13 February 1966, Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden) was the most famous Swedish accordionist of his time. He had a very distinct personal style, that has played a significant part in forming the Swedish accordion tradition. He was extremely productive, recording 1577 tunes and he won 158 accordion competitions. He maintained a large repertoire without being able to read music. His best known tune is Livet i Finnskogarna (roughly "Life in the Finn forests"), recorded in 1915. This song was the basis for the Les Paul and Mary Ford hit of 1951, "Mockin' Bird Hill".

Jularbo is the name of his birthplace, which he later adopted as his name. Both his parents were of predominantly Romani descent, which was not revealed until after his death.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1893 (Folkärna), Died February 13, 1966 (Nacka församling)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: accordion, composer

Notes: Also known Jularbo-Calle and Karl Karlson-Jularbo.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor E2FB-7689 10-in. 11/3/1952 Livet I Finnskogarne Harry Harden ; Spelmanskvartett Instrumental ensemble composer  
Gramophone BK35 10-in. 10/8/1921 Gothenburg schottische Fiol-Pelle ; Jularbo-Calle Violin and accordion duet instrumentalist, accordion  
Gramophone BK38 10-in. 10/8/1921 On board (Waltz) Fiol-Pelle ; Jularbo-Calle Violin and accordion duet instrumentalist, accordion  
Gramophone 0SB2748 10-in. before 5/3/1955 Livet i finnskogarna Gosta Westerlunds Dragspelskvintett Instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jularbo, Carl," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107406.

Jularbo, Carl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107406.

"Jularbo, Carl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107406

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