Ulf Lundell – friheten och ensamheten = Ulf Lundell - the freedom and loneliness

Ulf Lundell is a Swedish writer, poet, songwriter, composer, musician and artist.

Benny contributed to this documentary devoted to Ulf Lundell's life and work.

Part 1 of 2: From orphanage child to national poet. About Ulf Lundell's upbringing in the city and in the country, The Summer of Love in 1967, the album debut Vargmåne, and the success with Jack. Open Landscapes, released in 1982, was proposed for the new national anthem.

Part 2 of 2: From chaos in the city to calm by the sea. About the divorce album Den vassa eggen, "a canceled gig is also a gig", the quarrel over Fittstim, the painting, and the lonely life of the last few years on the farm in Österlen.

In addition to Ulf Lundell himself and Benny, there were contributions from Leif GW Persson, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, Sigge Eklund, Karolina Ramqvist, David Lagercrantz, Åsa Linderborg, Tomas Andersson Wij, Lena Andersson and others.

The programme is no longer available to see on SVT Play.

Thanks to Nikas Albinsson-Collander