Träd, Gräs & Stenar ("Trees, Grass and Stones") is a Swedish rock band formed in 1969, from previous incarnations Pärson Sound, International Harvester and Harvester. The group was one of the front acts of the Swedish progg scene (Progg was a left-wing and anti-commercial musical movement in Sweden that began in the late 1960s and became more widespread in the 1970s. Not to be confused with the English expressions "progressive music" or "prog rock," progg is a contraction of the Swedish word for musical progressivism, progressiv musik. While there were progg bands playing progressive rock, the progg movement encompassed many different musical genres.), although noticeably less political than their contemporary counterparts. Their sound has been described as raw, psych rock jam, by the writer David Pescovitz, who also notes the band would invite their audiences to improvise and collaborate.
The band Pärson Sound was formed during the summer of 1967 by members of progg band Mecki Mark Men. Then original line up consisted of Bo Anders Persson (guitar), Thomas Tidholm (vocals, saxophone, flute), Arne Ericsson (cello), Urban Yman (violin), Torbjörn Abelli (bass) and Thomas Mera Gartz (drums).
In the summer of 1969 the band reformed as Träd, Gräs & Stenar, now consisting of Bo Anders Persson (guitar, vocals), Torbjörn Abelli (bass, vocals), Arne Ericsson (now on keyboards and occasionally still cello) and Thomas Mera Gartz (drums, vocals); Thomas Tidholm left the band as he deemed their new material too commercial.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel seemed to have first been aware of the group in 2002 via their 'Ajn Schvajn Draj' album, where he played a couple of tracks from on his radio programme. There is no evidence that he played any of their material before or after 2002 on his shows, according to available tracklistings on this site.
Shows Played[]
- 14 May 2002: Alla Sover (translates as “Everyone is sleeping”) (LP – Ajn Schvajn Draj) Silence
- 16 May 2002 (Radio Eins): 'Under Korkeken (Under The Cork Oak) (LP-Ajn Schvajn Draj)' (Silence)
- May 2002 (FSK): Under Korkeken (Under The Cork Oak) (CD - Ajn Schvajn Draj) Silence