Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Last summer, in picturesque Falkenberg, Sweden, @rootsyrecords held Summer Fest ’23, a gathering of twenty-some Americana, country, folk, and roots bands – many imported all the way from the United States. BGS video collaborators and contributors @iknowweshould were there; they curated, directed, and shot a series of gorgeous live performances in and around the festival and scenic Falkenberg.
On the banks of the Ätran, – beside Rootsy Summer & Winter Fests' home venue – Jesper Lindell offered us songs in simple, stripped down, acoustic performances. “Life is Good” begins with a fingerpicked strumming shuffle that evokes the Mississippi delta and the roots music triangle – Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, and everywhere in between. The lyrics paint a variable picture of travel and the road, of palm trees and fleeting crushes. “Life is sweet/ on this dead end street/” he sings, a winking pun that acknowledges how interminable and unforgiving roaming can feel, even while life is good.
Video: Bradley Wagner
Audio: Juan Soria
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Last summer, in picturesque Falkenberg, Sweden, @rootsyrecords held Summer Fest ’23, a gathering of twenty-some Americana, country, folk, and roots bands – many imported all the way from the United States. BGS video collaborators and contributors @iknowweshould were there; they curated, directed, and shot a series of gorgeous live performances in and around the festival and scenic Falkenberg.
On the banks of the Ätran, – beside Rootsy Summer & Winter Fests' home venue – Jesper Lindell offered us songs in simple, stripped down, acoustic performances. “Life is Good” begins with a fingerpicked strumming shuffle that evokes the Mississippi delta and the roots music triangle – Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, and everywhere in between. The lyrics paint a variable picture of travel and the road, of palm trees and fleeting crushes. “Life is sweet/ on this dead end street/” he sings, a winking pun that acknowledges how interminable and unforgiving roaming can feel, even while life is good.
Video: Bradley Wagner
Audio: Juan Soria
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