I have since 2004 been writing music to existing lyrics. Not just any but Finnish swedish poetry. In 2004 I did a project in the honor of Johan Ludvig Runeberg and composed music to 8 of his poems.
It was such fun that I continued 2009 with 11 Edith Södergran. That became a sort of rock musical/opera.
me with my Mostly Franck warrior make-up
The following year I contacted some living authors and writing friends. I asked if they were interested in writing poems or lyrics for my third part. This would be the 2000 era. Runeberg was 1800 and Södergran early 1900.
A sort of trilogy thought had come to me.
I had worked with my sister before, last in the Södergran show, and now I asked if she would be interested in forming a group. She was and the authors were so it came to be. Mostly Franck was born.
We did an album with lyrics about our 6 senses. Yes 6. It was called Van Sinne (sinne means sense in Swedish) and released 2011.
Since then I have continued to write to poems for competitions or just for the heck of it. All in all we have some 52 songs and in 2018 we decided to try to track and produce all of them. One per week. We got to 35 before we gave up. LOL. was a blast.
Now 2021 I have decided to mix them properly and release them all. Already released are Mixes of Runeberg (EP) and Mixes of Södergran (9 song album). Available on streaming sites.
