Utskärgård -Performed by Jan Johansson.

Komposition av Bobbie Ericson föddes 1925 i Tokyo. Den första publicerade kompositionen var ursprungligen rent instrumental och kom att gå som signaturmelodi i ett dagligt morgonprogram i radio sommaren 1959. Melodin, som sedermera fick en text av Yngve Ormell, hette "Svensk Sommardans" och inledde turistprogrammet "Calling all tourists". Publiciteten kring detta program ledde till kontakt och samarbete med musikförläggare Ronald Sjögren, chef för förlaget Southern Musik.

Ericson hade komponerat som en extrasyssla vis sidan av det egentliga förvärvsarbetet som informationschef vid Sveakoncernen. När han 1964 i stort sett slutade att komponera låg antalet publicerade eller offentligt framförda verk kring 150.

Det är i första hand Alice Babs Sjöblom, som lanserat Bobbie Ericsons alster. Som exempel kan nämnas Balladen om Sarah Dahlander, Marknadsgyckel, Fråga mej inte varför och Scandinavien. Samtliga dessa melodier hade texter av Eric Sandström. En betydelsefull arrangör av kompositionerna har varit Hans Wahlgren, som bl a arrangerat det kanske allra mest spelade instrumentalverket Utskärgård.

The Stockholm Archipelago (Swedish: Stockholms skärgård) is the largest archipelago in Sweden, and the second-largest archipelago in the Baltic Sea (the largest being across the Baltic in Finland). Part of the archipelago has been designated as a Ramsar site since 1989.[1]


Geography

Korsö, Kroksö and Sandhamn islands
The archipelago extends from Stockholm roughly 60 kilometres (37 miles) to the east. In a north–south direction, it mainly follows the coastline of the Södermanland and Uppland provinces, reaching roughly from Öja island, south of Nynäshamn, to Väddö, north of Norrtälje. It is separated from Åland by a stretch of water named South Kvarken. A separate group of islands lies further north, near the town of Öregrund. Between Arholma and Landsort there are approximately 24,000 islands and islets.[3] Some of the better-known islands are Dalarö, Finnhamn, Nässlingen [sv], Grinda, Husarö, Ingarö, Ljusterö, Möja, Nämdö [sv], Rödlöga, Tynningö, Utö, Svartsö and Värmdö.


History

Depiction of the Stockholm archipelago, c. 1740
The Stockholm archipelago is a joint valley landscape that has been shaped – and is still being shaped – by post-glacial rebound.[4][5] It was not until the Viking Age that the archipelago began to assume its present-day contours. The islands rise by about three millimeters each year. In 1719 the archipelago had an estimated population of 2,900, consisting mostly of fishermen. Today the archipelago is a popular holiday destination with some 50,000 holiday cottages (owned mainly by Stockholmers). The Stockholm Archipelago Foundation, dedicated to the preservation of the nature and culture of the archipelago, owns some 15% of its total area.

The inhabitants in the archipelago, from around the mid-1400s to the end of the second world war, were combined farmers and fishermen. Spring and autumn fishing was quite intensive in the outer archipelago from 1450 until the mid-1800s, and many fishermen lived for long periods in the outer islands because of the long distances to their permanent houses in the inner archipelago. The combined farming and fishing culture lasted until around 1950–1955 when the younger generation, born during and directly after the war, started to leave the archipelago and look for jobs in the cities on the mainland. Today most of the small farms on the islands are closed and the fishing industry has almost disappeared.

Culture
Many poets, authors and artists have been influenced and fascinated by the Stockholm archipelago. Among them are August Strindberg, Ture Nerman, Roland Svensson, Ernst Didring and Aleister Crowley. Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson from the group ABBA wrote most of their songs in a cabin located on the archipelago.

Boating is an extremely popular activity with the sailing race Ornö runt (or Around the island of Ornö) being the largest in the archipelago. This annual race, organised by the Tyresö Boat Club, has taken place every year since 1973. It is open to anyone with a sailing boat but requires registration. There are different entry classes, with the family class being the least competitive.

In the winter skaters make excursions over the ice.

Travel
Visiting the larger islands in the archipelago is easy all year round, but during winter period the routes depend on the ice conditions. Several companies have regular routes. The largest ship owner company is Waxholmsbolaget owned by the Stockholm County government. Taxi boats are also available. In summer the archipelago bristles with private boats filled with people who often take advantage of Allemansrätt (or "everyman's right"), a law which gives anyone the right to go ashore or ancho

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