Listen to the music:

New items 2002: Angelica I & II,
The First Kiss and Bellmanshäst::

New items 2002: Angelica I & II,
The First Kiss and Bellmanshäst::

Music by

performed by
Lennart Clerwalls Orchestra

English lyrics (translations):
Philip Nelson

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email: allan.loof@telia.com

Allan Lööf is "a senior", raised in Finspång, where he now lives again. Allan got interested in music early, taking violin lessons and getting involved in other kinds of musical activities as a child. During the decades to follow Allan is frequently letting his voice be heard in different choirs.
In 1951 Allan and Lennart Johansson, another Finspång musician, founded the a vocal group called "Dur och Moll" ("Major and Minor") also featuring five singing ladies. This vocal group performed very frequently in different shows and cabarets, as well as in entertainment programs. In 1956 they were broadcasted in the legendary Frukostklubben (The Breakfast Club) with the famous Swedish actor Sigge Fürst as compère.
Allan started to write lyrics earlier, but the first melody ("Aurora") was created in 1950. Allan tells that he in the beginning was "humming forth" his tunes, thus "hum music" as his publishing name. It wasn't until he got himself a wire recorder (magenefon) he was able to record and save his ideas for future editing and revisions.
When Allan moves from Finspång in 1957 the Dur och Moll septet becomes more difficult to keep together, and we could say that the first musical period in Allan's life ends in 1958. Almost 40 years later Allan learns that one of his old tunes have been performed live in Norrköping. He then decides to see if he can't make some more melodies again. It worked and the three recording we see presented on these pages are composed recently. Indeed a very strong comeback!!
Allan is very careful to mention about the background and the reason why he wanted to compose these new melodies: "There was a lot written in the newspapers about how miserable the situation was for the old people living in the homes for the aged and similar institutions. Since I have had the privilege of being healthy, I want to spread some joy among those older being less privileged. The melodies tells much about romantic experiences we have had during life, and remembering these beautiful memories can give us some strength during our older days."

Allan is working on several new tunes, perhaps also a musical might become a reality in the near future. Why not a melody to one of your poems or lyrics? Feel free to contact Allan with questions and comments.