Christer Lundh (2)

Swedish songwriter and researcher, born 4 February 1945 in Lommarp, Vinslöv parish, Kristianstad county, died 31 May 2020 in Hjärnarp district, Skåne county. Since his youth, Lundh has been interested in Scanian songs, which he himself performed in the genuine Göingemål. For Skåne's music collections, he has made a number of sound recordings of songs by older people in the Skåne countryside. Lundh has together with Rigmor Sylvén compiled the song collection Visor i Skåne with accompanying audio cassettes, published in 1983 by Utbildningsradion. He has also had his own program series on Radio Kristianstad and Radio Malmöhus. In the 1990s, Lundh started a folk singing cabin together with some singing singers, Bo Anders Dahlskog, Lotta Folkesson and Roland Gottlow. The Scanian Choir was formed with the aim of preserving and reviving old Scanian songs and their traditions. Lundh was named Skåne of the Year in 1993. He was awarded the Nordic Museum's medal for homeland care in 2013. He had lived in Hjärnarp for many years.