Bands & Lineups 1976 – present

1976


CHRIS HAWKIN BAND Winter 1976-1977

Chris Hawkin (real name Håkan Svensson) – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums
Erhard Egg (real name Thomas Sjöberg) – bass

We actually never played.
We just told everyone at school that we played in a punk band!
Nobody wanted to listen to us anyway…




1977

TERROR Autumn – Winter 1977-78


Svente Huggorm (real name Håkan Svensson) – vocals
Boris Hackglad (real name Jan Stadigh) – guitar
Lasse Forsberg – drums
Hans Olsson – percussion (occasionally)
Erhard Egg (real name Thomas Sjöberg) – percussion (occasionally)


Håkan Svensson’s mum and dad went to London and brought back some punk albums and the latest issue of punk fanzine Sniffin’ Glue:
The Damned – Damned Damned Damned
Ramones – Ramones
Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks
Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True
Ian Dury – New Boots And Panties!!

Håkan wrote our first punk anthem “London Punk” the very next day

Significant songs:
London Punk
Leve Kommunismen


1978

VENDETTA Summer 1978


Håkan Svensson – vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums
Hans Olsson – guitar

Significant songs:
Cadillac
Profit
Att Städa Sitt Rum

We borrowed an electric guitar and and an amplifier from Bäckströms Musik over a weekend. Hans had just learned the riff to Ebba Grön’s Profit so we thought we really had things going!

First ever photo of the band, taken by my dad Bernt Forsberg in the basement of Johan Östbergs Väg 7, Sandviken.



KLARA BESKED Autumn 1978


Håkan Svensson – vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums
Håkan Nyström – guitar

Significant songs:
Glitter
Det Finns Bara Såna
Badplats X
Fy Fan För Surt Folk
Marangonis Glada Gäng
Idag Tilt, Imorgon Frispel (Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World)
Pinball King

We never wrote any songs about the police or security guards because we never had any problems with them in Sandviken. We just focused on pinball machines.


1979

NO BRAINS January 1979


Jens Skov – vocals
Håkan Nyström – guitar
Lasse Forsberg – drums

Significant song:
Pengarna Rullar



PUBLIC FREAKS January – February 1979


Håkan Nyström – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums



HOST ATTAX February 1979


Håkan Nyström – guitar, vocals
Tomas Jansson – bass
Lasse Forsberg – drums

Tomas Jansson looked like Sid Vicious but couldn’t play bass. No comparison otherwise…



KLARA BESKED / BLÅ VATTEN Spring/Autumn 1979


Håkan Nyström – guitar, vocals
Håkan Svensson – vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums

Significant songs:
Protest
Debatt
Badplats X
1000 Punks
Go Go Go
Mona Tumba Slim Club


1980

HS ART (#1) January 1980


Håkan Nyström – guitar, vocals
Håkan Svensson – bass, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums, vocals

Significant songs:
Den Kvarblivna Myran
Vattenplask
Sjung Av Glädje
Larsson
Vi Som Vill Fram
Elsa

We made our official stage premiere at Furuviksparken’s Main Stage on 10 May 1980.



ELVERT UNDERGROUND (#1) Spring/Summer 1980

Håkan Svensson – bass, guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, vocals, drums

Significant songs:
Hotet Från Yttre Rymden Part 1 & Part 2
Canadian Smock
Kaknästornet
Varmrätt, Efterrätt & Förrätt

While Håkan Nyström was busy with bicycle training Håkan & I started this Elvert Underground project. We improvised and recorded one silly song after another on a tape recorder, first take – no dubs.



HS ART (#2) June 1980


Håkan Svensson – bass, vocals
Håkan Nyström – guitar, vocals
Tommy Carlsson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums

Significant songs:
Svenska Flottan
Skitstövlar
Skrytpryl ’80
Walter Killed The Video Star


HS ART (#3) August 1980


Håkan Svensson – bass, vocals
Stefan Sjöström – guitar
Tommy Carlsson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums


HS ART (#4) October 1980


Håkan Svensson – bass, vocals
Tommy Carlsson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums, vocals

Vinyl EP: HS ART – SKRYTPRYL ’80 (Akut Debut Records, HS-EP-001-80)


A1 Vattenplask
A2 Den Kvarblivna Myran
B1 Jag Vill Inte…
B2 TV-Älskarens Bön

Read more about this brilliant EP on BAR Related Releases Page

From the photo session on the field west of Sandviken Sewage Plant. The first shot was chosen for the EP cover. Photos by Bernt Forsberg


HS ART (#5) December 1980January 1981


Håkan Svensson – bass, vocals
Håkan Nyström – guitar
Tommy Carlsson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums


1981

HÅKAN POP January 1981


Håkan Nyström – vocals, guitar
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Lasse Sandberg – drums

Significant songs:

JP Bloom
Pulsen Stiger
Svante Nilsson
En Hemmafrus Klagan


RUDOLF MELCHER BAND February – May 1981


Håkan Nyström – vocals, guitar
Tommy Carlsson – bass
Lasse Forsberg – drums

Significant songs:
Partiledare Ska Jag Bli
En Förlorad Generation
Svante Nilsson
Larsson
J P Bloom
TV-Älskarens Bön
Män i Vita Rockar


LEPRA BOYS Autumn 1981


Peter Moroney – vocals, guitar
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Fredrik “Fritte” Jonasson – drums

Significant songs:
Män i Vita Rockar
Tomma Ord
J P Bloom
Höga Herrar


BRIGHT BOYS November – December 1981


Peter Moroney – vocals, guitar
Jonny Lönn – bass, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums

Sigificant songs:
Höga Herrar
Isbit
Alla Vackra Flickor


1982

BILLY POP Winter/Spring 1982


Peter Moroney – vocals, guitar
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Lasse Sandberg – drums

Significant songs:
Eviga Ögon
Allt Vad Jag Har
Marionette


1983

THE WEREWOLVES One off show at Folkets Hus, Sandviken, 7 July 1983


Håkan Nyström – vocals, guitar
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Lasse Sandberg – drums

Songs performed:
Staten & Kapitalet
Mongoloid
Hasse Jäser
Blitzkrieg Bop
My Generation


1984

MIDNIGHT ACT (#1 & #3) Autumn 1983 – December 1984


Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Tomas Thyr – guitar
Lasse Sandberg – drums

Significant songs:
Allt Vad Jag Har
Picknick i Det Grå
Skrämmande Stad
Party (Utanför Mitt Huvud)
Clown
Glömda Änglar
Piroger & Big Mac


MIDNIGHT ACT (#2) March – April 1984


??? – lead vocals (a complete bastard and we all hated him)
Håkan Nyström – trumpet, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Tomas Thyr – guitar
Lasse Sandberg – drums


THE SNÖSKOTTERS (#1) January 1984


Lennart Mörtberg – vocals
Ingo Svahn – guitar
Esa Toivonen – bass
Lasse Forsberg – drums

Significant songs:

Paranoid
Pogue Mahone
Clampdown
Russian Roulette
War Waltz
I Fought The Law
No Feelings
Should I Stay or Should I Go
Lonely Boy
I Wanna Be Loved


THE SNÖSKOTTERS (#2) February 1984


Lasse Forsberg – vocals
Ingo Svahn – lead guitar
Jonny Lönn – guitar
Esa Toivonen – bass
Lasse Sandberg – drums


MIDNIGHT ACT (#1.2) February 1984 – December 1984


Lasse Forsberg – bass, vocals
Tomas Thyr – guitar
Lasse Sandberg – drums


THE SNÖSKOTTERS (#3) Summer 1984


Lasse Forsberg – vocals, bass, harmonica
Peter Moroney – vocals, guitar
Anders Skogh – drums

Significant songs:

The Age of Reason
Pogue Mahone
Burstin’ Out of Reality
War Waltz


BABY SAID YEAH! (#1) Summer 1984


Björn Österman – vocals
Ingo Svahn – lead guitar
Jonny Lönn – guitar
Esa Toivonen – keyboards
David Parkin – bass, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums

Significant songs:

Glitter Girls
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
War Waltz
Uprush
Kevin
Dancing With Yourself (Again)
Just a Matter of Time


1985

BABY SAID YEAH! (#2) November 1984 – August 1985


Björn Österman – vocals
Ingo Svahn – lead guitar
Jonny Lönn – guitar
David Parkin – bass, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums, backing vocals



BABY SAID YEAH! (#3) August 1985 – December 1985

Björn Österman – vocals
Peter Granath – lead guitar
Jonny Lönn – guitar
David Parkin – bass, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – drums

Significant songs:

Glitter Girls
Thief In The Night
No Happy Ending
Bullet From The Blue
Razor’s Edge
A Day Like Today
Darken My Shadow
Actin’ For Your Life


1986

MIDNIGHT ACT (#3) Spring 1986December 1986


Lasse Forsberg – vocals, guitar
Thomas Gustavsson – bass, vocals
Lasse Sandberg – drums

Significant songs:

Asfalt Tango
Casanova
Piroger & Big Mac
Glömda Änglar
Dirty Old Town
I’m a Man You Don’t Meet Every Day
Shame
Yachting Type


1987

MIDNIGHT ACT (#4) January 1987


Lasse Forsberg – vocals, guitar
Thomas Gustavsson – bass, vocals
Jonas Adler – drums
Ola Broquist – Roadie/Driver


ELVERT UNDERGROUND (#2) Spring/Autumn 1987

Håkan Svensson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, vocals

Significant songs:

Hannes Söderlind
Blödande Oxe
Chelsea Kitchen
Oxdragarsång
Fullgubbar
The Leaving of Liverpool
Girl At The Dufftown Distillery


ELVERT UNDERGROUND (#3) December 1987

Håkan Svensson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin


BABY SAID YEAH! (#4) December 1987


Björn Österman – vocals
David Parkin – bass, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, vocals
Magic Ringo – drum machine


1988

ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#4) Spring 1988

Håkan Svensson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin
Adrian van Sandwijk – fiddle
David Herbie Parkin – bass


ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#5) May 1988

Håkan Svensson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin
Adrian van Sandwijk – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass, vocals


ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#6) June 1988

Håkan Svensson – guitar, vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Adrian van Sandwijk – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass, vocals
Tommy “Tucker” Johansson – accordion


ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#7) September 1988


Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Adrian van Sandwijk – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass, backing vocals
Tommy Tucker – accordion


ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#8) December 1988


Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Adrian van Sandwijk – fiddle
Tony Wretling – bass
Tommy Tucker – accordion


1989

ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#9) January 1989


Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Lennart Östblom – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass, backing vocals
Tommy Tucker – accordion




ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#10) November 1989 – May 1992


Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Lennart Östblom – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass, backing vocals



1992

ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#11) May 1992 – October 1992


Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Lennart Östblom – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass, backing vocals
Björn Hammarberg – drums, backing vocals



ELVERT UNDER GROUND (#12) October 1992 – August 1997


Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
Lennart Östblom – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass, backing vocals
Björn Hammarberg – drums, backing vocals



1994

TUCKERS LILLA KAPELL (#1) January 1994 – Summer 1996


Lasse Forsberg – guitar, tin whistle, vocals
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Lennart Östblom – fiddle
Ola Broquist – bass
Björn Hammarberg – drums, backing vocals


BABY SAID YEAH! (#5) 23 April 1994Disturb Recording Session at Woodshed, Sandviken


David Parkin – lead vocals, bass
Ingo Svahn – guitar
Jonny Lönn – guitar
Lasse Forsberg – drums

Songs recorded:

Everybody’s Doing The Twist
Teenager in Love
Just a Matter of Time
Sixteen Tons
I Wanna Get Married Now
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Hound Dog


1995

ELVERT OVERDRIVE One off show at Sommarrock Festival, Finspång 3 June 1995

Lasse Forsberg – guitar, vocals
Ola Broquist – bass
Björn Hammarberg – drums, backing vocals

Songs performed:

Are You Arthur? (First time live)
Tallinn Traffic
She’s Got a Wonderful Way of Doing Nothing
BastardsSounds Cool To Me
Too Much Ledin On The Radio
I Need a Balljoint
Silvan Song
Punchline
Raymond Amble
Thirteen Ontears in a Row



1996

TUCKERS LILLA KAPELL (#2) Summer 1996 – Summer 1997


Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals & guitar
George Hastings – mandolin, banjo
Lennart Östblom – fiddle
David Parkin – bass & backing vocals
Björn Hammarberg – drums, backing vocals

David Parkin replaced Ola Broquist on bass from time to time during 1995-1996.
Nobody knows when the final castling was done.

Most likely Ola made his last performance with TLK at Old Clan Inn in Sandviken on 20th December 1996 when he drove his bass guitar through Rocky’s floor tom on the last song.

Fiddler Lars Eriksson (Madame Neruda, Linesmen) replaced Lennart Östblom and
bass player Peter Lupo Lundström (Los Bohemos, Xinombra) played bass on a couple of shows in July 1995.


And nobody remembers exactly when banjo virtuoso George Hastings eventually called it a day.

Phil Etheridge was invited as a guest at the annual TLK Christmas Show in 2000. He was supposed to sing “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer”. Phil never left the stage and thus he became a full time member of Tuckers Lilla Kapell. Ulf Andersson (Donovan’s Brain/First Cab) also played guitar on some songs at the same show.


1997

TUCKERS LILLA KAPELL (#3) Summer 1997 – January 2004

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals & guitar
Lennart Östblom – fiddle
David Parkin – bass & backing vocals
Björn Hammarberg – drums, backing vocals


1998

GLENDOLINS (#1) Autumn 1998

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals
Anders Thomasson – bass, double bass
Ingemar Dunker – drums

Significant songs:

Sjumilasång (Bland Tomtar och Troll)
Jag Dansar Aldrig i Kungsgården
Helgdagskväll i Hundkojan
Too Much Ledin i Min Radio
I Saw Her Standing There
Zeppelina


1999

GLENDOLINS (#2) January – April 1999

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals
Mattias Åberg – guitar, backing vocals
Anders Thomasson – bass, double bass
Ingemar Dunker – drums

Pictures from Glendolins’ two nights shows in Marieham, Åland


2000

LASSE FORSBERG & INTE VILKET KOMP SOM HELST March 2000-March 2001

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Per Almén – guitar, backing vocals
Bosse Larsson – bass, backing vocals
Anders Findin – harmonium
Mathias Dahl – drums


2001

LASSE FORSBERG & LJUNGELD (#1) October 2001 – November 2001

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Gert-Ove “Prikken” Smedlund – lead guitar, backing vocals
Henke Brannerydh – bass, backing vocals
Mattias Dahl – drums


2002

LASSE FORSBERG & LJUNGELD (#2) Spring 2002 – August 2004

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Stefan Jäderberg – bass, backing vocals
Fredrik Andersson – drums

Ljungeld – Jäderfors Holme, Midsummer 2002


2004

TUCKERS LILLA KAPELL (#4) February 2004 – August 2015

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals & guitar
Phil Etheridge – guitar, lead and backing vocals
Lennart Östblom – fiddle
David Parkin – bass & backing vocals
Björn Hammarberg – drums, backing vocals


2004

BABY SAID YEAH! One-off show at Lill-Puben, Sandviken, 29 May

Lasse Forsberg – guitar, vocals
Björn Österman – lead vocals
David Parkin – bass, backing vocals
Tomas Engblom – slide guitar, harmonica
Anders Ericsson Lindelöf – drums


2009

LIDA PIN April 2009 – September 2011

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Nenne Berglund – bass, backing vocals
Per Almén – backing vocals, tambourine
Nicke Skoglund – drums


2011


LIDA PIN #2 November 2011 – December 2011

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Nenne Berglund – bass, backing vocals
Per Almén – backing vocals, tambourine
Olle Tjern – drums



HS ART (#5) One-off show at Punk & Bössa Festival, Gävle, December 2011

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Håkan Nyström – bass, backing vocals
Cederick Forsberg – drums

Songs performed:

Vattenplask
Åh Va Dyrt
Den Kvarblivna Myran
Larsson
TV-Älskarens Bön


2014

BABY SAID YEAH! (#6) June 2014 – August 2014

Björn Österman – vocals
Lasse Forsberg – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jonny Lönn – guitar
Stig J:son Sand – keyboards, Hammond B3
David Parkin – bass, vocals
Håkan Nyström – drums


2015

MEN ON THE BORDER January 2015 – August 2015

Göran Nyström – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Phil Etheridge – lead vocals, guitar
David Parkin – bass, backing vocals
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, backing vocals
Björn Hammarberg – drums, backing vocals


2016


MARY MAPLE (#1) Spring 2016 – June 2016

Eva Arnström – lead vocals, tambourine
Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Jonny Lönn – rhythm guitar
Stefan Sundman – bass, backing vocals
Cederick Forsberg – drums



MARY MAPLE (#2) June 2016 – July 2016

Eva Arnström – lead vocals, tambourine
Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Jonny Lönn – rhythm guitar
Stefan Sundman – bass, backing vocals
Håkan Nyström – drums



MARY MAPLE (#3) August 2016 – January 2019

Eva Arnström – lead vocals, tambourine
Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Jonny Lönn – rhythm guitar
Stefan Sundman – bass, backing vocals
Mats Hillström – drums


2019


MARY MAPLE (#4) February 2019 – April 2019

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Phil Etheridge – guitar, backing vocals
Jonny Lönn – bass guitar
Cederick Forsberg – drums



MARY MAPLE (#5) May 2019

Eva Arnström – lead vocals, tambourine
Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Jonny Lönn – rhythm guitar
Stefan Sundman – bass, backing vocals
Cederick Forsberg – drums


MARY MAPLE (#6) June 2019 – December 2019


Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Jonny Lönn – rhythm guitar
Stefan Sundman – bass, backing vocals
Cederick Forsberg – drums


2020

THE DAVE PARK FIVE November 2020 – present

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Phil Etheridge – lead vocals, bass guitar
Niclas Carron – guitar, backing vocals
Lennart Östblom – fiddle, mandolin, backing vocals
Björn Hammarberg – drums, backing vocals

Guest musicians:

Jonny Lönn – guitar
Larsa G – guitar
Vicke Benckert – tambourine, maraccas
Ulf Andersson – guitar


2024

FBI – Forsberg-Borgh Intensity One off show at IPO Festival, Encore, Sundbyberg, 16 June 2024

Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Janne Borgh – lead vocals, bass guitar
Cederick Forsberg – drums

Songs performed:
Gruvpsalm (Under Blytunga Moln)
Syndafloden
Nyårsafton På Namnlös Kyrkogård
100 Sekunder
Bara En Blick Härifrån
Vakna Dårar!
När Tivolit Bommar Igen
När Den Sista Stormen Drar Förbi
Redan Försent


JANNE BORGH FANCLUB April 2024 – May 2024

Janne Borgh – lead vocals, bass
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, backing vocals
Micke Lundblad – guitar, backing vocals
Stefan “Stejmo Hjelm” Klingborg – drums


JANNE BORGH FANCLUB (#2) May 2024 -June 2024 (IPO Liverpool)

Janne Borgh – lead vocals, guitar
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, backing vocals
Thomas “Woodrow” Nilsson – guitar, backing vocals
Mats Johansson – bass, backing vocals
Nicke Österberg – drums


JANNE BORGH FANCLUB (#3) July 2024 – present

Janne Borgh – lead vocals, bass guitar
Lasse Forsberg – guitar, backing vocals
Micke Lundblad – lead guitar, backing vocals
Tomas “Tompa” Ericsson – drums


JOE MATERA & FANCLUB Impromptu show at Hot Records in Solna 2 November 2024

Joe Matera – vocals, acoustic guitar
Lasse Forsberg – Rickenbacker guitar (percussion on Sweet Child of Mine)
Tompa Ericsson – percussion
Janne Borgh – Rickenbacker guitar on Sweet Child of Mine


MEN ON THE BORDER (One off Radio Gävleborg Lineup) 8 November 2024

Phil Etheridge – lead vocals, guitar
Lasse Forsberg – bass, backing vocals
Cederick Forsberg – drums, backing vocals

Songs performed: Colours & Here I Go


2025

MIDNIGHT ACT (#5) One off gig, 2 August 2025 at Reimersholme Hotel


Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, guitar
Thomas Gustafsson – backing vocals
Klara Sternbrink – fiddle
Cederick Forsberg – drums, backing vocals

and Niclas Carron – guitar on Bottle Train

Songs performed:
Gånglåt Till Far
I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day
Asfalt Tango
Farewell To Carlingford
Dirty Old Town
Bottle Train


MARY MAPLE (#7) One off gig, 2 August 2025 at Reimershome Hotel, Stockholm


Lasse Forsberg – lead vocals, bass
Eddie Carron – rhythm guitar
Niclas Carron – lead guitar, backing vocals
Cederick Forsberg – drums, backing vocals

with
Mina Walkure – lead vocals on Blitzkrieg Bop
Thomas Gustafsson – backing vocals

Songs performed:
A Day Like Today
Elsie
Animation
Career Opportunities
Honky Tonk Wyman
Blitzkrieg Bop
Too Much Ledin On The Radio


More more more coming soon soon soon…

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