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 Photos of Eye Make The Horizon & Träden Fylkingen 2017:                                                          Photos by: Damir "Danne" Bodnar  

 Photos from Huddinge Jazz & Blues Festival 2025:                                                     Photos by: Damir "Danne" Bodnar  

  Interview with taper ”TopHatTapes” – 2026:     First of all, many thanks for the interview. How are you doing? This year is off to a good start. I've already attended 9 shows so far.     Let us start with beginning of your taping career. How did it all started out for you? I used to go through my dad's records and tapes, and became aware of 'bootlegs' via a few TMOQ style LPs that he owned. My dad used to lend/borrow LPs to/from friends and make tape copies, sort of a pirate club. One day while looking for something to listen to I noticed a peculiar cassette label, which was one of his favourite bands live in our hometown. I put it on and could hear my parents talking at one point, quickly realizing that they had brought in a dictaphone and made the tape. At that point I had been to a few concerts myself and thought, how cool would it be if I could listen back.     Many tapers had some kind of role models when they got deeper ...