Leif Sylvester, Jarno Varsted & H.P. Lange

Name: Leif Sylvester, Jarno Varsted & H.P. Lange
Start: 2026-09-09T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-09T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Kulturhuset i Arden

took place · 9 Sep 2026

Kulturhuset i Arden, Arden

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On Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 8 PM, Leif Sylvester, Jarno Varsted, and H.P. Lange take the stage at Kulturhuset i Arden for the first time performing together as a trio.

About the venue: Kulturhuset i Arden

Kulturhuset i Arden is the town's shared cultural and social hub on Bluhmesgade. Under one roof it houses the public library, the social drop-in centre Det Blå Værested, CKU Himmerland, a local history archive and meeting rooms for clubs and private hire. The resident Kulturhusforening runs a varied programme of concerts, lectures, art exhibitions and theatre.

Bluhmesgade 19, 9510 Arden Get directions

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H.P.Lange

About: Leif Sylvester

Born in 1940 on Amager and trained as a carpenter before becoming everything else, Leif Sylvester has left his mark on Danish culture as a street performer, songwriter, actor and visual artist. From the street circus he ran with Erik Clausen to the hit 'Mormors kolonihavehus' and memorable roles in Taxa and Rita, his work spans decades and carries a consistent social conscience.

LPs released with Sylvester and Svalerne

year completed in April 2025

700+

works reproduced in the art book 'Den store Sylvester' (1993-2024)

Bodil prizes received for acting

What's new

2026-07
Leif Sylvester performed at Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2026 at Arbejdermuseet in a new trio format together with H.P. Lange and Jarno Varsted.
2026
Leif Sylvester participated in the DR programmes Kunstnerkolonien on Fanø.
2025-09
Arbejdermuseet opened the large retrospective special exhibition 'Friheden flyver', which runs until 2 August 2026 and covers Leif Sylvester's entire life's work.

Tracks

Mormors kolonihavehusBeach song from 1978, sung by Eva Madsen - written by Clausen & Petersen

Friheden flyverFreedom and workers' song written together with Erik Clausen in 1978; gave name to retrospective exhibition at the Workers' Museum 2025-2026

Om lidt bliver her stilleRecorded by Kim Larsen in 1995; co-written by Leif Sylvester

Søm i næsenWell-known number from the Sylvester and Svalerne period

Store SonjaTitle track from Clausen & Petersen's debut LP from 1977

About: Jarno Varsted

Berlin-based Dane Jarno Varsted has spent more than 25 years honing his musical partnership with H.P. Lange, establishing himself as one of the most distinctive voices in Danish blues and folk. Armed with little more than a harmonica, he conjures a sound that is deeply rooted in Mississippi tradition yet consistently hard to pin down.

20+

years as an active international touring musician

25+

years of collaboration with H.P. Lange

What's new

2026-04
Jarno Varsted is announced for a trio concert with Leif Sylvester and H.P. Lange at Musikhuset Dexter on April 2, 2027.
2026-06
Varsted and H.P. Lange performed with Leif Sylvester at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival at Arbejdermuseet in June 2026.
2025-11
Varsted played with Leif Sylvester and H.P. Lange at 28 Live Bar in Roskilde on November 15, 2025.

Tour

RoskildeKøbenhavnAarhus

Tracks

The StingSolo album from 2020, harmonica and vocals only, produced by Jens Hein

New Songs For HarmonicaAlbum from 2017, praised by Bluesnews.dk and Rootszone: 'I have never heard anything like it'

The Things You Know So WellDebut solo album from 2015, field recorded near the Polish border, mixed by Bruce Watson in Mississippi

DødedansenSingle from the debut album with music video recorded during the recording session itself

EvilsEarly release with the band Rumspringa, recorded in Copenhagen 2006

Leif Sylvester, Jarno Varsted & H.P. Lange

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