{"id":6802,"date":"2015-07-24T22:32:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T05:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=6802"},"modified":"2015-07-25T11:46:20","modified_gmt":"2015-07-25T18:46:20","slug":"ystad-sidebar-the-monastery-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2015\/07\/ystad-sidebar-the-monastery-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Ystad Sidebar: The Monastery&#8230;&#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=&#8221;7U9ecVRuCI3nvOz9NgwRdBaTGcwdoWTV&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Excitement about the impending trip to Sweden for the Ystad Jazz Festival grew a bit when the festival\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Itta Johnson sent Lucas Gohlen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s photographs of the monastery known as Gr\u00c3\u00a5br\u00c3\u00b6draklostret (Greyfriars Abbey). It is one of the oldest buildings in that ancient town. Its construction started in 1267. In the seven centuries since, it has been a Franciscan monastery, a poorhouse, a distillery, a granary, a candidate for demolition, a museum and one of southern Sweden\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most popular tourist attractions. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Monastery_Ystad_photo_Lucas_Gohlen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Monastery_Ystad_photo_Lucas_Gohlen.jpg\" alt=\"Monastery_Ystad_photo_Lucas_Gohlen\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6803\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the late 1800s the municipality bought the monastery buildings. A few years later they were ordered demolished. Protests from the townspeople saved the monastery. Restoration work took most of the twentieth century. Sometimes the wisdom of ordinary people saves the day. Just imagine&#151;if that demolition order had held, this rose garden would not exist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/M3L0441_Rosegarden_Monastery_Ystad_Photo_Lucas_Gohlen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/M3L0441_Rosegarden_Monastery_Ystad_Photo_Lucas_Gohlen.jpg\" alt=\"_M3L0441_Rosegarden_Monastery_Ystad_Photo_Lucas_Gohlen\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6804\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hooray for the common folk. They rescued the oldest monastery in Sweden.<br \/>\nFor details about the Ystad festival, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2015\/07\/back-to-ystad.html\"target=\"_blank\">go here<\/a> and follow the links.<\/p>\n<p>For one of Sweden&#8217;s most beloved pieces of music, listen to Scott Hamilton and a Scandinavian rhythm section play \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ack V\u00c3\u00a4rmeland, Du Sk\u00c3\u00b6na.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The pianist is Jan Lundgren, the artistic director of the Ystad Festival. Jesper Lundgaard is the bassist, Kristian Leth the drummer. You may know the song better as &#8220;Dear Old Stockholm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pSoxks9HbAQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><p>Hamilton&#8217;s album is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Swedish-Ballads-More-Scott-Hamilton\/dp\/B00COOGELE\/?_encoding=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;keywords=Scott%20Hamilton%20Swedish%20Ballads&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;qid=1396226035&#038;s=music&#038;sr=1-1&#038;tag=rifftidougram-20\"target=\"_blank\"><em>Swedish Ballads&#8230;&#038; More<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=&#8221;7U9ecVRuCI3nvOz9NgwRdBaTGcwdoWTV&#8221;] Excitement about the impending trip to Sweden for the Ystad Jazz Festival grew a bit when the festival\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Itta Johnson sent Lucas Gohlen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s photographs of the monastery known as Gr\u00c3\u00a5br\u00c3\u00b6draklostret (Greyfriars Abbey). It is one of the oldest buildings in that ancient town. Its construction started in 1267. 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