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had immigrated to cultivate new land. On his father's side, Andersson descended from these
Finnish settlers. Andersson took odd jobs during the first years of his life, for instance as a forestry worker and school teacher. He found it difficult to make a living. The family considered trying to find a
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Ingemar Algulin writes that Andersson's ballads "were splendidly rhythmic and mellow and permeated by sentimental strains"; they include some of the most popular of all Swedish poems, such as "Helgdagskväll i timmerkojan", "En spelmans jordafärd", and "Jungman Jansson".
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authors, his works are not limited to that genre. His poems are among the most popular in
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recorded a new interpretation of 11 of his songs on her album
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