Hootenanny Singers

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Hootenanny Singers
From left to right: Hansi Schwarz, Johan Karlberg, Björn Ulvaeus and Tonny Rooth.
Background information
Also known as	Westbay Singers, The Northern Lights, The Hooten Singers[1]
Origin	Västervik, Sweden
Genres	Folk pop
Years active	1961–1974; 1979-present
Labels	Polar
Members	Martin Arnoldi Eoin Clancy Tonny Roth
Past members	Björn Ulvaeus Hansi Schwarz Johan Karlberg

The Hootenanny Singers are a popular folk group from Västervik, Sweden, founded in 1961. The group included Björn Ulvaeus, who later became a member of ABBA. Other band members were Johan Karlberg (b. Karl Johan Hilding Karlberg, 14 April 1943, Vimmerby, Sweden d. 16 August 1992, Västervik, Sweden), Tonny Rooth (b. Sven Villy Tonny Rooth, 30 November 1943, Västervik, Sweden) and Hansi Schwarz (b. Hans Carl Schwarz, 16 March 1942, Munich, Germany d. 10 January 2013, Lund, Sweden). The group was named "The Northern Lights" for a US-released LP in 1966.