Blues days in Old Oxelösund
The Association Culture at Krogbacken organizes free blues concerts
About the project
From July 30 to August 2, 2025, free blues concerts were offered at Krogbacken in Gamla Oxelösund.
The Association Culture at Krogbacken has carried out a project to spread the blue tones of blues music in Oxelösund and Sörmland. In collaboration with Oxelö Krog, they have invited to free concerts for four days.
Dagkonserterna med ”Pete Simson Blues” var en fristående del av ”Bluesdagar” som bjöd på flera konserter med blues dag som kväll!
Leader Sörmlandskusten finances the project among other things because it works well to strengthen the place through culture, and to test new concepts to attract a new audience.
ABOUT BLUES DAYS
The Association has strengthened our activities through the project. Our cultural offerings have been broadened and we have collaborated with new jazz associations.
One of eleven projects within "Creative Rural Areas"”
Culture as a tool for rural development
In 2025, Leader Sörmland Coast is making a special effort on projects with cultural and creative actors. We are financing 11 projects that, with small funds (max. 40,000 SEK incl. VAT), will make contributions within the culture or creative sector. The projects are always in collaboration with at least one actor.
With the 11 sub-projects, Leader Sörmland Coast wants to promote culture as a tool for the development of towns and rural areas in our area.
The purpose of the project is to promote culture, creativity and place development in rural areas within the framework of the Leader method.
The goal of the project is to grant 10 projects with a focus on location development for creative and cultural industries.
The project is partly funded by the EU.
About the project
The project is being implemented
2025
Project owner
The Association Culture at Krogbacken
Project Manager
Martin Atterby
Purpose and goals
Purpose: To strengthen Gamla Oxelösund as a cultural location and increase interest in blues music in Oxelösund and Sörmland.
CASE: To organize four consecutive days of daytime blues concerts.
About financing
Granted support from Leader
40,000 SEK
Total project budget
40,000 SEK
Support rate: 100 %
Incoming EU funds have been granted from:
Rural Development Fund
The support from the rural development programme consists of funding from the EU and the state.