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Trickbag

• Sweden• Active: 1990s–present
Nordic BluesDelta BluesRhythm and Blues

"Sweden's largest blues export" — over 30 years of raw, swinging Delta-rooted houserockin' rhythm & blues, from 1999's "Just Passing Through" to the 30th-anniversary "The Collection" (2024).

Formed in the early 1990s, Trickbag has spent over thirty years earning its reputation as one of Sweden's most active blues bands — and, by most accounts, Sweden's largest blues export. Rather than a studio-focused project, Trickbag has built its name on the road, playing what critics describe as raw, swinging blues rooted in Mississippi Delta tradition, spiked with R&B and rock and roll energy, and delivered, as one description put it, "with maximal energy already in the first song" (Kilde: band promotional materials; Discogs). The band's recorded catalog runs from "Just Passing Through" (1999, Concrete Records) through "Afternoon Mint" (2004), "Goin' Downtown" (2011), "Candyville" (2015) and the anniversary-marking "The Collection" (2024), released to celebrate three decades together. Along the way Trickbag has also released two "Trickbag With Friends" collaborative volumes (2013 and 2016) and a career retrospective, "25 Years Of Houserockin' Rhythm'N'Blues!" (2019) (Kilde: Discogs). The band's current lineup centers on vocalist Tommy Moberg, harmonica player Steve "West" Weston — regarded as one of Europe's finest blues harp players — and guitarist Tomi Leino, known for his heavy, aggressive playing style. Their reputation as a top touring act has carried them across the European blues festival circuit for three decades, appearances documented on Discogs through track credits on blues festival compilations from Toronto to Lucerne, Switzerland (Kilde: Discogs; band promotional materials). In 2024, Trickbag marked their 30th anniversary with a dedicated tour and "The Collection," a career-spanning release that captured a band still known, after three decades, for going all-out on stage from the very first note (Kilde: band promotional materials).

Musical Influence

Trickbag's three decades of relentless touring have made them one of the most visible ambassadors of Swedish blues on the European festival circuit, a live-first model that has outlasted most of their studio-focused peers. (Kilde: Discogs; band promotional materials)

Influences

Mississippi Delta bluesRhythm and bluesRock and roll

Formative experiences

  • •Early 1990s: Trickbag forms in Sweden. (Kilde: band promotional materials)
  • •1999: Releases debut album "Just Passing Through" on Concrete Records. (Kilde: Discogs)
  • •2011: Releases "Goin' Downtown." (Kilde: Discogs)
  • •2019: Career retrospective "25 Years Of Houserockin' Rhythm'N'Blues!" released. (Kilde: Discogs)
  • •2024: Marks 30th anniversary with "The Collection" and an anniversary tour. (Kilde: Discogs; band promotional materials)

Instruments & Equipment

Guitar

Guitar

Tomi Leino, known for heavy, aggressive playing.

Vocals

Vocals

Tommy Moberg, current lead vocalist.

Stories & Anecdotes

"Trickbag is widely described in Swedish blues circles as "Sweden's largest blues export," a reputation built almost entirely through relentless live touring rather than hit records. (Kilde: band promotional materials)"
"The band's 2024 30th-anniversary release, "The Collection," arrived exactly three decades after their formation, marking one of the longest continuously active runs of any Swedish blues band. (Kilde: Discogs)"
"Discogs credits Trickbag with track appearances on blues festival compilations spanning from Toronto and Lucerne, Switzerland, to New Orleans — evidence of a touring footprint far beyond Scandinavia. (Kilde: Discogs)"

Collaborators

Tommy Moberg

Vocalist.

Steve "West" Weston

Harmonica.

Tomi Leino

Guitar.

Watch & Listen

Featured

Trickbag — "thirty years of houserockin' rhythm n'blues, live" (Akkurat, Stockholm 2024)

Davve Davve

Trickbag — House Party (live in Tampere 2024)

Trickbag — House Party (live in Tampere 2024)

Trickbag — Candyville (live at Öbacka Jazz & Blues, Härnösand 2020)

Trickbag — Candyville (live at Öbacka Jazz & Blues, Härnösand 2020)

Trickbag — Candyville (studio)

Trickbag — Candyville (studio)

Watch & Listen

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Discography

YearTitleProducerStudioLabelChartSalesMusiciansYouTubeNotes
1999Just Passing Through——Concrete Records———Debut album.
2004Afternoon Mint——Concrete Records————
2011Goin' Downtown——Magic Production————
2015Candyville——Magic Production————
201925 Years Of Houserockin' Rhythm'N'Blues!——Magic Production———Career retrospective marking 25 years together.
2024The Collection——————Released to mark the band's 30th anniversary.

Famous songs

01Candyville
02House Party

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