Swåp is a transnational band featuring two Swedish and two British musicians; two men and two women; a combination of Nordic folk fiddling and traditional…
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Artist Profiles: Roger Tallroth
Roger Tallroth was born on November 21, 1958, With his specially tuned guitar (A-D-A-D-A-D), Tallroth has developed a distinctive sound of his own. In addition…
View More Artist Profiles: Roger TallrothArtist Profiles: Peter Puma Hedlund
Peter Puma Hedlund is one of leading exponents of the nyckelharpa in the world today. A composer and one of the main forces in the…
View More Artist Profiles: Peter Puma HedlundArtist Profiles: Ola Bäckström
Fiddler Ola Bäckström was born in 1959 in Dalarna, Sweden. He is known for his work with The Simon Simonsson Kvartet, Den Fule (Quake NSD61),…
View More Artist Profiles: Ola BäckströmArtist Profiles: Mikael Marin
Mikael Marin is a violist who became a national fiddler in 1983 and was chosen to play in a world orchestra under the direction of…
View More Artist Profiles: Mikael MarinArtist Profiles: Jonas Simonson
Jonas Simonson has a unique and profoundly personal approach to playing the flutes along with the bass saxophone. He began with classical training but converted…
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Johan Hedin was born on December 10, 1969 in Trekanten, Sweden. He plays nyckelharpa oktavnyckelharpa (octave keyfiddle), octave mandola and is also a vocalist. He’s…
View More Artist Profiles: Johan HedinArtist profiles: Hoven Droven
Hoven Droven’s music is a unique and powerful blend of traditional folk and fierce hard rock where violin and electric guitar duel for the audience’s…
View More Artist profiles: Hoven DrovenArtist profiles: Hazelius Hedin
Two of Sweden’s most established folk musicians make up the duo Hazelius Hedin. Esbjorn Hazelius and Johan Hedin both grew up in the south of…
View More Artist profiles: Hazelius HedinArtist Profiles: Groupa
Groupa plays its own brand of modern Swedish folk music. Since 1980, the band has been in the vanguard of the Nordic roots music scene:…
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