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…
Artist profiles: Swåp
Tag: Sweden
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…
Artist 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…
Artist 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),…
Artist 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…
Artist 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…
Artist Profiles: Johan Hedin
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…
Artist 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…
Artist 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…
Artist 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:…