How should we really relate to time, which inexorably rushes forward and leaves deep traces in all of us? From the youth's longing expectation, through disappointment and sadness, to - at best - reorientation and hope for the future. With the album Tid, singer, pianist and composer Nina Akerblom Nielsen wants to touch the listener with songs from all walks of life, as well...

The obstinate and willful singer songwriter and folk rock artist Murre Eriksson from the deep spruce forests in Smaland, Sweden, brings the listeners on an emotional rollercoaster. Her lyrics are artful and her melodies adapt to happiness and grief, big life changes and the tiny every day moments. Murre grew up in the little village of Torsas, 40 km west of Vaxjo. On her...

The obstinate and willful singer songwriter and folk rock artist Murre Eriksson from the deep spruce forests in Smaland, Sweden, brings the listeners on an emotional rollercoaster. Her lyrics are artful and her melodies adapt to happiness and grief, big life changes and the tiny every day moments. Murre grew up in the little village of Torsas, 40 km west of Vaxjo. On her...

Debutants Ljus Och Lykta (meaning "Light and lantern") is a breath of fresh air on the Swedish music scene. In terms of genre, they mainly reside in the borderland between folk music and the ballad tradition, and have great potential to reach a wider audience. A versatile musical experience where love songs are mixed with chorales and medieval ballads, all virtuosically...

RÅ consists of three vibrant and innovative musicians from the Scandinavian folk and improvisation scene who playfully explore traditional Swedish folk music. RÅ has taken the beautiful melancholy of the polska, the bubbling rhythmics of the waltz and the playful swing of the polka and explored the possibilities, thus creating a musical sphere that challenges and intrigues...

Von seinem Wesen her ist Monoswezi ein Kollektiv das sich ständig im Zustand der musikalischen Weiterentwicklung befindet. Die Vielfalt der Band spiegelt sich bereits im Namen wieder: Monoswezi ist zusammengesetzt aus den Anfangsbuchstaben der Länder aus denen die vier Gründungs¬mitglieder stammen: Mosambik (Mo), Norwegen (No), Schweden (Swe), Simbabwe (Zi) - und ist...

Tailcoat has been called “the new all star band of nordic instrumental folk music” Their unusual instruments and cinematic sound draws inspiration from traditional folk music, and takes the form of newly written compositions. Their music is progressive, and draws lines from genres and traditions all over the globe. The Swedish nyckelharpa and traditional Norwegian hardanger...

Thank you for the music! Es ist Zeit, danke zu sagen und zu feiern! Seit 15 Jahren singt das schwedische Frauen-Folk-Quartett Kongero in bester A-capella-Tradition traditionelle skandinavische Volkslieder in eigenen Arrangements. Anna Larsson, Anna Wikenius, Emma Björling und Lotta Andersson überzeugen auch mit Eigenkompositionen, darunter vertonten Gedichten. Der Name des...

Jarnna is a band in Sápmi. The music is inspired from the arctic landscape and the sami jojk tradition. The songs are arranged with warm acoustic sounds.