Jonas Åkerlund
(fiddle, hardangerfele, viola d´amore, guitar, citern, swedish bagpipes)
Josefina Paulson
(nyckelharpa/keyed fiddle and the older type of keyed fiddle
"kontrabasharpa")
Two musicians, two traditions, spoken in two different dialects, united
in one common musical language. In this duo the traditional element is
so evident that it naturally colours all aspects of their music. Yet,
everything happens in the moment. They express themselves freely and in
their performance they invite the listener into their world of musical
stories, discussions and thoughts. On a variety of instruments, sounds
and attitudes, the listener gets to step right into the middle of an
ongoing conversation. This is how it sounds when Jonas and Josefina let
their instruments talk.
Josefina Paulson - In Delsbo 2008, Josefina was awarded the title
”riksspelman” (national folk musican) by the Zorn Jury with the
motivation "for playing the nyckelharpa lively and skillful, in the
tradition of Uppland" In Västmanland, 2009 she received the Cultural
Award from VLT on the grounds that "Josefina IS music" 2011 Josefina
received
the ”Bror Hjorth Scholarship” with the jury' commenting ”technically
brilliant, very committed performance on the keyed fiddle with both the
preservation of cultural traditions and a gentle personal and creative
rejuvenation” Josefina has studied the one year course at Eric
Sahlström Institutet and also has a bachelor in music, with the
keyedfiddle as main instrument, at the Royal Academy of Music in
Stockholm.
Jonas Åkerlund - is well known for his deeply personal and tradition
based playing, mainly of tunes from Västerdalarna. Jonas has been a
professional musician for over twenty years. He is a sought after
soloist and ensemble player in bands like ”Lure”, ”Esbjörn Hazelius
Band”, ”Bowing 9", Rosén/Åkerlund etc. Besides playing violin, he also
plays guitar, Swedish bagpipes, harmonica and traditional flutes. Jonas
studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
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