It was in 1990, the year that a 24-year-old Olov Johansson won the first Nyckelharpa World Championships at Österbybruk, Sweden—the nyckelharpa is an early Swedish relative to violin with keyed notes ...

Crossroads Cultural Connections will welcome internationally acclaimed Swedish vocal ensemble Kongero for a rare Midwest performance on Saturday, Dec. 6. at Bishop Hill Creative Commons. The evening ...

Fall is the perfect time for thumping, folk-inspired songs that inspire wanderlust in the listener, and it's always the right time to get obsessed with some virtually-perfect Swedish pop. Smith & ...

In the mood for a snifter of schnapps, a kick back in the easy chair and a night soaking in some Swedish folk songs, tunes centered, for the most part, around the tradition of herding and goat calling ...

The nyckelharpa or “key harp” is a traditional Swedish musical instrument. It is a string instrument. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the ...

Performance practice within the Swedish song type known as "visa" changed during the 20th century from rural romanticism to protest song in the service of the left-wing political movement. A common ...