Anna Ekborg Hans-Ers
The award winning fiddle player Anna Ekborg Hans-Ers is one of the younger generation’s most prominent folk musicians. Over the last years she has become one of the most known fiddle players on the Swedish Folk Music scene, both as a solo artist and as a member of different ensembles. Inspired by generations of folk musicians, Anna explores traditional music with great integrity and brilliance. With deep roots and a focus on the genre, she and her fiddle stretch musical borders and also allow new influences in, leaving her own mark on the tunes.
In 2021, Anna released the critically acclaimed debut album SOLO which was nominated for a Swedish grammy, named solo album of the year by Lira Music Magazine and won prize for folk music of the year at the independent music awards “Manifestgalan” and Dalecarlia Music Awards. In 2023 she received the award as “Newcomer of the Year” at the Swedish Folk & World Music Awards.
Albin Broberg
As a sought after guitar player Albin has been seen on the Nordic folk music scene with various bands and projects. Known for his unique melodic and rhytmical approach, he leans heavily on traditional melodies from the western part of Sweden as a springboard for his own compositions and arrangements. Originally growing up as a drummer with a broad curiosity for dirrefent musical expressions. In his late teenage years Albin developed his interest for traditonal music, picking up different stringed instruments such as the Nordic cittern and 12-stringed guitar. This brought him on a journey, studiyng the folk traditions from parts of Sweden and Norway, focusing on the interplay between melody and rhythm.
Through years of performing and collaborating with musicians across the Nordic folk music scene, he has refined an approach that combines sensitivity, drive and a deep respect for the tradition.
Jerker “JJ” Hans-Ers
Swedish violinist Jerker “JJ” Hans-Ers is a folk musician sprung from the traditional folk music in Hälsingland, Sweden. He was five years old when he began playing the violin through the Suzuki method and at the age of 13 he received an old hardanger fiddle that led him into Norwegian folk music. He realized pretty early that it was the Norwegian tonality, and not the Norwegian tunes that captured his interest. Since that moment he has experimented a lot with his sound on the fiddle and has become an important musician and composer among his generation of folk musicians.
Growing up Jerker learned from older fiddlers and has specialized in the traditional music from his home region, Hälsingland. With inspirations such as Jonas Olsson he got into composing music at an early age and started to arrange music as well as playing in different bands in his teenage years. With a great curiosity and the urge to learn new skills on his instrument he has developed his own sound mixing different techniques with his traditional roots to find new dimensions of Nordic folk music.