A follow up to “In Their Footsteps,” this CD contains more explorations of Swedish Folk music, featuring nyckelharpa. Exciting, joyous uptempo dance tunes interspersed with lovely slower waltzes. Many new tunes composed by contemporary Swedish musicians are featured.

Please note: This recording will not be sold through any digital download

A follow up to “In Their Footsteps,” this CD contains more explorations of Swedish Folk music, featuring nyckelharpa. Exciting, joyous uptempo dance tunes interspersed with lovely slower waltzes. Many new tunes composed by contemporary Swedish musicians are featured.

Please note: This recording will not be sold through any digital download distributor such as CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody etc. and can only be found on this website or my bandcamp site.

1. Ante Sundin’s (Polska after Ante Sundin (Traditional/Medalpad)
2. Juringius (Slängpolska after Juringius) (Traditional/Småland)
3. Sören’s Waltz (Sorens Vals) (composed by Jan Ekedahl)
4. Polska for Adam (Polska Till Adam) (composed by Josefina Paulson)
5. The Troll Realm Polska (Trollrikespolskan) (composed by Eric Sahlström/Uppland)
6. Ice on the Water (composed by George Reynolds)
7. The Pen-knife Murderer (Pennknivsmördaren) (Traditional)
8. Heaven’s Polska (Himlens Polska) (Traditional/Finland)
9. The Fly Fishing Polska (Racklehanen) - (composed by Niklas Roswell)
10. Long Dance/The Festive Polska (Långdans after Hjort Anders Olsson/Festpolskan) (Traditonal/Bingsjö/Östergötland)
11. Byss Kalle’s Gift Tune (Skänklåt after Byss Kalle) (Traditional/Uppland)
12. Magnus Theorin (Polska after Magnus Theorin) (Traditional/Småland)
13. Summer Waltz (Sommarvals) (Composed by Ale Möller)
14. Barsebäck (Slängpolska from Barsebäck) (Traditional/Skåne)

Total Running Time: 57:00

Beginning in 2007, the focus of my musical craft began shifting away from the Celtic harp to the Swedish nyckelharpa. This shift took a dramatic turn in 2012 when I was given the opportunity to purchase a nyckelharpa from Sören Åhker, an eminent Swedish luthier. Inspired by the instrument, encouraged by listeners and friends, and heeding my changing interests, my dedication to this instrument and Swedish folk music has taken deeper root and grown more passionate than ever.

For this album I ventured to record Swedish tunes I have enjoyed over the years without much regard to their popularity, accessibility or prior recorded history. Nor would I limit myself to just traditional (public domain) melodies. I happen to like new tunes and a good number I chose were composed by contemporary musicians. Their music has been a gift to me and recording their melodies would be something of my homage to them.

As always, I have strived to balance two somewhat competing energies: that of paying attention to the tradition from which they came and how they are traditionally played (Sweden), on the one hand, while also engaging the music with a free artistic spirit according to my own tastes and sensibilities on the other. Of course, my fondest hope is that you enjoy them as well.