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Groupa

Nordic folk fusion

About Me

The eagerly awaited album FROST is now out. Release tour mid September.
"It's party. It's raining from a cloudless sky. Demanding and beautiful at the same time." - NRK, Norwegian Radio.

Read more: www.footprintrecords.com
Order here: www.ejeby.se/cd.asp

After 28 years on the road, with 8 albums, two of them Grammy award winners, the band still tours inside and outside Europe without slowing down the pace. Their records are released in US and Canada by North Side Records and in Germany/Benelux by Laika Records.

“Groupa has become identified with Swedish folk music and all the developments in its recent history, Groupa will challenge people's preconceptions of Swedish music a band worth their weight in gold."
-Rock’n reel.

“Groupa knows how to embrace the ancient muse while roaring forward”
-Cliff Furnald, Roots World.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/28/2006
Band Website: groupa.se
Band Members: Mats Edén: Fiddles.
His fiddle playing is a hallmark of the band, combining influences from both Värmland and Norway. He currently works with Ale Möller and Lena Willemark in the Nordan Project at ECM records. Five solo albums out.

Jonas Simonson: Flutes.
He has developed a completely unique and profoundly personal approach on playing the flutes. He can also be heard in Bäsk, and in recordings with Den Fule and Folk-sax/Riff-Ola.

Terje Isungset: Percussion.
One of Norway’s front music creators. Pioneer in Ice instruments. Composer of the Festival suites at Molde International Jazz Festival 1999, European Culture Cities 2000, and the Bergen Festival 2002. Musician of the year at Vossa Jazz Festival 1996. Recorded the world’s first Ice instrument record 2001.

Booking contact: [email protected]

Record Label: Xource
Type of Label: Indie