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A warm welcome to the sound world of Sweden’s very first folk string orchestra, ”Bowing 9”. A world in which creative and curious minds thrive. The music flows between vivacious melodies and serenely swaying epics as it takes you on its journey via concert halls, dance venues, bluegrass joints and summer pastures.
Bowing 9
Violin: Sven Ahlbäck, Mia Marin, Olof Misgeld, Emma Reid, Lars Warnstad and Jonas Åkerlund.
Viola: Adrian Jones and Mikael Marin
Cello: Leo Svensson
Double bass: Ulf Åkerhielm

New Solo Album with folksinger Susanne Rosenberg. New Directions in Swedish Folk Singing.

CD/ Susanne Rosenberg, Christophe Deslignes, Jean-Lou Descamps, Thierry Gomar/ MA Recordings 2009/ A unique journey of crative minds from Sweden and France intent on exploring the possibilities for the juxtaposition and interweving of each other’s medieval and folk music traditions. Read more here!

CD/ Luftstråk (Sven Ahlbäck, fiddle, Maria Kalaniemi, accordeon & Johan Hedin, nyckelharpa)/ KMH Förlag 2009/ "One should be careful with big words but this is - a masterpiece" (LIRA 2-2008)

CD/Susanne Rosenberg & Eva Åström-Rune (voices), Mats Olofsson & Leo Svensson (celli)/ Drone 2004/ Old traditional Chorales with four "voices" - singing and cello intertwining interplay "Listen for Gods sake, it's very beautiful!" (Aftonbladet) "Susanne Rosenbergs greatness is her almost blues gliding singing -Honest, technically controlled but with a sincere devotion without being documentary cool in the embrace with the old chorales" (Östgötacorren) "Susanne Rosenbergs ornamentation sparkle with sharp contoure, sometimes intertwining with Eva Aström-Runes voice in suggestive, quarter-tone filled exotic polyphony - as from another time and place." (UNT)
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CD /Susanne Rosenberg, Ulrika Bodén, Sofia Sandén and Eva Åström-Rune (voices) and Sven Ahlbäck (fiddle), Ellika Frisell and Hadrian Prett (viola), Annika Wijhbladh (cello)/ Drone 1999/ Four beautiful voices and a string trio."Take four female voices and mix them with a fiddle, a viola and a cello. Add a good portion of energy a couple of ounces of sincerity and a pinch of roughness and playfulness to taste. Then add a bit of fury. Stir, but only so that each ingredient can still be discerned. Sit down. Listen".

CD/ Susanne Rosenberg, Ulrika Bodén, Karin Holdar and Eva Åström-Rune (voices) and Sven Ahlbäck (fiddle), Mikael Marin (viola) and Annika Wijhbladh (cello)/ Giga 1996/. Folk songs presented both with solo voice and in vocal polyphony togehter with a string trio. Beautiful songs from Gästrikland in the middle of Sweden. Some of the arrangements that are performed on this CD is available as sheet music from Udda Toner: Uppå marmorns höga berg, Klosterjungfrun, Svarthyndan, Sven i Rosengård and Vallåtar från Gammelboning.

CD/Sven Ahlbäck, Maria Kalaniemi, Johan Hedin & Susanne Rosenberg/ Amigo 2001/A gorgeous duet album of traditional and original tunes by two living legends: Finnish accordion master Maria Kalamieni och Swedsh fiddler Sven Ahlbäck. Johan Hedin (nyckelharpa) and Susanne Rosenberg (vocal) are guest performers on some tracks as well. "Remarkable! This release features a seamless marriage of Swedish fiddle and Finnish accordion, With the note of a memory, the bow and bellows in presenting traditional and original tunes together evoke a strong Nordic personality that feeds and emboldens the heart with courage and pride. Jigs and airs in flawless production make this cd a great soundtrack for a Lars von Trier film” (Paula Kirman, About World Music)/ "Airbow is a display of the collaborative interplay of two of the finest players in modern Scandinavian folk music, pushing and pulling each other into a fusion of musical souls.” (H. Koretzky, CDNow)

CD/ Höökensemblen/ Drone xxxx/ The first record with "Höökensemblen" with city music, both playing and singing, from Sweden and Norway.

CD /Rotvälta/ Udda Toner 1994/ Rotvälta goes east and finds some exciting music in the Swedish speaking parts of Finland. Two-part folk singing and wild fiddle music. Rotvälta is Susanne Rosenberg (voice), Sven Ahlbäck (fiddle), Mikael Marin (viola) and Mats Olofsson (cello). guest on this record: Karin Holdar (voice). The polyphonic songs on this album are published in "SVENSK FOLKSÅNG 3" as sheet music.

CD - Rotvälta/ Siljum records 1991/ Traditional music from all parts of Sweden. Fiddle playing and folk singing on a high artistic level. Rotvälta is Susanne Rosenberg (voice), Sven Ahlbäck (fiddle), Mikael Marin (viola)

CD/ Höökensemblen /Drone 2000/ Höökensemblen playes traditional city music from the 17th century. Höökensemblen are: Ånon Egerland, Sven Ahlbäck and Magnus Gustafsson (fiddle) Mikael Marin (viola), Mats Olofsson (cello), Katarina Lindgren (double bass) and Susanne Rosenberg (voice). Guest are also the "Blockflöjtskvartetten" and Sven Åberg (lute). The booklet contains extensive presentations by Magnus Gustafsson.