Instruments

I am a spelman and bring that flavour into all music I do. I play a traditional Swedish instrument called the nyckelharpa. This chromatic instrument, which is related to the violin and played with a bow, has three rows of wooden keys that are used to stop the strings to make notes. As the notes sound, untouched sympathetic strings resonate with rich overtones, giving it a haunting, ancient character.

My big love is a chromatic 3-rowed nyckelharpa made by Dan Eriksson, Åland, Finland. I also play the older style of nyckelharpas, the kontrabasnyckelharpa, common in the 18th century (made by Hans Gille, 1998) and the moraharpa that dates back to the 16th century (mine is made by Stefan Ekerdahl, 2019) I am also a happy owner of a oktavnyckelharpa made by Olle Plahn Olle Plahn, 2022) I mainly use three different bows, made by Jean Claude Condi, Mirecourt in France, Peder Källman, Gothenburg Sweden and a ”Feather” by Tino, Vienna, Austria. Just got myself a new best friend, a brilliant bow, built by Ulf Johansson, Harlösa, Sweden.