SFMS Online: Väsen-Duo

This concert with Väsen-Duo was recorded for Susquehanna Folk Music Society audiences in March 2021. Following the concert is a conversation between the band and Scandinavian Fiddler Bruce Sagan. To learn more about the Susquehanna Folk Music Society visit SusquehannaFolk.org
For the last 30 years, Mikael Marin and Olov Johansson played together in Väsen. Now as a duo they're continuing to create a new musical vision, firmly rooted in the folk traditions of their native Sweden but unmistakeably fresh and modern. Their music is playful and intense, full of humor, and they have an almost telepathic rapport onstage.
Olov and Micke go on adventures among old fine musicians, stories and trad tunes. To assist them, they perform on a variety of stringed instruments, including a silverbasharpa, oktavharpa, three-rowed Nyckelharpa, violoncello da spalla and a blue electric viola.
To learn more about Väsen-Duo visit vasen.se/