Folk Live

The music of Stundom is Nordic in its essence: Inspired by the traditional dance music from their ancestors, mixed with classical chamber music tradition and several modern symphonic elements, the trio invites you into their wondrous musical world. With a blend of the cittern, the violin and the piano Emma Elmøe, Villads Hoffmann and Julian Svejgaard share a unique musical chemistry and ability to...

Floating Sofa Quartet is a modern Nordic folk music ensemble consisting of four young musicians from Denmark, Sweden and Finland. With a unique combination of instruments this quartet performs handmade music with a scent of dewy pine trees, salty sea breezes, and freshly brewed coffee. They play a mixture of their own compositions and traditional pieces from their respective countries; tender melo...

The Scandinavian violin and guitar duo Fromseier Hockings come from the tiny village Øksendrup in Denmark where they also run a small organic orchard and cidery. Their stunning tunes and song are inspired by their surroundings and the people in them. Voices and instruments intertwine, groove and move! This Folk Spot Denmark recording is from Tønder Festival 2019. Fromseier Hockings are: Ditte From...

DIVERSITY, GLOBALISATION, INCLUSION, INTEGRATION. This is what the sound of HUDNA is built out of.

Huldrelokkk - the wood nymph's beckoning call, is an all-female trio playing acoustic folk music from three Scandinavian countries: Norway, Sweden and Denmark as well as their own material. Three angelic voices coupled with two virtuoso fiddles and a groovy rhythmic guitar, they celebrated their world premiere concert to an enthusiastic Berlin audience in late 2009. Since then the trio has been gi...

LSMR is Louise Støjberg (vocals & Guitar) and Martin Rauff (Vocals & Guitar). They write their own songs and compose their own music. “We live in a globalized world. We grew up on Danish songs and Danish songwriting traditions… and both have a big passion for these Danish songs. But we also grew up on blues and rock and a globalized commercial music market, so combining them seems almost s...

Mads Hansens Kapel is a young and creative wind blowing over the danish music scene. The band members have roots in widely different genres, but found a common love for the danish traditional music and the renewal of it. Since their formation in 2015, Mads Hansens Kapel has played a variety of different concerts in Denmark, Sweden, England, Germany, Estonia, and Finland. Small intimate and moving...

Pøbel is a band that plays captivating and danceable medieval music performed on a multitude of instruments such as the hurdy-gurdy, vielle, bagpipes, lute, shawm and various medieval drums. Bringing authentic instruments, tunes and costumes on to the stage  Pøbel is not only a qualified guess on how a renowned "dance band" might have looked like in the late 1400s - it is also one of mos...

Rannok is known for their intense energy and unique interaction – Expect energetic polkas, atmospheric ballads and warm-hearted waltzes. With a shared passion for traditional melodies, they offer a new take on their ancestors’ music: contemporary interpretations interspersed with original tunes written with respect for the folk tradition. The duo consists of one of Denmark's top fiddlers, Michael...

Sherzandum deliver energetic and emotive dance parties, directly from the hearts of the 7 man band, that plays klezmer with eclectic trips to balkan and swinging jazz. Pumping swing rytms, precise breaks and brass riffs from the deep pits of the big-band culture in the name of world music is the mix, when Sherzandum start doing their magical thing! The bands performance and joy of playing have bro...

Spöket in Köket distinguishes itself by being the only Scandi-French-Canadian cross-over Folk Bigband in Scandinavia, consisting of ten young ambitious musicians with different backgrounds in both jazz, classical, rock and folk music. The band’s repertoire consists of old and new songs and tunes from both Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Québec and Cape Breton, ranging from melancholic ballads to feisty p...

Enjoy the Danish folk trio Vesselil in a recording from the famous Tønder Festival. Vesselil is Elisabeth Dichmann and Clara Tesch on violin and vocals, and Maja Aarøe Freese on 5-string cello and lead vocal. They all come from a classical music background, and they met and discovered Danish folk music in 2010. Since then they have been performing mainly their own music in Denmark, Finland, German...

Viik is a pan Scandinavian folk rock band created around the Norwegian singer Elisabeth Vik who lives in the Danish capitol Copenhagen. In this Folk Spot Denmark recording from the famous Danish Tønder Festival in 2019, you will hear the band performing their mix of old Nordic ballads and traditional as well as contemporary music, composed by the band members. More info: www.viikmusic.com Viik is:...

"It's hard not to be impressed by the artistry of the arrangements throughout Vingefang's latest album " Tidens Ekko". Overall, it's a superbly crafted and creative selection of songs, that somehow remains unmistakably Nordic."  - Songlines, (UK) Lene Høst and Miriam Ariana are two folk musicians with roots in Scandinavia. They have travelled and lived in France, Brazil, Sweden...

World On A String has existed for over 14 years. They have, all this time, nurtured their very own personal music-style and over the years they’ve gathered a steady number of enthusiastic followers. Their three album releases has received extraordinary praise from the critics and their début release was nominated by Danish Music Awards in the category “Best Cross-over Album of the year”. The...

Zenobia er en trio der fortolker og formidler den danske sangskat. Vi spiller danske viser, højskolesange, salmer og nykompositioner affødt af traditionen. Trioen består af Louise Støjbjerg på sang, Charlotte Støjbjerg på piano og Mette Kathrine Jensen Stærk på harmonika. Yderligere info på: www.zenobia.nu

The members of Phønix are veterans on the Danish roots, folk and trad music scene. They play at schools, clubs, festivals and churches, and on this Folk Spot Denmark recording from Tønder Festival in 2019, they are working together with a team of dancers called Embla. Get more info at: www.phonixfolk.dk Phønix are: Jesper Falch: Percussion Karen Mose: Vocal/Keys Anja Præst: Clarinet / Bass clarine...