Skymningszonen
What if we sink
Skymningszonen is the ocean’s borderland between light and darkness, where photosynthesis ends and life exists under immense pressure. The trio interprets this in-between space through dance music from Agder, songs and chorales from the Nordic region and Gammalsvenskby, adorned with electronics and poetry.
The concert paints a picture, beginning in weightlessness at the surface and slowly sinking downward. Pressure builds as the water both embraces and compresses. At the seabed, a space opens where multiple emotions and perspectives can coexist—the ocean is vast, and the depth even greater.
Anna Frykstam // clarinet, effects
Cecilia Moore // baritone saxophone
Julia Bengtson // violin, octaveviolin, effects
booking: anna@frykstam.se
RÅ
trad maximized
With clarinets, violins, and saxophones, RÅ takes on Nordic folk traditions with fearless flair and a liberating voice
about RÅ:
With the unique combination of baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and octave fiddle, and an unafraid creative drive, RÅ has crafted a powerful sound that stands out. Traditional Swedish folk music meets improvisation, rich textures, and dark bass lines in an unexpected and captivating fusion.
The Swedish-Danish trio explores and challenges traditional music with a generous mix of humor and seriousness. With their critically acclaimed debut album MASSIV, RÅ has shown that there is still new ground to break and new ways to interpret the Swedish folk music tradition.
Anna Frykstam (SE) // clarinets
Cecilia Moore (SE) // saxophones
Christine Tilby (DK) // violins
booking: ra.folkband@gmail.com
said about RÅ:
"It's traditional Swedish music (except for one track), but quite honestly, it’s unlike any take on the past you’ve heard. This is the lumpity-bumpity version, a gleeful rise through it all by a trio using violins, saxophones, and clarinets. It's not your standard line-up, but there’s nothing standard about Massiv."
-Chris Nickson, RootsWorld Magazine
discography
“ofiltrerad” EP 2017
Böndernas underverk - single 2021
MASSIV - debute album 2021
DIVINITAS
unlimited forgiveness and warmth
A tranquil yet deeply affecting concert experience where voice and clarinet meet in a contemporary, improvisatory soundscape.
An exploration of the Madonna of the Protective Cloak - a depiction of the Virgin Mary common during the 14th-century Black Death - through Birgittine hymns, songs of praise, and newly composed music the Madonna is cast in a new light. Who is today’s Madonna of the Protective Cloak?
With modest means, a powerful sense of presence, comfort and reflection is created - a musical resting place amid the noise of the world.
Óskar Freyr Guðnason // voice, indian harmonium
Anna Frykstam // clarinets, effects
booking: anna@frykstam.se
