Name Lena Willemark | Role Fiddler | |
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Albums Trees Of Light, Nordan, Alvdalens Elektriska Music groups Frifot (Since 1987), Groupa, Gals and Pals Awards Grammis Award for Folk of the Year Nominations Grammis Award for Folk/Singer-songwriter of the Year, Grammis Award for Jazz of the Year Similar People Ale Moller, Anders Jormin, Jonas Knutsson, Mats Oberg, Kirsten Braten Berg | ||
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Lena Willemark (born 12 May 1960) is a Swedish traditional music fiddler, singer, and composer, who combines elements of folk and jazz.
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Born in Älvdalen, Dalarna, Willemark grew up with the region's folk music. In Stockholm in the 1970s, she also had contact to jazz. She has collaborated with groups such as Frifot, Enteli, Elise Einarsdotter, and composer Karin Rehnqvist. She recording Nordan with Ale Möller, winning in 1994 both a Grammis and the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik. On a commission of Stockholm, Cultural Capital of Europe in 1998, she composed and performed Windogur.
For several decades Willemark has been widening her scope through collaborations with jazz musicians and other artists. She is also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and is often seen on stage across Sweden and abroad.
Lena willemark hector zazou havet stomar
Discography
Willemark also appears on a number of other recordings and compilations, including: