Lena Willemark
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Lena Willemark is a Swedish
traditional music
fiddler, singer, and composer.
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 also appears on a number of other recordings and compilations, including, among others:
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
traditional music
Traditional music
Traditional music is the term increasingly used for folk music that is not contemporary folk music. More on this is at the terminology section of the World music article...
fiddler, singer, and composer.
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
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music or Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
and is often seen on stage across Sweden and abroad.
Discography
- Lena Willemark När som gräset det vajar, 1989
- Lena Willemark/Ale Möller/Per GudmundssonFrifotFrifot is a Swedish folk music trio which was formed in 1987. Its members are Lena Willemark, Per Gudmundson and Ale Möller. When it was first formed, the group called themselves Möller, Willemark & Gudmundson; the name Frifot, literally footloose, comes from the lyrics of one of the songs they play...
Frifot, 1991 - FrifotFrifotFrifot is a Swedish folk music trio which was formed in 1987. Its members are Lena Willemark, Per Gudmundson and Ale Möller. When it was first formed, the group called themselves Möller, Willemark & Gudmundson; the name Frifot, literally footloose, comes from the lyrics of one of the songs they play...
with Kirsten Bråten-Berg, Musique des vallées scandinaves (Suède - Norvège), 1993 - Lena Willemark/Ale Möller Nordan, 1994 (ECM)
- Enteli Enteli, 1994
- Elise Einardotter Ensemble Senses, 1995
- Ale MöllerAle MöllerAle Möller is a Swedish musician and composer.He was born and grew up in Scania in southern Sweden and started in music as a jazz trumpet player...
Hästen och Tranan, 1996 - Lena Willemark/Ale Möller Agram, 1996 (ECM)
- FrifotFrifotFrifot is a Swedish folk music trio which was formed in 1987. Its members are Lena Willemark, Per Gudmundson and Ale Möller. When it was first formed, the group called themselves Möller, Willemark & Gudmundson; the name Frifot, literally footloose, comes from the lyrics of one of the songs they play...
Järven, 1996 - Enteli Live, 1997
- FrifotFrifotFrifot is a Swedish folk music trio which was formed in 1987. Its members are Lena Willemark, Per Gudmundson and Ale Möller. When it was first formed, the group called themselves Möller, Willemark & Gudmundson; the name Frifot, literally footloose, comes from the lyrics of one of the songs they play...
Frifot, 1999 (ECM) - Lena Willemark Windogur, 2000
- FrifotFrifotFrifot is a Swedish folk music trio which was formed in 1987. Its members are Lena Willemark, Per Gudmundson and Ale Möller. When it was first formed, the group called themselves Möller, Willemark & Gudmundson; the name Frifot, literally footloose, comes from the lyrics of one of the songs they play...
Sluring, 2003 - Lena Willemark Älvdalens Elektriska, 2006
- FrifotFrifotFrifot is a Swedish folk music trio which was formed in 1987. Its members are Lena Willemark, Per Gudmundson and Ale Möller. When it was first formed, the group called themselves Möller, Willemark & Gudmundson; the name Frifot, literally footloose, comes from the lyrics of one of the songs they play...
Flyt, 2007
Lena also appears on a number of other recordings and compilations, including, among others:
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Songs from the Cold Seas, 1994 - Johan Hedin Angel Archipelago, 1998
- Groupa Månskratt, 1990
- Anders JorminAnders JorminAnders Bertil Michael Jormin, born September 7, 1957 in Jönköping, is a Swedish bassist and composer.Jormin established a musical partnership with Bobo Stenson in the mid-1980s which led to international recognition playing with Charles Lloyd, in the early 1990s...
In Winds, In LightIn Winds, In LightIn Winds, In Light is an album by Swedish basist and composer Anders Jormin recorded in 2003 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is a startling record, literally unlike anything ever heard before. These players make...
, 2003 (ECM) - Various artists Finlir och Gold (compilation)
- Various artists Varjehanda folkmusik (Musica Sveciae 3)
- Various artists Lockrop & vallåtar (Musica Sveciae 8)
- Various artists Blod, lik & tårar (Musica Sveciae 19)
- Various artists Folkmusik i förvandling (Musica Sveciae 25)
- Various artists Visfolk och tralltokar
- Various artists Carl Michael Bellman
- Various artists Folksamling