NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In a clipped Nordic accent, Swedish indie folk singer Sarah Klang politely asked the soundboard operator at Nashville's Blue Room to turn up her microphone. The request, made ...

Contrary to Wynton Marsalis and Stanley Crouch, jazz is no longer an American or, even more specifically, Afro-American art form. Jazz has, in fact, always been about incorporating music from various ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Olov Johansson plays the nyckelharpa, an instrument often described as scratching the same itch as other ancient bowed instruments worldwide. His partner, Mikael Marin, plays the ...

International folk music force of nature and Sweden’s 2023 Artist of the Year, Lena Jonsson, makes her debut at this year’s Savannah Music Festival. She’s played alongside Molly Tuttle, Allison de ...

Swedish folk band FRÄNDER will perform at Club Passim on January 14, sharing contemporary arrangements that draw from Swedish and Estonian musical traditions. The group is recognized as one of the ...

While traveling throughout the country in her small RV, Swedish-born artist Sofia Talvik will be stopping to play some mellow ...

Regarded as one of the most prominent bands from the Nordic Folk and World music scene, Swedish duo Symbio will showcase their signature Electro-Folk sound at their debut at Club Passim on October 14.

MOUNT VERNON — Swedish folk master band Väsen is coming to the Lincoln Theatre. The band (pronounced “vessen”) is comprised of Roger Tallroth, Olov Johansson and Mikael Marin, who have dominated the ...

A partly AI-generated folk-pop hit has been barred from Sweden’s official singles chart. The track at the center of the controversy is “I Know, You’re Not Mine” (“Jag vet, du är inte min”) and is ...