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Ahlberg, Ek & Roswall with Ulrika Bodén
Beautiful and swinging, raw and sonorous on vocals, dulcimer, flutes, harp guitar, violin and nyckelharpa.

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Ahlberg, Ek & Roswall with Ulrika Bodén
AER are known for sonorous arrangements, masterful playing and a dynamic that ranges from sheer sounds to powerful raw swing. On the album, which will be released in spring 2025, Ulrika’s expressive voice is woven into the soundscape and contributes beautiful folk songs and pith-filled power. The repertoire consists of carefully selected songs and chants, both newly written and from the treasure trove of traditional music. Ahlberg, Ek & Roswall with Ulrika Bodén gives an energetic and varied concert that is a joy to experience.

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Ahlberg, Ek & Roswall with Ulrika Bodén
Beautiful and swinging, raw and sonorous on vocals, dulcimer, flutes, harp guitar, violin and nyckelharpa.

Ahlberg, Ek & Roswall and singer Ulrika Bodén are well-known and established in folk music, both in Sweden and abroad. With award-winning album releases, appreciated festival performances and tours behind them, they will release the album Ingen större fröjd i världen är together in the spring of 2025.
AER’s hallmarks are sonorous arrangements, masterful playing and a dynamic that ranges from sheer sounds to powerful raw swing. On the new album, Ulrika’s expressive voice is woven into the soundscape and contributes beautiful folk singing and marrow-filled power. The repertoire consists of carefully selected songs and chants, newly written and from the treasure trove of traditional music, which they have spent many joyful hours arranging together.
Ahlberg, Ek & Roswall with Ulrika Bodén love to make music with each other and for their audience. Their close and energetic interplay is a joy to experience both on record and on the concert stage or dance floor.

Name and instruments:
Ulrika Bodén: vocals, dulcimer, härjedalspipa
Emma Ahlberg: five-stringed violin
Daniel Ek: harp guitar
Niklas Roswall: moraharpa, nyckelharpa

Facts about the album:
Ahlberg, Ek & Roswall with Ulrika Bodén
Ingen större fröjd i världen är (DE001)

Album release February 22, 2025 on Umefolk
Produced by Ahlberg, Ek & Roswall with Ulrika Bodén
Recorded by Roger Bergsten, Nevo Studios
Mastered by Daniel Mikaelsson, Nevo Mastering
Photo: Olle Melkerhed, additional photo: Niklas Roswall
Graphic design: Daniel Strömberg
Translation: Bridget Marsden

Published with support from the Swedish Arts Council

Contact:
info@ahlbergekroswall.se
+46(0)70-5301734