Bands & Projects
Framåt! (Forward!) Album released in 2014.
Solo program, nyckelharpa and voice
”Forward! The will that cannot be stopped. I bow down my head and prepare – I tried to reach for this moment for so long and now I´m here, ready to go further on, to follow the heart beat.
My life is full of directions. What makes this will so strong?
Tradpunkt has opened a treasure chest full of Swedish polskor, waltzes, and songs from Mörkö and other parts of Södermanland, Sweden.
Sunniva Abelli - nyckelharpa and voice
Caroline Eriksson - fiddle and nyckelharpa
Madliene Ahlström Eriksson - fiddle and nyckelharpa
tradpunkt.se
Rim
Engaging and powerful presence
Norwegian-Swedish quartet with fiddles, diatonic accordion and nyckelharpa
www.facebook.com/rim.music
Frida Johansson
Frida Johansson: keyboard, violin, compositions
Amanda Lindgren: percussion, trumpet, keyboard, vocals
Mi von Ahn: guitar, keyboard, vocals
Sunniva Abelli: nyckelharpa, vocals
Discography / Listen
Sunniva Abelli:
Framåt! /Forward
(SAM001 2014)
Buy here:
Tradpunkt "Dansar här" Liveinspelning med dansare 2018
(SAM002)
Buy here:
https://tradpunkt.bandcamp.com/album/dansar-h-r
About / Biography
Sunniva Abelli
Swedish Nyckelharpa player, singer and composer of contemporary folk music with roots in Nordic traditions. Also known for her poetic lyrics and dynamic, groovy playing and a unique personal style using feet, voice and dancing while playing the Nyckelharpa.
Presence, space, playfulness and rhythmic groove are strong elements in Abelli’s music. Born into folk music within a family full of artists, she has a rich knowledge of traditional music from the north and holds an artistic master’s degree in Nordic folk music. She has toured Scandinavia, Europe and Japan with various ensembles and solo.
Based in Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden.
Education
2013-2015 the Royal College of Music in Stockholm:
Nordic Master in Folk Music (Degree of Master of Arts). Master thesis: ”How to become a musical super-tool – to play, dance and sing with the Nyckelharpa” http://kmh.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1066789/FULLTEXT01.pdf
2009-2012 the Royal College of Music in Stockholm:
Degree of Bachelor of Arts - Swedish Folk Music. Main instrument: Nyckelharpa. Bachelor thesis: ”Röst och Stråke – Examenskonsert” http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:648550/FULLTEXT01
2006-2007 Eric Sahlström Institutet, one year course in traditional Nyckelharpa playing and Swedish Folk Music.
2003-2006 Stockholms Estetiska Gymnasium. Upper secondary school – Music programme with focus on music production and a wide variety of music genres.