Per Gudmundson

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Per Gudmundson, born 1955, is a Swedish folk musician. He plays the fiddle and has also been instrumental in the revival of the Swedish bagpipes in Swedish folk music together with instrument maker Leif Eriksson. [1]

He grew up in Falun, Dalecarlia, and plays music within the Rättvik tradition. Since 1987 he is also a member of the group Frifot, and has toured extensively with them in a number of countries.

In 2006 he was awarded the Zorn Badge in gold. [2]

Gudmundson and Bengan Janson received the Grammis award for Folk Music of the Year in 2019, for their album Hjeltamôs. [3]

Discography

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References

  1. Gudmundsson, Per. Biographical entry in Nationalencyklopedin
  2. Eriksson, Ingrid (10 July 2006). "Riksspelmännen är korade". Svenska Dagbladet . Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. Dalarna, P4 (8 February 2019). "Grammis till folkmusiker från Dalarna". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)