Abalone Dots is an all-female
Swedish
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bluegrass and
country
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musical group.
Three of the group's members met in
Västervik
Västervik is a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, with 36,747 inhabitants in 2021. Västervik is one of three coastal towns with a notable population size in the province of Småland.
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in 2000 forming the group "Avalanche" with a repertoire of bluegrass music. The group changed it to Abalone Dots when they discovered existence of another group called Avalanche. The original trio was expanded in 2003 to include a new member becoming a quartet and travelled to
Tanzania
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to take part in Music Crossroads Festival in
Dar es Salaam.
followed by various bluegrass festivals in the United States. Their appearance in summer of 2005 at the bluegrass festival in
Torsåker in
Gästrikland
Gästrikland () is a historical province or ''landskap'' on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Uppland, Västmanland, Dalarna, Hälsingland and the Gulf of Bothnia. Gästrikland is the southernmost of the Norrland provinces.
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gave them wider exposure as
Sveriges Television recorded a documentary on the event. After their appearance on national TV, the group was signed to
Sony BMG with a brand the band called "softgrass"
and in 2007, joined Lars Winnerbäcks in a tour.
The band's debut album was ''From a Safe Distance'' in 2007 on RCA / Sony BMG, that included collaborations with
Marit Bergman
Liv-Marit Bergman (born 21 May 1975) is a Swedish pop musician.
Biography
Marit Bergman grew up in Rättvik, Sweden, and lives in Brooklyn, New York. She was a member of the 1990s Swedish punk band Candysuck. She has also been playing and ...
particularly in the song "Long Lonely Road" about human trafficking.
"In the Rain" featured
Kristofer Åström
Lars Kristofer Åström is a Swedish
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. The album reached #7 on the Swedish Albums Chart prompting the band to release a new album ''Traveler'' the following year 2008 produced by Al Perkins which reached #8. The band went on to win the Swedish Grammy Awards at the Grammisgalan in 2009 as "Best New Folk / Show" Elin Mörk left the band in 2010 to continue her studies returning Abalone Dots into a trio.
The band took part in the
Melodifestivalen 2012 in a bid to represent Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest with the song "På väg",
but failed to make it to the final round.
Members
*Rebecka Hjukström (vocals, guitar, banjo, dobro)
*Sophia Hogman (vocals, mandolin, cello, nyckelharpa)
*Louise Holmer (vocals, double bass, piano)
;Former member
*Elin Mörk (vocals, violin, viola)
Discography
Albums
References
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Swedish musical trios
Swedish-language singers
Melodifestivalen contestants of 2012