August Bohlin (born 7 July 1877 Österlövsta; died 19 May 1949) was a

nyckelharpa A nyckelharpa (, "keyed fiddle", or literally "key harp", plural ) is the national musical instrument of Sweden. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to cha ...

and fiddler from

Uppland Uppland () is a historical province or ' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. On the small uninhab ...

. He is known for developing the three-row nyckelharpa of today in 1929. August came from a musical family; his father Johan was a skilled nyckelharpist. Father and son produced three albums together in 1913 (Odeon 840, 845 and 847). On CD 2004 from www.tongang.se

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Nyckelharpa players People from Uppland 1877 births 1949 deaths {{Sweden-musician-stub