Per Gudmundson, born 1955, is a

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folk musician Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has be ...

. He plays the

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and has also been instrumental in the revival of the Swedish bagpipes in Swedish folk music together with instrument maker Leif Eriksson.Gudmundsson, Per
Biographical entry in ''

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'' He grew up in

Falun Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabita ...

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, and plays music within the

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tradition. Since 1987 he is also a member of the group

Frifot Frifot is a Swedish folk music trio which was formed in 1987. Its members are Lena Willemark, Per Gudmundson and Ale Möller. When it was first formed, the group called themselves ''Möller, Willemark & Gudmundson''; the name ''Frifot'', literal ...

, and has toured extensively with them in a number of countries. In 2006 he was awarded the

Zorn Badge The Zorn Badge (Sw: ''Zornmärket'') is an award that is given to prominent folk musicians in Sweden. The prize is awarded by Svenska Folkdansringen, the Swedish national organization for traditional music, dance and handicraft.Zornmärket, '' ...

in gold. Gudmundson and

Bengan Janson Bengt Åke "Bengan" Jansson (born 23 February 1963, in Stockholm) is a Swedish accordionist. He plays Swedish folk music, Swedish ballads, pop, rock, and jazz, and has performed with artists such as Kalle Moraeus, Anne Sofie von Otter, Björn ...

received the

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award for Folk Music of the Year in 2019, for their album ''Hjeltamôs''.

Discography

* ''Frifot'', first released as ''Möller, Willemark & Gudmundson'', 1991 (with Frifot) * ''Järven'', 1996 (with Frifot) * ''Frifot'', 1999 (with Frifot) * ''Ola & Per'', 2001 (with Ola Bäckström) * ''Sluring'', 2003 (with Frifot) * ''Flöde'', 2004 (with Björn Ståbi) * ''Flyt'', 2007 (with Frifot) * ''Hjeltamôs'', 2018 (with Bengan Janson)

References

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