Arild Staffan Möller (born 26 March 1955), known professionally as Ale Möller, is a Swedish musician and composer. He was born and grew up in

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in southern Sweden and started in music as a

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trumpeter. He lived for a while in Greece where he learned to play the

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and played with composer

Mikis Theodorakis Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis ( el, Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης ; 29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works. He scored for the films '' Zorba the Greek'' (1964), '' Z'' ...

. Möller has been a member of Frifot, Stockholm Folk Big Band, Enteli, Filarfolket, Ale Möller's Lyckliga Enmansorkester, and Neo Minore. He has worked with Aly Bain, Bruce Molsky, Robin Williamson, Gunnar Stubseid, Lena Willemark, Per Gudmundson, Jonas Knutsson, Sten Källman, and Thomas Ringdahl. He plays traditional Scandinavian music. He is also a notable proponent of world music, combining Swedish folk traditions with those of Shetland, Greece, India, and West Africa. He plays

, mandola, accordion, flute,

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, dulcimer, harp, and harmonica. His mandola is adapted to include extra frets.

Discography

* 1980 – Filarfolket – ''Birfilarmusik från Malmö'' (Amalthea) * 1981 – Neo Minore – ''Grekisk – svensk musik (Greek–Swedish Music)'' (Amalthea) * 1982 – Filarfolket – ''Utan tvekan'' (Amalthea) * 1983 – Filarfolket – ''Hönsafötter och Gulerötter'' (Amalthea) * 1984 – Ale Möllers Lyckliga Enmansorkester – ''Dragspelsmusik från Uppsalaslätten'' (Urspår) * 1985 – Filarfolket – ''Live'' (Amalthea) * 1986 – Ale Möller – ''Bouzoukispelman'' (Giga) * 1987 – Ale Möller/Gunnar Stubseid – ''Rammeslåtten'' (Sir Music) * 1988 – Filarfolket – ''Smuggel'' (Amalthea,) * 1988 – Ale Möllers Lyckliga Emmansorkester – ''Kompassmusik Vol. 1'' (Ding–Dong) * 1990 – Möller, Berglund, Brändström, Sörlin – ''Härjedalspipan'' (NAD) * 1991 – Möller, Willemark, Gudmundson – ''Frifot'' (Caprice) * 1993 – Frifot – ''Musique des vallées Scandinaves (Music of Scandinavian Valleys'' (OCORA) * 1993 – Filarfolket – ''Vintervals'' (Resource) * 1994 – Enteli – ''Enteli'' (Phono Suecia) * 1994 – Ale Möller/Lena Willemark – ''Nordan'' (ECM) * 1994 – Möller, Källman & Ringdahl – ''Vind'' (Xource) * 1995 – Enteli – ''Sagan om Ringen'' (SR) * 1996 – Ale Möller – ''Hästen och Tranan'' ''(The Horse and the Crane)'' (Amigo; ACT Music; Northside) * 1996 – Ale Möller/ Lena Willemark – ''Agram'' (ECM) * 1996 – Frifot – ''Järven'' (Caprice) * 1997 – Enteli – ''Live'' (Amigo) * 1997 – Ale Möller/

Gunnar Stubseid Gunnar Stubseid (23 January 1948 – June 2024) was a Norwegian educator, ethnologist, folk musician, writer and magazine editor. Background Born in Bygland on 23 January 1948, Stubseid was educated at the Bergen Teacher Training College, and ...

– ''Reisaren'' (Heilo) * 1999 – Stockholm Folk Big Band – ''Latitudes Crossing'' (Atrium/Warner2) * 1999 – Frifot – ''Frifot'' – (ECM) * 2000 – Stockholm Folk Big Band – ''Krokodilfiolen'' (Alfabeta) * 2001 – Ale Möller/Aly Bain – ''Fully Rigged'' (Whirlie) * 2003 – Frifot – ''Sluring'' (Amigo) * 2004 – Ale Möller Band – ''Bodjal'' (Amigo) * 2005 – Ale Möller/

Louise Hoffsten Louise Hoffsten, born September 6, 1965 in Linköping, Sweden, is a Swedish songwriter, musician and singer spanning several genres, notably rock, blues, folk and pop. Her father, Gunnar Hoffsten, was also a musician and played the trumpet in a ...

– ''Jul i Folkton'' (Amigo) * 2007 – Ale Möller/ Aly Bain – ''Beyond The Stacks'' (Whirlie) * 2007 – Ale Möller Band – ''Djef Djel'' (Amigo) * 2007 – Frifot – ''Flyt'' (Amigo) * 2012 – Ale Möller Band – ''Argai'' (Playground Music) * 2013 – Ale Möller / Bohuslan Big Band – ''Pegasus'' (Prophone)

As guest

* 1977 - Mikael Wiehe & Kabaréorkestern - ''Sjömansvisor'' (MNW/Amalthea, MNW 82) * 1978 - Thomas Wiehe - ''Två Vindar'' (Silence, SRS 4650) * 1979 -

& Collegium Musicum - ''To Axion Esti'' (Folksång, FRS 1004) * 1979 -

Mikael Wiehe Mikael Christian Wiehe (born 10 April 1946 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer. As the main songwriter and driving force of Hoola Bandoola Band he was also one of the most important people in the progg movement ...

& Kabaréorkestern - ''Elden är lös'' (Amalthea AM 10) * 1989 - Simon Simonssons Kvartett - ''Längs gamla stigar'' (Giga, GLP 15) * 1989 - Lena Willemark - ''När som gräset det vajar'' (Amigo, AMLP722) * 1990 - Mari Boine-Persen - ''Gula Gula'' (Real World, CD RW 13) * 1991 - Kalle Moraeus - ''Kalle Moraeus'' (Mono Music, MMCD 007) * 1992 - Ted Ström - ''1000 & Ett Liv'' (MNW, MNWCD 226) * 1992 -

Gina Jacobi Catarina Göransson (born 12 December 1962), known professionally as Gina Jacobi, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and record producer. Since the mid-1980s, she has released productions on her own and other record companies, and her pop music has ...

- ''Det här är bara början'' (EMI 1364732) * 1994 - Hector Zazou - ''Chansons de mers froides'' (Columbia, COL 477585 2) * 1997 - Jonas Knutsson - ''Malgomaj'' (Atrium/Warner, 0630-17710-2) * 1998 - Johan Hedin - ''Angel archipelago'' (Atrium/Warner 3984-22107-2) * 1999 - Bengt Berger Old School - ''All Time High'' (Amigo, AMCD 885) * 2000 -

Ulf Lundell Ulf Gerhard Lundell (born 20 November 1949) is a Swedish writer, poet, songwriter, composer, musician and artist. He made his debut in 1975 with the LP '' Vargmåne'' and was immediately hailed as "Sweden's Bob Dylan". In 1976 his first novel, th ...

- ''I ett vinterlandskap'' (EMI 7243 53027772 8) * 2001 - E-Type - ''Euro IV ever'' (Stockholm Records, 016 355-2) * 2002 - Robin Williamson - ''Skirting The River Road'' (ECM, ECM 1785 016 372-2) * 2002 - Harv - ''Tröst'' (Drone, DROCD 028) * 2003 - Jeanette Lindström - ''Walk'' (Amigo AMCD 895) * 2004 - Kato Kanako - ''Kato Kanako'' (Stubborn Records, STBR 3002) * 2005 - Sofia Karlsson - ''Svarta Ballader'' (Amigo, AMCD 756) * 2005 - Haugaard & Højrup - ''Gæstebud'' (Go Denmark, GO 0705)

References

External links

Official site

Ale Möller Band
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moller, Ale Swedish male musicians Swedish folk musicians 1955 births Living people Bouzouki players ECM Records artists ACT Music artists