Emma Härdelin (born 26 September 1975) is a Swedish musician. She is a violinist and lead singer in folk-rock band

Garmarna Garmarna is a Swedish folk rock band. Their songs are mainly old Scandinavian ballads. Biography Garmarna was founded in 1990. Stefan Brisland-Ferner, Gotte Ringqvist and Rickard Westman were inspired by old Swedish music, which they had hear ...

,Dupont, Linn.
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(in Swedish), Helsingborgs Dagblad, November 27, 2017. which she joined in 1993 for their first album, and also lead singer for the

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band Triakel.

Early life and career

Härdelin was born into a family of nationally acclaimed musicians as the daughter of Swedish traditional fiddler Thore Härdelin. She grew up in Kluk, Jämtland, and

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. After attending a

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and studying Swedish folk singing under Maria Röjås at

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, she became a member of

in 1993 and founded Triakel in 1995 together with Kjell-Erik Eriksson of Hoven Droven and Janne Strömstedt. In 2004, she appeared on

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's album '' About a Burning Fire'', on the song ''Shekina''. 2005 saw the release of '' Kärleksbrev och ryska satelliter'', a folk album by Härdelin, Kersti Ståbi, Johanna Bölja Hertzberg, and Katarina Hallberg. She also performs on a recording of Swedish music from

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entitled ''Strand...Rand''. In 2007, Emma released an album with String Sisters, a sextet featuring other fiddlers including

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Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (; born 26 July 1959) is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish folk music band Altan, which she co-founded with her husband Frankie Kennedy in 1987. Ní Mhaonaigh is recognised as a leading exponent in ...

.Smith, Sean.
New CD Reviews- December 2019
, The Boston Irish Reporter, December 4, 2019.String Sisters confirm Lerwick concert

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, May 3, 2017.

References

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