Rickard Näslin (born 24 September 1947) is a Swedish musician living in

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(Masterplayer of Swedish Folk Music). In 2000, Riffage.com wrote about Rickard's music: "You never thought that you would enjoy Swedish folk music. You might not have know that it existed. Rickard Näslin from Östersund, Sweden, writes and performs the most exciting music you'll hear. It just so happens it is Swedish Folk! It's playful and romantic, full of life, depth, and passion."

References

Jones, Petra: Jämtland (Sweden) Forest, Fjörds, and Fiddles, in Fiddler Magazine (Fall 2006)

External links

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Jamtlandica.com
Folk Music from

with tunes in

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to download Listen to Rickard Näslin's compositions
Jeanettes brudvalsThis tune in note formSchottis från RödonThis tune in note formGörels valsFarbror Olles Ganglat
Rickard Näslin (violin) and Göran Andersson (violin) play

Lapp-Nils Lapp-Nils (Nils Jonsson) (8 May 1804 – 18 April 1870) was a Swedish and Sami musician living in Offerdal, Jämtland, Sweden. He was a violinist and composer of Swedish folk music Swedish folk music is a genre of music based largely on folkl ...

songs from Western Jämtland:
Lapp-Nils polska, after Johan Olofsson Munter MattmarLapp-Nils polska, after Bengt Bixo Mörsil
Living people Swedish male violinists Nordic folk musicians Riksspelmän 20th-century Swedish composers Swedish male composers 20th-century Swedish fiddlers 21st-century Swedish fiddlers 1947 births 21st-century Swedish violinists 21st-century Swedish male musicians 21st-century Swedish composers 21st-century Swedish folk musicians People from Jämtland County {{Sweden-composer-stub