Alwa (folk music group)

Alwa was a Swedish folk music group which released an album in 2002[1][2] but dissolved after a brief career.[3] Torbjörn Righard and the leader of the group, Anna Elwing, have continued to cooperate when Righard released in 2012 his album The Silent Room, Hulema Records, HR01.[4] Anna Elwing has also participated in the Swedish folk music super group YÖLARiiS. [5] In Germany Elwing is more familiar as one of five in the scanian folk music group Plommon, that toured regularly in Europe for many years[6].

Band Members[7]

  • Anna Elwing —- violin, vocal
  • Karin Ohlsson —- violin
  • Torbjörn Righard —- flute, saxophone
  • Jonas Göransson —- guitar
  • Tina Quartey —- percussion

Discography

Albums

  • 2002 — Alwa, Amigo, AMCD 747

References

  1. ↑ "Roots World - Magazine and Radio". Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  2. ↑ "Alwa". Svenska dagbladet. October 2002. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  3. ↑ The Rough Guide to World Music - Europe, Asia & Pacific, (Third ed.). Rough Guides. 2009. p. 422. ISBN 9781843538660.
  4. ↑ "The Silent Room". Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  5. ↑ "Skånsk folkmusiksupergrupp". Lira - Musikmagasin (1): 97. 2014.
  6. ↑ "FolkWorld CD Reviews - Plommon "SAH"". Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  7. ↑ "Alwa". Retrieved 2018-08-22.
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