Frifot
| Frifot | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
| Website | http://www.frifot.se/ |
| Members | Ale Möller, Per Gudmundson, Lena Willemark |
| Notable instruments | |
| violin, flute, mandola, Swedish bagpipes | |
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, literally footloose, comes from the lyrics of one of the songs they play. Over the years, the trio's members have also had solo careers and performed with other groups, but Frifot has never ceased to exist as a group. Their fifth full-length CD was released in October, 2007.
The trio has toured in a number of countries including Poland, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, USA and India, as well as the Nordic countries. Their CD Sluring received the Grammis award for best folk music album in 2003.[1]
Members
Lena Willemark, vocals, violin, wooden flute
Per Gudmundson, violin, Swedish bagpipes, vocals
Ale Möller, mandola, droneflute, wooden flute, shawm, harmonic, low whistle, willow flute, hammered dulcimer, folkharp, vocals
Discography
Frifot, 1991 (as Möller, Willemark & Gudmundson)
Järven, 1996
Frifot, 1999
Summer Song, 1999 (compilation album)
Sluring, 2003
Flyt, 2007