Faust & Fredriksson

One day in 2009, when Alban Faust and Tomas Fredriksson were awarded the title of “riksspelman” for their outstanding playing, they decided to deepen their musical collaboration. Many gigs later, helped by their geographical and cultural closeness, their playing together has grown even closer. The music is characterized by tenderness, warmth, originality and, above all, a playfulness that suits the dance floor just as well as the concert hall.

Traditional music from Sweden, mainly from Dalsland, mixed with original tunes and songs, has a place in their musical programme.
The nyckelharpa and fiddle dominate the music,
but bagpipes, guitar and vocals are also present:
passionate, finely tuned, wistful or wild, and always with drive ...

... so it is no wonder that a double bass has now joined them.

Faust Fredriksson & Blom

A folk music trio from the heart of Dalsland

Sören Blom, an experienced and much-sought-after Dalsland bassist who usually wanders other musical paths, has through Faust & Fredriksson entered new territory (“the land of his ancestors”).
Surprised and delighted to get to know these beautiful, melancholy and catchy songs, old and new,
he has now come home. And not only musically: the fact that he also lives nearby has made the collaboration even easier.

Dalsland has much to offer, and Faust Fredriksson & Blom play with the landscape all the way into the heart.

Alban Faust: Nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle), bagpipes, guitar, vocals
Tomas Fredriksson: violin
Sören Blom: double bass

Alban works as a professional musician and instrument maker on a variety of musical projects (among other things as leader of the Dalslands Spelmansförbund). He has long been involved in the traditional music of Dalsland, has recorded a number of CDs, and has toured with various groups and as a solo artist. He has given courses and taught traditional music, nyckelharpa and bagpipes, and has reconstructed and further developed traditional musical instruments. All the instruments he plays, except the guitar, are built in his own workshop.

Tomas belongs to the younger generation of musicians and is as confident and expressive as few others. Perhaps it is in the blood, as his grandfather was already a riksspelman. He fell in love with his instrument in early childhood, and when he does not have a fiddle in his hand, he works as a wind turbine technician.

Sören is the “double bass authority” par excellence in Dalsland. He was born and grew up in the area and is active in various musical groups. He discovered the traditional music of his own home district only as an adult, but then it hit him all the more. He needs his excellent ears not only for his double bass but also in his other profession, as a sound engineer.