Vågor

Welcome to Väsen’s 19th studio album, “Vågor”!

Vågor means waves in Swedish. Many of the tunes on this album have names connected to water. There are islands and a small bay, a watermill and someone going against the current. The waves are always there. This theme has sparked our imagination!

We have also worked on developing and deepening our rhythmic interplay between the nyckelharpa and the bass viola. Tunes like “Kungshatt,” “Motströms,” and “Årsta Holmar” clearly show the step towards something new.

Let curiosity live!

/Väsen

Price: 25 euro with post expenses included

Kungshatt

Kungshatt
Godnatt alla djävlar
Motströms
Årstaholmar
Vandringen
Dampeboviken
Kvarnbo kvarn
Brudmarsch till Kristin och Erik
Gerds födelsedagsvals
Vågor
Byriln
Ålderns ingenmansland
Tändkulan

All arrangements by Mikael Marin & Olov Johansson
Produced by Väsen

Mikael Marin
Blue bass-Viola by Ulf Kloo (1997)
Violoncello Da Spalla by Per Hardestam (2018)

Olov Johansson
3-row nyckelharpa bý Oloy Johansson (2022)
Kontrabasharpa, by Hans Gille (1989)
Bows by Olov Johansson, Hans Gille

Recorded by: Olov Johansson & Mikael Marin, Studio Torpet, Dalby, Uppsala. February, June & July 2025
Mixing: Martin Igelström, Olov Johansson & Mikael Marin
Mastering: Martin Igelström
Photos: Tina Axelsson
Graphic design: Maria Camillo

Many thanks to everybody involved in the creation of this album. Martin Igelström, Tina Axelsson, Maria Camillo, Rob Simonds, Maggan Arnell & Josefin Wall.

Vågor

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