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

1. Kungshatt
2. Godnatt alla djävlar
3. Motströms
4. Årstaholmar
5. Vandringen
6. Dampeboviken
7. Kvarnbo kvarn
8. Brudmarsch till Kristin och Erik
9. Gerds födelsedagsvals
10. Vågor
11. Byriln
12. Ålderns ingenmansland
13. 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.

BIEM/N©B ©2025 Olov Johansson Musik. All rights reserved. With support from Statens Kulturrad · KULTURRÄDET · SWEDISH ARTS COUNCIL