Väsen News

Väsen & Hawktail’s new album “Väsen & Hawktail” is finished and can now be pre-ordered. Väsen & Hawktail brings these two groups together at long last. It is an anticipated union for fans of the genre. Väsen (Sweden) is a folk-instrumental group of epic proportion internationally.

Once a month Väsen invites amazing guests to Reginatetaern in Uppsala and creates a unique performance. Ticket-links to be found under Concerts. The coming shows are: April 14th: Guests, Catriona McKay, harpist extraordinaire from Scotland and Brannstrand, two vocals and one Bass-Viola in the Trad Noir tradition from Sweden. May 4th: Guest, Gunnar Idenstam, organ…

Efter tidigare somrars succé med konserter i trädgården hemma hos Olov & Maggan på Björkberget i Dalby utanför Uppsala så har vi nu glädjen att meddela att det blir en liten konsertserie i sommar också. Väsen står som värdar och konsertserien inleds med Gudrun Walther, Jürgen Treyz och Väsen den 10e aug och avslutas med…

Dear Väsen listeners, since the mid 90ies we have worked closely with the label Northside in Minneapolis and our dear friend Rob Simonds. We can’t thank Rob enough for all the work he has done for Väsen. Tusen Tack Rob!! Now Rob has decided the time has come to retire himself and Northside from the…

After 30 years Väsen moves into a new phase. Olov Johansson and Mikael Marin continue as Väsen, first as a duo with new exciting material. The future will tell what new collaborations will come out of this. Roger Tallroth has chosen to leave the band for new projects. Väsen thanks Roger for all his creative…

It’s the music from our latest album Rule of 3. Its full scores transcribed by the mighty Timo Alakotila, our dear friend from Finland. It will be three books with 5 tunes per book, and it’s the first one we have finished so far. Since it’s the full score for every tune it’s a big…

Väsen’s new album Rule of 3 is now available to order from this site. Väsen mark their 30th year together as a band the only way they know how: a set of 15 new original Väsen tunes! Continuing to push the envelope of traditional music with their unique style, the combined power of their playing…

We are so happy to be able to tell you that FINALLY these early recordings of Väsen have become available again! It’s our two first studio albums: VÄSEN & VILDA VÄSEN. Also our first live album called LEVANDE VÄSEN, and Olov Johansson’s albums STORSVARTEN & I LUST OCH GLÖD.