Northern Resonance is the Scandinavian string trio that takes newly composed folk music into a new soundscape. With their previously untested combination of instruments; viola d’amore, hardanger fiddle and nyckelharpa they let Scandinavian music meet explosive rhythms and grand chamber-like arrangements that takes folk music in a new direction. All members are highly skilled and accomplished musicians, rooted in traditional music. With an intense musical connection that is rare to come across, they invite you into their world of compositions. There is great life in their tunes, and the trio knows how to bring it out.
With the Swedish Grammy nominated debut album from 2020, Northern Resonance have already established themselves with a glorious sound and have impressed a broad audience worldwide with concerts that are characterized by their explosive energy. On the newly released album Vision of Three they have developed both the arrangements and the sound into something even more elaborate. Just as the compositions and arrangements evolved on the new album the sound has also taken several steps into a new soundscape.
“Northern Resonance are very eloquently dancing on a high-wire between traditional folk music and brilliant innovation; they have forged what amounts to an utterly unique soundscape. […] Anna, Petrus and Jerker have invented a new listening experience; they produce great life in all their tunes, and the trio know how to bring out that definable magic.” - FolkWales (★★★★★)
OUR STORY
In the fall of 2017 the fiddle player Anna Ekborg started dreaming about having a string trio consisting of viola d’amore, hardanger fiddle and nyckelharpa, a previously untested combination of instruments. She pitched the idea to the fiddle player Jerker Hans-Ers and the nyckelharpa player Petrus Dillner, and so Northern Resonance was created.
Our first year together was a time of experimenting, in the pursuit of finding the sound of Northern Resonance. With the resonant strings as our playground we started to explore the qualities of our instruments and how we could use these in different ways. Since then we’ve been composing music by drawing inspiration from our everyday life. We want our music to connect people and our goal is to create music that people can relate to regardless which language they speak. The majority of our tunes are dedicated to friends and family, places that mean a lot to us and moments that have reflected on our lives. We all come from a background of traditional Swedish folk music. We’ve been playing, dancing and going to festivals and concerts since we were kids and have followed the journey to where modern folk music in Sweden is today. With the knowledge we have about our traditions we feel confident to push the boundaries of nordic folk music and make our own imprint.
”It’s amazing to be in the resonating soundscape that is created through Northern Resonance. The sound is grand and sonorous, and the core is heartfelt and comes from the joy of creating and playing music together. This is what we want to communicate to our audience regardless if it’s on the dancefloor, in the big venues, at festivals and on the small and intimate concerts.” - Anna, Jerker & Petrus
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Jerker Hans-Ers
HARDANGER FIDDLE
Jerker Hans-Ers is a fiddler well rooted in the traditional music of Hälsingland where he grew up. Known for his original sound and compositions he has become a well established figure on the Swedish folk music scene and is actively working towards emerging the traditional sound with new influences.
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Anna Ekborg Hans-Ers
VIOLA D'AMORE
Award winning fiddle player Anna Ekborg Hans-Ers has over the last years become one of the most known fiddle players on the Swedish Folk Music scene. Inspired by generations of folk musicians, Anna explores traditional music with great integrity and curiosity.
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Petrus Dillner
NYCKELHARPA
Petrus Dillner is one of the most eminent nyckelharpa players on the Swedish folk music scene today. With his roots in Swedish traditional music he is found in a broad spectrum of musicality with progressive but respectful approach to Swedish traditional music
”Northern Resonance have crafted something genuinely exciting in Vision of Three, resonant with the joy of creating and playing music together with the confidence to push the boundaries of what Nordic folk music can be.” - Songlines Magazine (★★★★)
”The compositional palette, the great melodic sense, the flexibility in reconciling cultured and popular elements, the ability to dominate the harmonic spectrum and to enhance the timbres of the chordophones make Northern Resonance a very respectable band.” - Blog Foolk Magazine
“The Scandinavian trio of Anna Ekborg on viola d’amore, Jerker Hans-Ers on Hardanger fiddle and Petrus Dillner on nyckelharpa blend traditional and modern music in ways that know no boundaries. […] touching on sounds rarely heard, contextualizing them with instruments made new in the remarkable hands of these musicians. It is joy unbound.” - KLOF Mag
With several beautifully crafted and decorated instruments on stage, this band is a visual treat as well as a feast for the ears. […] Northern Resonance have achieved a compelling sound, which I'm sure will impress audiences around the world.” - FolkWorld
“With their close interplay, the trio moves effortlessly outside the soundscape of the tradition but moves just as easily within it. The instrument’s many resonance strings become the trio's musical bloodstream that is effervescent with both detail and boundlessness. It pulsates with the feeling of home as well as a desire to discover new land.” - LIRA Music Magazine
”It’s brilliantly skillful, with a close interplay and great musicianship, a collection of original pieces that stands firmly in the tradition but also pushes the boundaries of what tradition can be. Impressive and personal.” - Spelmannen
