Hialøsa is a trio playing traditional music from the Scandinavian region of Scania. The trio is currently active with the concert “Scanian very old pop”.
This concert is based on traditional music material, fragments, songs and new compositions. Traditional, disruptive and honest. Feet stomping, energetic and always shifting, driven by intense violins and a rythmical bass. Songs about life and death, remembrance of a past looking towards the future.
In addition Hialøsa plays on traditional dance parties and festivals and has stated the goal to popularise långdans – probably the world’s oldest and longest dance.
Noteworthy performances
Folkrotfestivalen (SE), 2024
Parkteatret (NO), 2024
Roskilde Festival (DK), 2023
Riksscenen (NO), 2023
G! Festival (FO), 2023
Nordic Folk Alliance (DK), 2023
Korröfestivalen (SE), 2023
Nordic Folk Festival (DK), 2023
Victoriateatern (SE), 2023
Malmö Folk Festival (SE), 2023
Instrumentation
Alva Bosdottir: fiddle, voice and foot stomping
Malte Zeberg: double-bass, voice and foot stomping
Love Aamås Kjellsson: voice, octave fiddle, foot stomping and handclap
Read more about our artistic vision, the artists or the technical requirements.
Contact: hialosamusic@gmail.com
Quotes:
“The best thing that has happened to Swedish folk music in 100 years!”
-Karin Wallin, Violinist and tradition bearer.
“This new Trio is deeply serious about the Scanian heritage – with a twinkle in the eye”
-Patrik Lindgren, Lira musikmagasin
“…this is a true ode to simplicity: achieving maximum effect with minimal means – including handclaps and footstomps – in which this record is quite impressive.”
-Dani Heyvaert, Rootstime.be
4/5 “A very unique and quite irresistible musical patchwork, with a humoristic touch. The song from mainly Love Aamås Kjellsson is delightfully bleaty, nasal and intrusive…”
Alexander Agrell, Sydsvenskan
5/5 “They play excessively rough. I love when notes interact by chafing and clashing. As well as the never-endning drive of the foot-stomping…I don’t usually give the highest marks to debut albums. Where should debutants go if they start at the top? On the other hand, what’s a reviewer to do when the debut is this good? Yes, outstanding. Yes, unique.”
Bengt Eriksson, Ystad Allehanda
“The line up with Alva Bosdottir’s violin, Love Aamås Kjellsson’s octave violin and Malte Zeberg’s double bass as well as a lot of loud foot stomping makes it almost unbelievably groovy.”
Rasmus Klockljung, Lira Musikmagasin