- Ranarim
Ranarim are a folk band from
Sweden . Their current line up consists of Sofia Sandén and Ulrika Bodén on vocals, Niklas Roswall on nyckelharp, Jens Engelbrecht on guitar andmandola , Anders Johnsson on double bass, and Olle Linder on percussion. They play a mixture of traditional and original folk compositions.Ranarim were formed while Sofia Sandén, Ulrika Bodén, Niklas Roswall and Jens Engelbrecht were at the Royal Academy of Music in
Stockholm together.Niklas Roswall won the 1996
Nyckelharpa World Championship, and has also released a solo album. He is also a member of theNyckelharpa Orchestra .Ulrika Bodén and Sofia Sandén also performed as part of Rosenberg 7, an all-female vocal group led by
Susanne Rosenberg .'Ranarim' translates literally as 'dew tapestry' ('rana' means a woven tapestry or rug; 'rim' is an old Swedish word for 'dew').
The song 'Skulle Jag Sörja' from the album 'För Världen Älskar Vad Som Är Brokot' is based on the famous poem of the same name by the Swedish poet
Lucidor .Discography
* Till Ljusan Dag (Till The Light of Day) (2000)
* För Världen Älskar Vad Som Är Brokot (Life Loves the Unexpected) (2003) (featuring Sebastian Notíni on percussion)
* Morgonstjärna (Morning Star) (2006)External links
* [http://www.ranarim.nu/ Official site]
* [http://www.noside.com/bio_ranarim.html Biography of Ranarim on the North Side record label site.]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ranarim Ranarim's myspace page]
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