Per Gudmundson

Per Gudmundson, born 1955, is a Swedish folk musician. He plays the fiddle and has also been instrumental in the revival of the Swedish bagpipes in Swedish folk music together with instrument maker Leif Eriksson.[1]

He grew up in Falun, Dalecarlia, and plays music within the Rättvik tradition. Since 1987 he is also a member of the group Frifot, and has toured extensively with them in a number of countries.

In 2006 he was awarded the Zorn Badge in gold.[2]

Gudmundson and Bengan Janson received the Grammis award for Folk Music of the Year in 2019, for their album Hjeltamôs.[3]

  1. ^ Gudmundsson, Per. Biographical entry in Nationalencyklopedin
  2. ^ Eriksson, Ingrid (10 July 2006). "Riksspelmännen är korade". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ^ Dalarna, P4 (8 February 2019). "Grammis till folkmusiker från Dalarna". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)