Siri Karlsson - Mellan Träden (2008)

When I put my eyes on the debut album of Siri Karlsson, I was wondering what kind of new female singer Sweden brought me. But by hearing the album, I found out that Siri Karlsson is not one, but two persons. Cecilia Österholm plays the nyckelharpa and Maria Arnqvist the alt-saxophone. Together they call themselves ‘Siri Karlsson’. Who, according to the CD booklet, lived between 1896 and 1977 and was chairwoman of a local sewing club. The beautiful music and the description of this woman who inspired Österholm and Arnqvist for this fantastic debut album made me curious and I contacted Sweden for some explanations, which they were more than willing to give.