Conversation with Emma Björling

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Emma Björling is one of the foremost singers of Swedish folksongs performing today. She is a member of the bands Lyy and Skye Consort with Björling, as well as vocal groups Kongero and Baravox. She has also toured extensively with the well-known Swedish folk band Ranarim. Björling has been singing in choirs since age six and has studied both jazz and classical music before following her heart back to the traditional music she first heard her grandfather play on the fiddle. She holds university degrees in Swedish traditional music (Royal College of Music in Stockholm), voice pedagogy, music theory and ensemble teaching (Ingesund College of Music). Björling teaches at a folk music college and at the department of music and media in Piteå, conducts workshops in traditional Swedish music, and writes arrangements for choirs and vocal groups.

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English

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