Arne Forsén - Visa från Dorotea (2019)

Arne Forsén is a Swedish pianist with a unique range. With a starting point in jazz and free improvisation he moves freely over the boundaries to classical music, West African music and not the least Swedish Folk music, which he does on Visa från Dorotea (Song from Dorotea).

Here Forsén has dug deep into the traditional Swedish folk music, especially the one from the northern region of Västerbotten. And few are as suited to do this as he is. Raised in the city of Umeå, in a family with a strong tradition with folk and dance music on accordion, he came in contact with this music at an early age.

The majority of the songs on Visa från Dorotea stems from the folk musician Sören Johansson, a nestor in folk music from Västerbotten but also an early playmate of Forsén.