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Catriona & Olov met in 2002 when V\u00e4sen and Fiddlers Bid shared a concert in Stockholm. A new sound was experienced that had to be explored further!<\/p>\n
They have toured frequently the last years with their unique collaboration where the Scottish harp and the Swedish Nyckelharpa gives the framework. The two harpists have developed a common core in their music making where groove, interplay and melodic wealth stands in the center and where their different experience from different traditions fill the picture all the way out in the corners.<\/p>\n
In April 2009 they released their critically acclaimed first CD Foogy<\/a><\/em> and since then they have appeared in, among other things: The International Harpfestival in Edinburgh, Festival Mundial del Arpa en el Paraguay, Chico World Music Festival-USA Rans\u00e4terst\u00e4mman, Korr\u00f6festivalen, Musikveckan i \u00d6sthammar, Musik vid Siljan, Oktoberst\u00e4mman i Uppsala, Celtic Connections i Glasgow, Umefolk & Kulturfestivalen Sundsvall.<\/p>\n In August 2013 their second album The Auld Harp<\/em><\/a> was released.<\/p>\n Widely recognized for their individual harp talents, Olov is a nyckelharpa master who drives the Swedish harp boldly forward while Catriona, a Celtic harper like no other, is known for playing her Scottish harp to ‘sound like an orchestra’. Catriona’s creative arrangements and innovative rhythmic use of her harp together with Olov’s striking nyckelharpa tunes creates a remarkable musical whole . It’s the meeting of two harps but most significantly, two fine musicians who give life to this unique world of music known as ‘The Auld Harp’.<\/p>\n The repertoire consists of both traditional as well as new composed music from Scotland and Sweden, everything performed in this new unique harp-shape by these awarded harpers.<\/p>\n Catriona was appointed “Instrumentalist of the year 07” at “Scots Trad Music Awards 2007”<\/p>\n Olov became “World champion in Nyckelharpa” in \u00d6sterbybruk 1990.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026utterly reshapes our perception of the instruments\u2019 potential\u2026A radiant excursion into uncharted terrain.\u201d Irish Times ****Siobhan Long, Aug 2013<\/em><\/p>\n \u201ca beguiling combination of timbres\u201d The Scotsman **** Jim Gilchrist Sept 2013<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe compositions demonstrate a keen reciprocal grasp of the musicians\u2019 respective indigenous traditions and a willingness to experiment within them, allied to a feel for a varied musical language and the possibilities of emotional temperature as conveyed through imaginative deployment of instrumental colour and dynamics. \u201c\u2026upbeat and funky\u2026powerful and surprising\u2026Quite a mixture of styles\u2026nothing but harp and nyckelharpa on this CD, but that’s more than enough to make The Auld Harp a magical experience.\u201d Folkworld, Alex Monaghan, November 2013 \u201cCatriona and Olov have created something that revels in its pedigree, with traditional polskas, waltzes & reels but, at the same time, embraces the moment and the future with breathtaking and percussive flights of fancy. The result is a very democratic piece of work, with both musicians happy to either take the lime-light with dazzling virtuosity, or provide guidance and support for the other’s leading role. This is a CD that never, for a moment, loses it’s sparkle. An absolute joy to listen to from end to end on the first hearing and thoroughly refreshing on every subsequent visit.\u201d Review by Fudged FolkRadio UK<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOlov Johansson and Catriona McKay have teamed up to create an album that is big, bold and bursting with amazing sound. Johansson\u2019s nyckelharpa and McKay\u2019s harp complement each other perfectly\u201d \u201cFoogy is exciting, contemporary and a definite breath of fresh air. I sincerely hope Johansson and McKay continue to collaborate on future projects.\u201d Lori Gordon Folking 090519<\/p>\n \u2217\u2217\u2217\u2217 \u201cOutstanding world class folk music\u201d Upsala Nya Tidning 090602 (translation) \u201cThe music from the recording Foogy, released at the concert, feels just about as fresh as folk music can be. Catriona McKay\u2019s harp playing , by itself makes all possible folk music moth balls to swirl away and Olov Johansson is a master in composing modern folk music that sounds current\/timely and sound without needing to use any drastic moves. At the end of the hour long concert, when the sun falls through the narrow windows, everything is just so perfect that it almost feels good when Catriona show off so much that Olov Johansson gets lost in the music. That gives perspective to the degree of difficulty the cross bar is set to and reminds you of how much you would have missed if it wouldn\u2019t have been two musicians of outstanding world class playing.\u201d Andreas Jakobsson<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe two instruments complement each other beautifully throughout this album, producing a full and rich sound which is as ancient as the tradition with the freshness of today’s young virtuoso musicians.\u201d Alex Monaghan, 090714<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe nyckelharpa and harp combination is fresh, charming and dynamic\u201d Lars Fahlin Rock’n’Reel – Roots, Rock, Blues and Beyond<\/em><\/p>\n \u2217\u2217\u2217\u2217 Upsala Nya Tidning 090429\u201cJohansson och McKay \u00e4r b\u00e5da m\u00e4sterliga instrumentalister, men det \u00e4r lyh\u00f6rdheten mellan dem som \u00e4r skivans stora beh\u00e5llning, f\u00f6rm\u00e5gan att v\u00e4xla soloutrymme och variera spelet fr\u00e5n det skiraste lyriska till de p\u00e5drivande dansrytmerna i The foogy set.\u201d Ulf Gustafsson<\/em><\/p>\n \u2217\u2217\u2217\u2217\u201cNya Wermlandstidningen 090714 \u201dM\u00f6tet mellan Olov Johanssons svenska nyckelharpa och Catriona McKays skotska harpa blir en \u00e5ktur in i dimmiga landskap. Landskap som \u00e4r magiska, mytiska och vackra. I musiken befinner man sig i en evig skymning eller en dr\u00f6jande soluppg\u00e5ng. Horisonten \u00e4r rosaskimrande och naturen trolsk. Det \u00e4r tv\u00e5 otroligt skickliga musiker som efter att sprungit p\u00e5 varandra p\u00e5 olika festivaler med deras respektive band, V\u00e4sen och Fiddlers Bid, best\u00e4mde sig f\u00f6r att samarbeta. Tur \u00e4r det. F\u00f6r samarbetet ger oss Foogy d\u00e4r musiken \u00e4r allt annat \u00e4n felstavad. H\u00f6jdpunkter som Mr Fish och Early Sun Polska ger albumet ytterligare skimmer. F\u00f6r en tidig morgon eller en v\u00e4ldigt sen natt har, som de s\u00e4ger, b\u00e5da sina f\u00f6rdelar.\u201d Lovisa Eriksson<\/em><\/p>\n DN 090708 Betyg 4\u201cVissa instrument kan man liksom g\u00f6mma sig bakom. \u00c4ven en amat\u00f6r kan ju imponera med en distad gitarr. Erk\u00e4nt knepiga instrument som nyckelharpa och skotsk harpa kr\u00e4ver d\u00e4remot sina m\u00e4stare. Med Olov Johansson fr\u00e5n V\u00e4sen och skotska traditionsmusikern Catriona McKay kan man k\u00e4nna sig helt lugn. Det brister inte en sekund i deras spel. Det \u00e4r ren uppvisningsmusik i det avseendet. Sedan r\u00e5kar m\u00f6tet mellan Johanssons skira upplandstradition och den lite allvarligare skotska harpan vara r\u00e4tt lyckat. N\u00e5gra l\u00e5tar \u00e4r tradl\u00e5tar fr\u00e5n respektive hemland, men en hel del av materialet \u00e4r skapat f\u00f6r just detta samarbete. De l\u00e5tarna f\u00f6rblir sv\u00e4vande i luften, mystiskt oklara i sin musikaliska hemvist. Lika svenska som skotska. Det \u00e4r elegant gjort.\u201d \u201d en r\u00e4tt igenom l\u00e4ttflytande och trevlig skiva med riktigt vacker musik.\u201d Po Tidholm<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cDet \u00e4r sv\u00e5rt att dra gr\u00e4nsen mellan det svenska och det skotska, men f\u00f6rmodligen \u00e4r det bara snitsiga musikrecensenter som funderar p\u00e5 s\u00e5nt. Det l\u00e5ter s\u00e5 vansinnigt bra att det enda man t\u00e4nker p\u00e5 \u00e4r att de inte f\u00e5r sluta riktigt \u00e4n.\u201d Daniel Blanck Sm\u00e5landsposten<\/em><\/p>\n \t\t\t\tSvenska<\/p>\n Olov Johansson och Catriona McKay m\u00f6ttes f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen p\u00e5 Nybrokajen 11 i Stockholm d\u00e5 deras respektive grupper, V\u00e4sen och Fiddlers Bid, delade en konsertkv\u00e4ll. Hon fr\u00e5gade honom: “Kan du den h\u00e4r l\u00e5ten?” och spelade Eric Sahlstr\u00f6ms l\u00e5t Spelmansgl\u00e4dje p\u00e5 skotsk harpa! Olov blev tagen f\u00f6r “det l\u00e4t helt enkelt otroligt bra”.<\/p>\n De har turnerat flitigt de senaste \u00e5ren med sitt unika samarbete d\u00e4r den skotska harpan och svenska nyckelharpan ger ramarna. De tv\u00e5 harpisterna har utvecklat en gemensam k\u00e4rna i sitt musicerande d\u00e4r sv\u00e4ng, samspel och melodisk rikedom st\u00e5r i centrum och deras olika erfarenheter fr\u00e5n olika traditioner och genrer fyller bilden \u00e4nda ut i h\u00f6rnen.<\/p>\n I april 2009 kom deras kritikerrosade f\u00f6rsta cd FOOGY<\/a><\/em> och sedan dess har de medverkat p\u00e5 bl. a: The International Harpfestival in Edinburgh, Festival Mundial del Arpa en el Paraguay, Chico World Music Festival-USA Rans\u00e4terst\u00e4mman, Korr\u00f6festivalen, Musikveckan i \u00d6sthammar, Musik vid Siljan, Oktoberst\u00e4mman i Uppsala, Celtic Connections i Glasgow, Umefolk & Kulturfestivalen Sundsvall.<\/p>\n I Maj 2013 sl\u00e4pptes deras andra album The Auld Harp<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Tv\u00e5 musiker, var f\u00f6r sig vida k\u00e4nda f\u00f6r sin skicklighet. Olov, en nyckelharpsm\u00e4stare som dj\u00e4rvt utvecklar den svenska nyckelharpstraditionen, Catriona, en unik keltisk harpist som bryter ny mark med sin skotska harpa. Catrionas kreativa arrangemang och innovativa rytmiska spel skapar tillsammans med Olovs uttrycksfulla l\u00e5tar en uppseendev\u00e4ckande helhet. Det \u00e4r ett m\u00f6te mellan tv\u00e5 slags harpor men framf\u00f6r allt \u00e4r det tv\u00e5 skickliga musikanter som ger liv \u00e5t denna musikaliska v\u00e4rld k\u00e4nd som The Auld Harp<\/em>.<\/p>\n Repertoaren best\u00e5r av s\u00e5v\u00e4l traditionella som nykomponerade l\u00e5tar fr\u00e5n Sverige och Skottland, framf\u00f6rda i ny unik harpskepnad av dessa tv\u00e5 prisbel\u00f6nade harpspelare. Catriona blev utsedd till “Instrumentalist of the year 07” p\u00e5 “Scots Trad Music Awards 2007” Olov blev “V\u00e4rldsm\u00e4stare i Nyckelharpa” vid historiens f\u00f6rsta NH-VM i \u00d6sterbybruk 1990<\/p>\n Mer info om Catriona p\u00e5: www.catrionamckay.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cDetta \u00e4r duons andra album och harpa plus harpa skapar fantastisk Folkmusik.\u201d \u201dHarporna skapar klanger som slingrar sig runt varandra. Ibland varsam, ibland vildsint. \u201c A match made in heaven\u201d heter det v\u00e4l p\u00e5 utrikiska\u201d LiRA Music Magazine, Lars Lind, Oct 2013<\/em><\/p>\n \u201c\u2026utterly reshapes our perception of the instruments\u2019 potential\u2026A radiant excursion into uncharted terrain.\u201d Irish Times ****Siobhan Long, Aug 2013<\/em><\/p>\n \u201ca beguiling combination of timbres\u201d The Scotsman **** Jim Gilchrist Sept 2013<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe compositions demonstrate a keen reciprocal grasp of the musicians\u2019 respective indigenous traditions and a willingness to experiment within them, allied to a feel for a varied musical language and the possibilities of emotional temperature as conveyed through imaginative deployment of instrumental colour and dynamics. \u2026a playful quality to their music-making that stems in no small measure from their mutual respect and a musical bond that comes from that decade of performing together.\u201d The Living Tradition, David Kidman, Oct 2013<\/em><\/p>\n \u201c\u2026upbeat and funky\u2026powerful and surprising\u2026Quite a mixture of styles\u2026nothing but harp and nyckelharpa on this CD, but that’s more than enough to make The Auld Harp a magical experience.\u201d Folkworld, Alex Monaghan, November 2013<\/em><\/p>\n \u2217\u2217\u2217\u2217\u201cFolkmusik av yppersta v\u00e4rldsklass\u201d Upsala Nya Tidning 090602 \u2217\u2217\u2217\u2217Upsala Nya Tidning 090429 \u201dJohansson och McKay \u00e4r b\u00e5da m\u00e4sterliga instrumentalister, men det \u00e4r lyh\u00f6rdheten mellan dem som \u00e4r skivans stora beh\u00e5llning, f\u00f6rm\u00e5gan att v\u00e4xla soloutrymme och variera spelet fr\u00e5n det skiraste lyriska till de p\u00e5drivande dansrytmerna i The foogy set.\u201d Ulf Gustafsson<\/em><\/p>\n \u2217\u2217\u2217\u2217Nya Wermlandstidningen 090714 \u201dM\u00f6tet mellan Olov Johanssons svenska nyckelharpa och Catriona McKays skotska harpa blir en \u00e5ktur in i dimmiga landskap. Landskap som \u00e4r magiska, mytiska och vackra. I musiken befinner man sig i en evig skymning eller en dr\u00f6jande soluppg\u00e5ng. Horisonten \u00e4r rosaskimrande och naturen trolsk. Det \u00e4r tv\u00e5 otroligt skickliga musiker som efter att sprungit p\u00e5 varandra p\u00e5 olika festivaler med deras respektive band, V\u00e4sen och Fiddlers Bid, best\u00e4mde sig f\u00f6r att samarbeta. Tur \u00e4r det. F\u00f6r samarbetet ger oss Foogy d\u00e4r musiken \u00e4r allt annat \u00e4n felstavad. H\u00f6jdpunkter som Mr Fish och Early Sun Polska ger albumet ytterligare skimmer. F\u00f6r en tidig morgon eller en v\u00e4ldigt sen natt har, som de s\u00e4ger, b\u00e5da sina f\u00f6rdelar.\u201d Lovisa Eriksson<\/em><\/p>\n DN 090708 Betyg 4\u201cVissa instrument kan man liksom g\u00f6mma sig bakom. \u00c4ven en amat\u00f6r kan ju imponera med en distad gitarr. Erk\u00e4nt knepiga instrument som nyckelharpa och skotsk harpa kr\u00e4ver d\u00e4remot sina m\u00e4stare. Med Olov Johansson fr\u00e5n V\u00e4sen och skotska traditionsmusikern Catriona McKay kan man k\u00e4nna sig helt lugn. Det brister inte en sekund i deras spel. Det \u00e4r ren uppvisningsmusik i det avseendet. Sedan r\u00e5kar m\u00f6tet mellan Johanssons skira upplandstradition och den lite allvarligare skotska harpan vara r\u00e4tt lyckat. N\u00e5gra l\u00e5tar \u00e4r tradl\u00e5tar fr\u00e5n respektive hemland, men en hel del av materialet \u00e4r skapat f\u00f6r just detta samarbete. De l\u00e5tarna f\u00f6rblir sv\u00e4vande i luften, mystiskt oklara i sin musikaliska hemvist. Lika svenska som skotska. Det \u00e4r elegant gjort.\u201d \u201d en r\u00e4tt igenom l\u00e4ttflytande och trevlig skiva med riktigt vacker musik.\u201d Po Tidholm<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cDet \u00e4r sv\u00e5rt att dra gr\u00e4nsen mellan det svenska och det skotska, men f\u00f6rmodligen \u00e4r det bara snitsiga musikrecensenter som funderar p\u00e5 s\u00e5nt. Det l\u00e5ter s\u00e5 vansinnigt bra att det enda man t\u00e4nker p\u00e5 \u00e4r att de inte f\u00e5r sluta riktigt \u00e4n.\u201d -Daniel Blanck Sm\u00e5landsposten<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cCatriona and Olov have created something that revels in its pedigree, with traditional polskas, waltzes & reels but, at the same time, embraces the moment and the future with breathtaking and percussive flights of fancy. The result is a very democratic piece of work, with both musicians happy to either take the lime-light with dazzling virtuosity, or provide guidance and support for the other’s leading role. This is a CD that never, for a moment, loses it’s sparkle. An absolute joy to listen to from end to end on the first hearing and thoroughly refreshing on every subsequent visit.\u201d Review by Fudged FolkRadio UK<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOlov Johansson and Catriona McKay have teamed up to create an album that is big, bold and bursting with amazing sound. Johansson\u2019s nyckelharpa and McKay\u2019s harp complement each other perfectly\u201d \u201cFoogy is exciting, contemporary and a definite breath of fresh air. I sincerely hope Johansson and McKay continue to collaborate on future projects.\u201d Lori Gordon Folking 090519<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe two instruments complement each other beautifully throughout this album, producing a full and rich sound which is as ancient as the tradition with the freshness of today’s young virtuoso musicians.\u201d Alex Monaghan, 090714<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe nyckelharpa and harp combination is fresh, charming and dynamic\u201d -Lars Fahlin Rock’n’Reel – Roots, Rock, Blues and Beyond<\/em><\/p>\n\n Two of northern Europe’s leading harpists \u2013 one playing the Scottish Harp and one the Swedish Nyckelharpa. Catriona & Olov met in 2002 when V\u00e4sen and Fiddlers Bid shared a concert in Stockholm. 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Quotes about the CD \u201cTHE AULD HARP\u201d<\/h4>\n
\n\u2026a playful quality to their music-making that stems in no small measure from their mutual respect and a musical bond that comes from that decade of performing together.\u201d The Living Tradition, David Kidman, Oct 2013<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u201cDetta \u00e4r duons andra album och harpa plus harpa skapar fantastisk Folkmusik.\u201d \u201dHarporna skapar klanger som slingrar sig runt varandra. Ibland varsam, ibland vildsint. \u201c A match made in heaven\u201d heter det v\u00e4l p\u00e5 utrikiska\u201d LiRA Music Magazine, Lars Lind, Oct 2013<\/em><\/p>\nHere a few words about the first CD \u201cFoogy\u201d and concerts:<\/h4>\n
Tv\u00e5 av norra Europas fr\u00e4msta harpister – en p\u00e5 nyckelharpa och en p\u00e5 skotsk, eller keltisk harpa som den ocks\u00e5 kallas, i sk\u00f6n musikalisk f\u00f6rening.<\/h4>\n
Citat om nya CDn THE AULD HARP<\/h4>\n
H\u00e4r f\u00f6ljer n\u00e5gra ord om 1a CD\u2019n \u201cFoogy\u201d och konserter:<\/h4>\n
\n<\/em>\u201cMusiken fr\u00e5n skivan Foogy, som sl\u00e4pps i samband med spelningen, k\u00e4nns ungef\u00e4r s\u00e5 fr\u00e4sch som folkmusik kan g\u00f6ra. Catriona McKays harpspel f\u00e5r i sig alla eventuella folkmusikmalkulor att virvla undan och Olov Johansson \u00e4r en m\u00e4stare p\u00e5 att komponera modern folkmusik som l\u00e5ter aktuell och frisk utan att beh\u00f6va anv\u00e4nda sig av n\u00e5gra drastiska grepp. Mot slutet av den drygt timsl\u00e5nga konserten, n\u00e4r solen tr\u00e4nger sig in genom de l\u00e5ngsmala f\u00f6nstren, \u00e4r allt s\u00e5 perfekt att det n\u00e4stan k\u00e4nns lite sk\u00f6nt n\u00e4r Catriona McKay briljerar s\u00e5 mycket att Olov Johansson tappar bort sig. Det ger perspektiv p\u00e5 vilken sv\u00e5righetsgrad ribban ligger p\u00e5 och p\u00e5minner om hur mycket man missat om det inte varit tv\u00e5 musiker i yppersta v\u00e4rldsklass som spelade.\u201d Andreas Jakobsson<\/em><\/p>\nMore bands: V\u00e4sen<\/a> \u00b7 Maskin<\/a> \u00b7 Johansson & Bromander<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"