Eric Sahlström (1912 - 1986) from Masbo, (Vendel, Uppland) was a nyckelharpa spelman, musician instrument maker and composer. He had important role and influence in the nyckelharpa revival time in Sweden. His father and grandfather Anders and Lars Sahlström were both spelmans och they had a lot of tunes after Karl Styfberg and August Boblin. He played together with Viksta Lasse and Leonard Larsson in many years. He played traditional tunes and his own composed opuses with splendid virtuosity and several young musicians got inspired to play nyckelharpa after Eric Sahlström`s nyckelharpa play. The style of his own compositions harmonize perfectly to the to the Swedish folk traditions. These LP contains Eric Sahlström`s most popular tunes with other musicians as "Sahlströmmarna" with Eric`s daughter Sonja and brothers Kalle and Sture Sahlström as well as "Sahlströmgruppen" including Gösta Sandström, Eric`s fellow musician in many years.
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