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About

Lena Jonsson’s ability to balance a deep knowledge of traditional Swedish folk music with innovative artistic sensibilities, sparkling joy of life and a charisma of a rock-star have made her one Scandinavia’s most visionary musicians. She has created a unique style inspired by traditional Swedish music as well as rock, pop and american old-time and bluegrass traditions. Together with guitarist Erik Ronström and bassist Krydda Sundström they create a virtuosic yet playful trio. In April this year, the Lena Jonsson Trio won Artist of the year at the Swedish Folk awards. Their latest album ”Stories from the Outside” won both a Swedish Grammis and the Manifest prize in 2021 and Album of the year by LIRA Music Magazine and song of the year by Swedish radio. Lena Jonsson Trio released their third album ”Elements” in June 2023.

Discography

  • Elements
    Lena Jonsson Trio

    Elements

    Hedgehog Music, 2023
  • Stories from the Outside
    Lena Jonsson Trio

    Stories from the Outside

    Hedgehog Music, 2020
  • PLACES
    Lena Jonsson

    PLACES

    Playing with Music, 2018
  • morsning
  • Sur le chemin
    Duo Jonsson Coudroy

    Sur le Chemin

    Compagnie Takatom, 2017
  • Snowy Side of the Mountain
    The Goodbye Girls

    Snowy Side of the Mountain

    2016
  • Allting Rullar
    Skenet

    Allting Rullar

    Subliminal Sounds, 2015
  • Lena Jonsson & Brittany Haas
    Lena Jonsson & Brittany Haas

    Lena Jonsson & Brittany Haas

    Playing with Music, 2015
  • Klingande klenoder
    Limbohofvet

    Klingande Klenoder

    Holmen Music, 2013
  • Funambules
    Duo Jonsson Coudroy

    Funambules

    Bemol Productions, 2011 (DVD)
  • Vind
    Duo Jonsson Coudroy

    Vind

    Bemol productions, 2011
  • Vågg
    Duo Jonsson Coudroy

    Vågg

    Bemol productions, 2009

Awards and Scholarships

2025Lena Jonsson Trio winner of best album with the album Elements at Folk and World Music awards
2024Lena Jonsson Trio nominated for Swedish Grammis with the album Elements
2023Lena Jonsson Trio winner of Artist of the Year at Folk and World Music awards
2021Lena Jonsson Trio wins a Swedish Grammy (Grammis) with the album Stories from the Outside
2021Stories from the Outside wins the Manifest prize
2020Stories from the Outside named Album of the Year by Lira Musikmagasin
2019Bolläs kommuns kulturpris
2019Lena Jonsson Trio nominated for Swedish Grammy (Grammis) with the album Places
2018SKAP’s Folk Musik Price for 2018
2016Nominated Cross-over Project of the Year at Folk and World Music Awards for duo with Brittany Haas
2014STIM-stipendiat
2014Klingande Klenoder nominated Album of the Year at the Folk and worldmusic awards
2013Landstinget Gävleborgs culture scholarship
2011The Jernbergs scholarship
2010Bollnäs kommun’s culture scholarship
2010Bror Hjort Stipendiet
2010Nominated Newcomer of the Year at Folk and World Music awards
2009Represented Sweden in the Nordic Championship in Traditional music
2009Pekkos-Gustafs hederspris
2008Riksspelman

Tour dates

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2025
January 31 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Falufolk Falun Tickets
Februari 6 Lena Jonsson Trio The Cedar Minneapolis, MN Tickets
Februari 7 Lena Jonsson Trio The North Street Cabaret Madison, WI Tickets
Februari 8 Lena Jonsson Trio Leaky Lake house Milwaukee, WI RSVP
Februari 9 Lena Jonsson Trio G.A.R Hall Peninsula, OH Tickets
Februari 10 Lena Jonsson Trio Oberlin College Oberlin, (Private)
Februari 11 Lena Jonsson Trio The Ark Ann Arbor, MI Tickets
Februari 12 Lena Jonsson Trio The Kennedy Center Washington D.C Tickets
Februari 13 Lena Jonsson Trio Scandinavia House NYC, NY Tickets
Februari 15 Lena Jonsson Trio The Dance Hall Kittery, ME Tickets
Februari 16 Lena Jonsson Trio Scandinavian Club Fairfield, CT Tickets
Februari 18 Lena Jonsson Trio The Burren Somerville, MA Tickets
Februari 21 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Idun, Umefolk Umeå
March 7 Lena Jonsson Trio House Concert Rostved, DK
March 9 Lena Jonsson Trio Vienna Concert House Vienna, AT Tickets
March 11 Lena Jonsson Trio Folk for Folk Svendborg, DK
March 13 Lena Jonsson Trio Riksscenen Oslo, NO Tickets
March 14 Lena Jonsson Trio Allégården GöteborgTickets
March 29 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola C:nen, Klubb SAM Östersund
March 30 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Kulturoasen HågabyTickets
April 4 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Nordic Folk Alliance Uppsala
April 6 Lena Jonsson Fiddle Hell Online info
April 21 Lena Jonsson Trio & Le Vent Du Nord Stora Teatern Göteborg Tickets
April 24 Lena Jonsson Trio Jazzklubben Visby Visby
April 25 Lena Jonsson Trio Musikföreningen Apoteket Upplands VäsbyTickets
May 16 Lena Jonsson & Arvid Svenungsson Allhelgonakyrkan Stockholm
May 18 Alice Tegnér à la Babs & Hallberg Bio Aspen StockholmTickets
May 21 Lena Jonsson, Erik Rydvalls Nordic Lights Folk Baltica, Augustiania Augustenborg, DKTickets
May 22 Erik Rydvall's Nordic Lights Folk Baltica, Andersen Hus Risum-Lindholm, DETickets
May 23 Lena Jonsson Trio Folk Baltica, Hagge's Music Pub Tønder, DKTickets
May 24 Lena Jonsson Trio Folk Baltica, Den Historiske lade Apenrade, DKTickets
May 25 Lena Jonsson Trio Folk Baltica, Closing concert Flensburg, DETickets
May 31 Lena Jonsson Trio Tunes & Trads Copenhagen, DKTickets
June 28 Lena Jonsson Trio Nordic Folk Festival Vitskøl kloster, DKTickets
July 11-13 Lena Jonsson Trio Rothbury Traditional Music Festival Rothbury, UKTickets
July 14 Lena Jonsson Trio The Water Rats London, UKTickets
July 19 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Acco World music festival Sulęczyno, PLTickets
July 25-27 Lena Jonsson Trio Festival Mémoire et Racines QCTickets
July 30 Lena Jonsson Trio Red Bird Café Ottawa, CATickets
July 31 Lena Jonsson Trio House concert Petawawa, CA
August 1 Lena Jonsson Trio Motel Chelsea Chelsea, QCTickets
August 2-3 Lena Jonsson Trio Blue Skies Music Festival Clarendon, CATickets
August 5 Lena Jonsson Trio Kärrboda kultur KärrbodaTickets
August 15 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Espa Helsinki Helsinki, FITickets
August 16 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Kaukas Elofolk Kaukasten JuhlataloTickets
August 23 Lena Jonsson Trio Frederiksdal Chamber Folk Festival Frederiksdal, DKTickets
August 30 Lena Jonsson Trio & Bengan Jansson Stenegård JärvsöTickets
October 25 Lena Jonsson Trio Hudik live, PKs Restaurang Hudiksvall
October 31 Mozarts Requiem i Folkton Allhelgonakyrkan Stockholm
November 1 Mozarts Requiem i Folkton Ovanåkers Kyrka Ovanåker
November 2 Mozarts Requiem i Folkton Järvsö Kyrka Järvsö
November 4 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Stallet StockholmTickets
November 5 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola & Erlend Viken Trio Kulturhuset Bollnäs
November 6 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Järvsö Kyrka Järvsö
November 8 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Härnösands Folkhögskola Härnösand
November 14 Emilia Amper Band Vår lokal Gnesta
November 15 Emilia Amper Band Skärborgarnas Hus Trosa
November 16 Emilia Amper Band Nyköpings Teaterl Nyköping
November 23 Lena Jonsson Trio Rost, Stockholm Album release Folk Covers
December 6 Dybfølt Kvintett Stevns hus Stevs, DK
December 7 Dybfølt Kvintett Copenhagen Album release Christmas album

2026
February 27 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Klaverfabrikken Hillerød, DK
February 28 Lena Jonsson & Johanna Juhola Malmö Folk, Barnens scen Malmö, SE
March 5 Lena Jonsson Trio Szczecin Philharmonic Stettin, PLTickets
March 6 Lena Jonsson Trio Sendesaal Bremen, DE
March 7 Lena Jonsson Trio Bethanien Kirche Hamburg, DE
March 9 Lena Jonsson Trio Teater Reflektion Aarhus, DK
March 21 Lena Jonsson Trio Sofiehof Underjord JönköpingTickets
March 22 Lena Jonsson Trio Folkhemmet Unnaryd

Media

Stories from the Outside (2020)

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Places (2018)

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Press

Reviews of ”ELEMENTS”

I've mentioned a lot of songs here, but could really name all twelve. Every single one is strong and the variety is great, making Elements a really good album..

— Lira musikmagasin #4 2023 Read more

Strong. WOW!

— Folker Magazin #4 2023 Read more

Reviews of ”STORIES FROM THE OUTSIDE”

Tänk vilken gåva att få leva i en tid med så remarkabelt skickliga, egensinniga och uppfinningsrika spelmän som Lena Jonsson.

— Lira musikmagasin #2 2020 Read more

Reviews of ”PLACES”

What a delight this CD is. ... Lena and her co-musicians on this CD ... make up a closely knitted trio and the addition of at least 11 superb supporting musicians ... make this one of the best crafted ‘new traditions’ compilations I’ve heard for a long time.

— The Living Tradition, June/July 2018 Read more

Within ten seconds of playing the first track on this album, I found myself whisked away to another place. ... I love the balance between virtuosity and musicality on this album. Jonsson can play, there is no doubt about that, but she never attempts to outshine the tune itself or the players around her.

— Folk Radio 16 April, 2018 Read more

If you are already a fan of Lena Jonsson, you will be expecting an exciting mix of contemporary and traditional fiddle, American oldtime and Swedish dance music, folk rock and rockabilly funk: so this album won’t hold many surprises. If you are new to Jonsson’s music, welcome to a world of fine fiddling from both sides of the Atlantic.

— FolkWorld #65 Read more

Som fiolist är Lena Jonsson svårslagen. Hon svingar stråken som ett trollspö.

— Lira musikmagasin Read more

Lena Jonsson har en skön öppenhet i kompositionerna och en tilltalande lekfullhet i sitt sätt att spela. ... Hon låter melodin tala till lyssnaren utan att försöka tränga sig på. Hon säger här är jag, så här spelar jag, lyssna om du vill. Och man vill. Och vill en gång till. Och en till...

— Dala-demokraten 2018-05-02 Read more

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