Draft:Ale Carr

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Ale Carr is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist[1], music teacher[2] and composer, known for his work with his Danish trio Dreamers' Circus and his collaboration with the Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto.

Notable instruments includes the Nordic cittern and the träskofiol (clog-fiddle). Ale Carr is one of the leading players of plucked string instruments within the Nordic folk tradition.[3]

On 16 July 2023 Ale Carr performed Vivaldi's Four Seasons together with Pekka Kuusisto and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen at the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the BBC Proms.[4][5][6]

Awards[edit]

  • 2008 - Zorn award in silver and the title of riksspelman (national folk musician) in Delsbo, Sweden, for playing violin in the tradition of Skåne[7][8]
  • 2013 - Danish Music Awards Folk - Artist of the Year[9]
  • 2017 - World champion in Clog-Fiddle[10][11]
  • 2020 - Danish Music Awards Roots - Composer of the Year[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ale Carr takes rebellion to new territories". HeraldScotland.com. January 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Ale Carr | Musikhögskolan /en". mhm.lu.se.
  3. ^ "Vivaldi with a Nordic twist at Aberdeen Music Hall". pressandjournal.co.uk. March 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Pekka Kuusisto review — seagulls and singalongs in a Prom for all seasons". thetimes.co.uk. July 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "BBC Proms - 2023: Vivaldi's Four Seasons at the Proms". bbc.co.uk. July 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Prom 4 at the Royal Albert Hall review: revitalised Vivaldi with a provocative take on Four Seasons". standard.co.uk. July 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Riksspelmän från Hjärnarp prisade". skd.se. July 10, 2008.
  8. ^ "Ale Carr". sco.org.uk.
  9. ^ "Vinderne af DMA Folk 2013 er fundet". gaffa.dk. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  10. ^ Alborn, Matilda; Kristianstad, P4; Alisehovic/Text, Dzenet; Kristianstad, P4 (July 27, 2017). "Han är världsmästare i träskofiol". Sveriges Radio.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Fiolmästare med världen som arena". skd.se. August 8, 2017.
  12. ^ "REPORTAGE: Som kvæg på forårets græs". gaffa.dk. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2024.