Meet the Swedish Immigrant Musicians of the Upper Midwest
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Per August Widmark
Fiddler Born: 1864. Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden Emigrated: 1887. Settled in Minnesota: St. Paul, Ramsey County and Minerva in Clearwater County Read more about Per August Widmark here |
Per Selander
Fiddle. Guitar, Piano Born: 1871. Bergsjö, Gävleborg, Sweden Emigrated: 1899. Settled in Minnesota: Quamba, Kanabec County and Cambridge, Isanti County Read more about Per Selander here |
Ivar Andersson
Fiddle. Button Box Accordion Born: 1899 Ulvaboda, Blekinge, Sweden Emigrated: 1923 Settled in Minnesota: Aurora, St. Louis County. Moved to Illinois around 1925 Read more about Ivar Andersson here |
Gumas Lars Larsson Fiddle Born: 1864. Loka, Älvdalen, Dalarna, Sweden Emigrated: 1900. Settled in Minnesota: Dalbo, Isanti County Read more about Gumas Lars Larsson here |
Hård Lars Larsson
Fiddle Born: 1822 Östermyckeläng, Älvdalen Sweden Emigrated: 1886. Settled in Minnesota: Solway and Lammers in Beltrami County Read more about Hård Lars Larsson here |
Korp-Erik Olson.
Fiddle Born: 1851. Hassela, Nordanstigs, Hälsingland, Sweden Emigrated: 1908. Settled in Minnesota: Wyanett, Isanti County. Read more about Korp Erik Olson here |
Edwin Johnson
Fiddle and Nyckelharpa Born: 1905 December 6. Rättvik, Dalarna, Sweden Emigrated: 1924. Settled in Minnesota: Minneapolis, Hennepin County. Also lived in Wisconsin: Hayward, Sawyer County. Read more about Edwin Johnson here |
Axel Kjellberg
Nyckelharpa (Kontrabasharpa) Born: 1871. Skäfthammar, Uppland Sweden. Emigrated: 1891. Lived in Miles, Porterfield, Marinette County, Wisconsin. Also lived in Illinois and Michigan. Read more about Axel Kjellberg here |
Knute Stone
Nyckelharpa (Kontrabasharpa) Born: 1886. Österbybruk, Uppsala, Sweden Emigrated: 1911. Settled in South Dakota: Brookfield, McCook County. Read more about Knut Stone here |
Anders Challman
Nyckelharpa (Kontrabasharpa) Born: 1871. Börstil, Uppland, Sweden. Emigrated: 1890. Settled in Minnesota: Minneapolis, Hennepin County. Read more about Anders Challman here |
Daniel Pettersson
Nyckelharpa
Read more about Daniel Petterson here |
Britta Skifstrom
Säckpipa Birth: 1842. Dala-Järna, Sweden. Emigrated 1868. Settled in Minnesota: Cokato, Wright and Koochiching County Read more about Britta Skifström here |
Anna Larson
Säckpipa Birth: 1819, Dala-Järna, Sweden. Emigrated 1880. Settled in Minnesota: Cokato, Wright County. Read more about Anna Larson here |
Erik Persson
Säckpipa Birth: 1813. Säfsnäs, Dalarna, Sweden. Emigrated 1868. Settled in Iowa: Marcy Township, Boone County. Read more about Erik Persson here |