Lena Jonsson Trio Concert

SWEDEN’S LENA JONSSON TRIO COMING TO ASHOKAN CENTER

Band known for Swedish folk music to perform in the Catskills March 15

The Swedish Grammy (Grammis)-winning Lena Jonsson Trio will perform at the Ashokan Center at 7 p.m., Friday, March 15, 2024.

Lena Jonsson is an innovative and charismatic fiddler accompanied by Ian Carr on guitar and Krydda Sundström on bass. This tight ensemble evokes a breadth of Swedish folk music with inspirations also from rock, pop, and old-time American and Bluegrass traditions.

The band’s “Stories from the Outside” was named Album of the Year by Lira Musikmagasin in 2020, and it won the Manifest prize and a Swedish Grammy (Grammis) in 2021. In 2023, the Lena Jonsson Trio was Folk and World Music awards Artist of the Year. Their most recent album “Elements” was released in 2023.

Advance tickets are $30, $20 and $10. To order tickets, or for more information, visit https://ashokancenter.org/product/lena-jonsson-trio-concert/.