• Apr 14 2019

    David and Justin with Swedish Harp /Folk duo Dram

    Eugene, OR

    3:30 p.m. • Eugene Hotel • 222 E. Broadway • Direct from Sweden, welcome to an afternoon of Harp and Nordic folk music with Dråm: Erik Ask-Upmark - on Harp, vocals, Swedish bagpipe, traditional folk whistle Anna Rynefors - Nyckelharpa, Swedish bagpipe Local Harpist , David Helfand and violist, Justin Lader open the show Sunday, April 14th 3:30 p.m. Eugene Hotel $10.00 With their fresh and unique take on Nordic music, the Swedish musicians Erik Ask-Upmark and Anna Rynefors - known as "Dråm" - have taken the roots music community by storm. The name is pronounced "drohm" and means "drone" (that which you find on bagpipes, not the remote-controlled flying contraption) - an apt name for this talented duo with its riveting take on ancient and contemporary Nordic traditional music. Over the last decade, Dråm has toured in the UK, USA, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, France and Italy, to name a few countries. As well as performing, they have hosted countless workshops and courses in Swedish traditional music and dance.