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Sweden, Scotland and Iran at the Rudolstadt Festival 2023

In her home country of Sweden, Lena Jonsson is one of the most famous folk musicians. With her virtuoso, intricate violin playing, she takes a fresh look at the fiddle tradition and mixes it unconventionally with bluegrass – it sounds cheerful, gripping, and then otherworldly. We’re off to Scotland the young singer-songwriter Beth Malcolm. Her strong voice and characteristic lyrics and songs make you sit up and take notice. Four young musicians from Iran, who all live in Germany and call themselves the “Aban Ensemble” – In addition to traditional pieces from their homeland, you can also hear their own compositions and improvisations, brilliantly played and soulfully sung. With the singer Farinaaz, with Mitra Behpoori on the tar and oud lutes, Sara Hasti on the spiked violin Kamancheh and Kimia Bani, percussion