Swåp

Swåp
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Background information
Genres	Fusion, world music, nordic music, folk music, celtic music
Years active	1995–present
Members	Ola Bäckström, Ian Carr, Carina Normansson
Past members	Karen Tweed

Swåp are an Anglo-Swedish band that produce a musical fusion of traditional nordic music and celtic music.

Biography

Swåp was formed in 1995 by Karen Tweed (piano accordion), Ian Carr (guitar) (both UK), Ola Bäckström (fiddle, viola d'amore) and Carina Normansson (fiddle, vocals) (both Sweden). Together they have made four albums exploring a fusion of many different genres of folk music, including traditional Swedish music, English music, and the music of Brittany and Ireland. Karen Tweed left the band in 2007.

AllMusic noted about the band's 1997 project Swåp, "Swåp's self-titled debut fuses traditional Celtic music with Swedish folk", giving it a three-star rating.

Discography

• Swåp (1997)
• Sic (1999)
• Mosquito Hunter (2002)
• Du Da (2005)