Listening to the playing of Maren Hallberg (accordion) and Jørgen Dickmeiss (violin, vocal, mandolin, guitar) makes you sense a close personal relationship between two people converging towards a common destiny. They create an enchanting atmosphere with soul and deep empathy and they perform closely intertwined, as in the traditional dance from which they took the name Svøbsk.

Their bright and articulated music is rooted in the revived legacy of folk traditions frm Denmark and its surrounding countries. Svøbsk has played more than 250 concerts in clubs, festivals, churches and schools during the last six years and have been touring Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Scotland and Germany.Their much acclaimed CD Sig mig (“Tell me”) in 2005, was nominated for a Danish music awards as debut of the year.

Working with their second album En klang af tidløshed (“A sound of timelessness”) - released in 2009 - Svøbsk added piano and percussion to the setup. It complements most beautifully the closely knit musical patchwork of Hallberg and Dickmeiss, and has taken the music to a new level.

Svøbsk is touring as a duo, trio and quartet.

The lineup is:

Maren Hallberg: accordion
Jørgen Dickmeiss:violin, vocal, mandolin, guitar

Simon Busk: percussion, mandolin

Niels Thybo: piano

Facts:
Svøbsk is the name of a melody - and dancetype, where you turn 'round and 'round in a close embrace until you get all "svøbsked".
Svøbsk is pronounced: swirbsk" - with the "ir" as in bird!