Ale Carr Explained

Ale Carr is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist,[1] music teacher[2] and composer, known for his work with his Danish trio Dreamers' Circus and his collaboration with the Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto.

Notable instruments includes the Nordic cittern and the träskofiol (clog-fiddle). Ale Carr is one of the leading players of plucked string instruments within the Nordic folk tradition.[3]

On 16 July 2023 Ale Carr performed Vivaldi's Four Seasons together with Pekka Kuusisto and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen at the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the BBC Proms.[4] [5] [6]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Ale Carr takes rebellion to new territories . January 20, 2016 . . Rob . Adams . 20 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Ale Carr . . . 20 June 2024.
  3. News: Vivaldi with a Nordic twist at Aberdeen Music Hall . March 11, 2024 . . 20 June 2024 . Calum . Petrie.
  4. News: Pekka Kuusisto review — seagulls and singalongs in a Prom for all seasons . July 17, 2023 . . 20 June 2024 . Geoff . Brown.
  5. News: Vivaldi's Four Seasons at the Proms . . July 16, 2023 . 20 June 2024 . BBC.
  6. News: Prom 4 at the Royal Albert Hall review: revitalised Vivaldi with a provocative take on Four Seasons . July 26, 2023 . . Nick . Kimberley . 20 June 2024.
  7. News: July 10, 2008 . Riksspelmän från Hjärnarp prisade . Helsingborgs Dagblad.
  8. Web site: Ale Carr . Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
  9. Web site: November 30, 2020 . Vinderne af DMA Folk 2013 er fundet . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160214062312/http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/78726 . February 14, 2016 . March 13, 2024 . Gaffa.
  10. News: Alborn . Matilda . Alisehovic . Dzenet . July 27, 2017 . Han är världsmästare i träskofiol . Sveriges Radio P4 Kristianstad.
  11. News: Lindblom . Anna . August 8, 2017 . Fiolmästare med världen som arena . Skånska Dagbladet.
  12. Web site: November 30, 2020 . REPORTAGE: Som kvæg på forårets græs . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201211221332/https://gaffa.dk/artikel/146502/som-kvaeg-pa-forarets-graes-dma-roots-2020 . December 11, 2020 . March 13, 2024 . Gaffa.