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25 names in the programme

This year's artists

Meet the musicians, ensembles and teachers who filled the festival with music and dance in 2026, and see where they played.

  • Bodil Frimodt Rønnow playing a mandolin on a red sofa
    Violin & teaching

    Bodil Frimodt Rønnow

    Violin and folk ensemble playing for children and young people

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  • The three musicians of BOOT seen from below among tall pines, with frame drum, fiddle and lute
    Swedish folk music

    BOOT

    Baroque instruments, traditional rhythms and a modern sound

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  • Cheap Jeep's three musicians seated between pale wooden posts in the evening sun
    Americana & bluegrass

    Cheap Jeep

    Resonator guitar, mandolin, double bass and three-part vocal harmonies

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  • The musicians behind Det Lyse Bal gathered with their string instruments, from violin to double bass
    Strings & percussion

    Det Lyse Bal

    Kristine Heebøll's dance music for string quintet and percussion

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  • Floating Sofa Quartet's four musicians gathered on a sofa with a fiddle
    Nordic folk music

    Floating Sofa Quartet

    Four musicians from Denmark, Finland and Sweden meet through music

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  • Portrait of Fredy Clue
    House artist 2026

    Fredy Clue

    Nordic folk music, identity and evolving traditions

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  • The two musicians of Geo Pjäserna playing cello and guitar in a wood-panelled room
    Folk jazz

    Geo Pjäserna

    Cinematic melodies, acoustic guitar and punk-spirited folk jazz from Mols

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  • Portrait of Hanne Eriksen
    Folk dance & teaching

    Hanne Eriksen

    Group dances, singing and movement for children and adults

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  • Henrik fra Stevns smiling with his chin resting on his hands, wearing glasses and a checked shirt
    Folk dance & teaching

    Henrik fra Stevns

    Folk dance teacher with an eye for first steps and experienced dancers alike

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  • Julia Bengtson in a green checked suit in a fragmented portrait with reflections
    Nordic folk & Swedish pop

    Julia Bengtson

    Personal songs between Nordic folk music and modern Swedish pop

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  • Jullie Hjetland singing into a handheld microphone at Aarhus Jazz Festival 2013
    Voice & performance

    Jullie Hjetland

    A Danish-Norwegian voice rooted in Nordic folk music

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  • Portrait of Karen Mose, singer in Phønix
    Singing & choir

    Karen Mose

    The Phønix singer shares ballads and folk songs

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  • Portrait of Mette Kathrine Stærk smiling, with long dark hair
    Accordion & storytelling

    Mette Kathrine Stærk

    Traditional musician, composer and storyteller with the accordion at her heart

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  • The four musicians of Phønix close together with a bass clarinet, drumsticks and an accordion
    Danish folk music

    Phønix

    Danish folk music with a distinctive modern sound

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  • Pia Nygaard smiling with her violin beside her face
    Violin & composition

    Pia Nygaard

    Folk music and ensemble playing across ages and experience

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  • Portrait of Rick Hauchman wearing a cap and checked shirt, with a beard
    Bluegrass & ensemble playing

    Rick Hauchman

    The Cheap Jeep musician welcomes you into the bluegrass repertoire

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  • Young musicians playing fiddles, guitar and piano at Aarhus Folk Festival 2025
    Young folk music & dance

    Rod/Fod

    Young musicians and dancers from the Rod and Fod camps

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