Gursus Iceland Tour – aka. the Tour of the Unexpected. The duo Gursus is a result of a sudden meeting between a folk fiddler and a jazz saxophonist, all caused by a delayed train. Together they perform a playful, powerful, expressive and a bit unruly music, drawing it’s roots from traditional folk music as well as free and modal jazz, with quite a bit of improvisation thrown into the blend.
Take the opportunity to experience this unique folk jazz clash. Unexpected meetings. Unexpected stories. Unexpected music.
Bio
Gursus is Sven Midgren on fiddle and Ida Karlsson on tenor saxophone.
Ida’s warm tone and characteristic playing style meets Sven’s rooted dance groove and dynamic timbre. The sound is tight, honest and so close that you can smell the log fire from the tiny cottage where the duo’s rehersals are held.
The musicians are both well established among the younger generation in their respective genre.
Ida Karlsson is a saxophonist and composer playing with, among others, the free-form-movement-jazz-du
Sven Midgren is a folk musician deeply rooted in southern Swedish tradition. He’s previously performed with Scandinavian band Tranotra and together with different tradition bearers from his home region, as well as exploring improvisation in Swedish folk music. His fiddle playing provides both soothing tenderness and some rough and gritty groove and he often involves some storytelling in between the music.
The tour is done with kind support from Kulturkontakt Nord Kulturrådet and Musik i Syd
More about the tour: https://www.facebook.com/events/1367562923258760/