Mats Wester
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Mats Wester, born 1964, is a Swedish musician and plays the nyckelharpa
. Together with the singer Håkan Hemlin he operates the musical group Nordman
. During Nordman's long pause Mats created another group together with Py Bäckman
(lyrics) and Elenor Ågeryd (vocals).
Mats has also written a song for the group Garmarna
"En gång ska han gråta" (Once he will cry). As many times before Py Bäckman
wrote the lyrics to the song.
According to Nordman's Website, Mats is the musical mastermind of the group, and that the Music is his passion, hobby and life.
Nyckelharpa
A nyckelharpa , sometimes called a keyed fiddle, is a traditional Swedish musical instrument. It is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string.The nyckelharpa is similar in appearance to a...
. Together with the singer Håkan Hemlin he operates the musical group Nordman
Nordman
Nordman is a Swedish group founded in 1993, that mixes folk music with rock and pop. This genre is called etnorock or folk rock in Swedish. The group consists of Håkan Hemlin, as singer and frontman and Mats Wester, who plays the nyckelharpa as well as serving as the main songwriter..The group's...
. During Nordman's long pause Mats created another group together with Py Bäckman
Py Bäckman
Py Marie Elisabet Ulrika Bäckman Wennborn is a Swedish musician. She is a singer and songwriter of pop and rock for musicals and films. She also plays piano and harmonica.-Career:...
(lyrics) and Elenor Ågeryd (vocals).
Mats has also written a song for the group Garmarna
Garmarna
Garmarna is a Swedish folk rock band. Their songs are mainly old Scandinavian ballads.- Biography :Garmarna was founded in 1990. Stefan Brisland-Ferner, Gotte Ringqvist and Rickard Westman were inspired by old Swedish music, which they had heard in a theatre. They began searching for old tunes and...
"En gång ska han gråta" (Once he will cry). As many times before Py Bäckman
Py Bäckman
Py Marie Elisabet Ulrika Bäckman Wennborn is a Swedish musician. She is a singer and songwriter of pop and rock for musicals and films. She also plays piano and harmonica.-Career:...
wrote the lyrics to the song.
According to Nordman's Website, Mats is the musical mastermind of the group, and that the Music is his passion, hobby and life.