Workshop: Tunes from Västmanland with Josefina Paulson
2-4pm at 21 Days Crescent Blackheath NSW

Concert: Josefina Paulson with Fredrik Bengtsson & Big Fiddle Little Fiddle
6-8.30pm in Bates Hall, cnr Gardner Cres and Great Western Highway

Josefina Paulson (Sweden), a "riksspelman" and world champion of the modern nyckelharpa, has worked as a freelance musician and producer touring all over the world with her nyckelharpa. She has enchanted audiences in Australia, USA, Japan, and throughout Europe and Sweden. Her love for travelling through music and culture has been the start of many collaborations with other musicians and dancers who are curious to explore the fusion of traditions.

With a discography including more than 20 album releases, Josefina has been awarded with some of the finest titles in folk music. She was nominated for both the Artist of the Year award and the Traditional Musician of the Year awards at the National Folk and World Music Gala in Sweden in 2025. Josefina holds a bachelor’s degree in Traditional Music from the Royal Academy in Stockholm and teaches nyckelharpa at the Erik Sahlström Institute in Tobo, Uppland (the foremost conservatorium for nyckelharpa study in Sweden).

JOSEFINA PAULSON with FREDRIK BENGTSSON & BIG FIDDLE LITTLE FIDDLE

Josefina returns to Australia in January 2026 to perform with an expanded band and lead workshops in Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and NSW. Her band includes:

• Fredrik Bengtsson (Sweden): Her husband and acclaimed double bassist, versatile across folk, traditional, classical, and jazz genres

• Big Fiddle Little Fiddle: The dynamic Australian duo featuring cellist Louise Godwin and multi-instrumentalist Jessica Foot (violin, hardanger fiddle, oboe, cor anglais)