Esbjörn Hazelius

"The versatile multi-instrumentalist Esbjörn Hazelius has for many years been a member of bands such as Quilty, Hazelius-Hedin and Eitre, and also been the musical engine behind, among others, Sofia Karlsson and Malin Foxdal. His musical life journey has been both long, intense and colorful. As a virtuoso Irish violinist, Swedish folk singer, or a string artist - the audience as well as critics have taken him to their hearts in all contexts.

Esbjörn has released a solo album ”Blunda och du ska få se”, where he sings his own songs in Swedish - often influenced by both Irish, Swedish and American older music. Along with his amazing band, he creates music full of warmth, which affects and captivates. The texts and the arrangements feels just as new as natural. MTA Production.

- Performes July 15, 9:00 PM

http://www.mtaprod.se/artister/esbjorn-hazelius/

www.myspace.com/esbjornhazelius

GeneralKnas

Morgan Lee

Morgan Lee is a Stockholm-based artist who plays indie-country-pop without making a fuss of it. On the debute album “Restless indigo killer”, musicians are borrowed from, among others, Ane Brun and Lars Winnerbäck, which offer rock influences. As a solo artist with natural melodies, intimate lyrics and a nice singing voice, he delivers something honest and gets straight to the point with his acoustic guitar and voice.

- Performs on July 16, at 11 PM.

www.myspace.com/epicjester

Invasionen

Great punk rock from the Swedish town Umeå:

Dennis Lyxzen - Vocals & Guitar, Anders Stenberg - Guitar & Vocals, Rickard Österman - Bass & Vocals, Andre Sandström - Drums & Vocals

Performs on July 15, at 10:00 PM.

Check out Invasionen here::

http://www.myspace.com/invasionensweden

Mohlavyr

Mohlavyr expands the acoustic, alternative, pop genre and uses everything from exercise bikes and scissors to the little more classical contrabass, accordion, cello, piano, horn, and drums.

With gigs together with Lars Demian, Elin Ruth Sigvardsson and Florence Valentin, the self-confidence has grown big, and the melody-based music with the narrative lyrics has started to reach a broader public.

www.myspace.com/mohlavyr
www.mohlavyr.com

The Wait

The Wait was formed in the beginning of 2009. The music is rock with country influences.

The Wait consists of Sebastian Wellander on guitar, who also plays in the space-rock band Bland Bladen. Joakim Dimberg plays bass and sings, he also plays in the band Dead Man. The second guitar player and vocalist is Anders Haglund who has played in The Road Runners. Jens Henriksson is on drums, he also plays drums in Troubled Horse, and has played drums in Witchcraft.

After having knocked the audience in Örebro, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Kumla, they will now enter the stage at the Forest Festival.

www.myspace.com/thewaitsweden
www.casualvinyl.se

One Step

Nice reggae music, based in Örebro. The members have their roots in Sweden, Sri Lanka, Ghana and Togo.

One Step was founded during the spring 2003 by members from several different formations which played reggae music in Örebro. One Step has made numerous recordings and worked hard in the rehearsal room and studio.

One Step is:

Sunil Panawennage - guitar, Mats "Jericho" Strömberg - trumpet and keyboard, Bo "Cobra" E-son - guitar, vocals and harmonica, Richard Sjögren - bass, Henrik "Henke" Jansson - drums, John Bark - vocals and keyboard, Laurent Walugaja - vocals and guitar, Tendai Makurumbandi - vocals and percussion, Wassila Seydou - vocals, Tuva Holmqvist - backing vocals and percussion.

www.myspace.com/theonestepswe
www.onestepsweden.se

Esbjörn Hazelius

"Den mångsidiga multiinstrumentalisten Esbjörn Hazelius har under många år varit medlem i band som Quilty, Hazelius-Hedin och Eitre, och dessutom musikalisk motor bakom bl.a. Sofia Karlsson och Malin Foxdal. Hans musikaliska livsresa har varit både lång, intensiv och brokig. Som virtuos irländsk violinist, som svensk folksångare, eller som strängkonstnär – publiken såväl som kritikerna har tagit honom till sitt hjärta i alla sammanhang.

Esbjörn har släppt ett soloalbum ”Blunda och du ska få se”, där han sjunger egna sånger på svenska - ofta färgade av både irländsk, svensk och amerikansk äldre musik. Tillsammans med sitt fantastiska band skapar han musik fylld av värme, som berör och fängslar, där texterna och arrangemangen känns lika nya som naturligt jordade" MTA Produktion

- Spelar den 15:e juli kl. 21:00

http://www.mtaprod.se/artister/esbjorn-hazelius/

www.myspace.com/esbjornhazelius

GeneralKnas

Morgan Lee

Morgan Lee, är en Stockholmsbaserad artist som spelar indiecountrypop utan att krångla till det. På debutalbumet "Restless indigo killer" med musiker lånade från bl a Ane Brun och Lars Winnerbäck, bjuds det på rockigare influenser. Som soloartist med naturnära melodier, intima texter och skönsång levererar han med sin akustiska gitarr och röst något ärligt och rakt på sak.

- Spelar den 16:e juli kl. 23:00

www.myspace.com/epicjester

Invasionen

Härlig punkrock från Umeå med:

Dennis Lyxzen - Vocals & Guitar Anders Stenberg - Guitar & Vocals Rikard Österman - Bass & Vocals Andre Sandström - Drums & Vocals

Spelar den 14:e juli kl. 22:00

Kolla in Invasionen här:

http://www.myspace.com/invasionensweden

Mohlavyr

Mohlavyr expanderar den akustiska, alternativ, popgenren och nyttjar allt ifrån träningscyklar och klippsaxar till den lite mer klassiska basen på kontra, dragspel, cello, piano, horn och trummor.

Med spelningar tillsammans med Lars Demian, Elin Ruth Sigvardsson och Florence Valentin har självförtroendet slagit på stort, och den melodibaserade musiken med de narritativa texterna börjar nå ut till en allt bredare skara.

Spelar den 14:e juli kl. 20:00

www.myspace.com/mohlavyr

www.mohlavyr.com

The Wait

The Wait bildades i början av 2009. Musiken är Rock med country influenser.

The Wait består av Sebastian Wellander på gitarr, känd från space-rock bandet Bland Bladen. Joakim Dimberg spelar basgittar och sjunger, Joakim är också medlem i Dead Man. Andra gitarrist och sångare är Anders Haglund som har spelat i The Road Runners. Som trumslagare har de Jens Henriksson, Jens har tidigare spelat med Witchcraft och är också trummis i Troubled Horse.

The Wait är skivaktuella med en singel. Radio 94,3 gjorde i maj ett 50 minuters program om bandet. De håller också på att spela in en video som kommer att släppas i höst. Efter att ha knockat publiken i Örebro, Göteborg, Stockholm och Kumla så kommer de nu inta scenen på skogsfestivalen.

The Wait siktar mot fötterna men träffar hjärtat.

Spelar den 15:e juli kl. 23:00

Kolla in:

www.myspace.com/thewaitsweden

www.casualvinyl.se

One Step

Skön reggae baserad i Örebro. Medlemmarna har sina rötter i Sverige, Sri Lanka och Östafrika.

One Step bildades våren 2003 av medlemmar från flera olika konstellationer som under de senaste åren spelat reggaemusik i Örebro. One Step har gjort otaliga inspelningar och jobbat hårt i replokal och studio.

One Step är:

Sunil Panawennage - guitar, Mats "Jericho" Strömberg - trumpet and keyboard, Bo "Cobra" E-son - guitar, vocals and harmonica, Richard Sjögren - bass, Henrik "Henke" Jansson - drums, John Bark - vocals and keyboard, Laurent Walugaja - vocals and guitar, Tendai Makurumbandi - vocals and percussion, Yazmine Kalmanczhei, vocals, Wassila Seydou - vocals, Tuva Holmqvist - backing vocals and percussion.

Spelar den 16:e juli kl. 22:00

Kolla in dem här:

www.myspace.com/theonestepswe
www.onestepsweden.se

ANDREAS STELLAN

Andreas Stellan grew up in Bredäng, Stockholm, and now lives a few subway stops away, in Hägersten. In his lyrics, his childhood suburb meets the suburb of today. They tell of the imperfections of life, Stockholm, sleepless nights and love. It is happy and hopeful music that is close to being both festive and serious. Andreas has played with Anna Järvinen, Dungen, The Works and Dreamboy. He is a sound engineer at Restaurang Landet and creates great pop in Swedish.

Performs on July 16, at 9:00 PM.

www.myspace.com/stellanandreas

Music to the old-growth forest

Nina Nordvall & Linda Ellegaard Nordström play and sing Music to the old-growth forest & other songs, tones from folk music, falsetto and yoik.

They are also going to talk about their project ‘Music to the old-growth forest’, i.e. how the music they sing was formed.

www.musiktillgammelskogen.wordpress.com

DJ Hero

DJ Hero offers electro and world music to dance to at the Forest Festival.