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Ranarim
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Two singers met and found it was so much fun singing together that they just couldn?t stop. At the same time, a nyckelharper and a guitarist sat playing until the strings glowed and the bow smoked. The story could have stopped there, if it wasn?t for the strange feeling they all had. Certainly it felt good, but unfinished somehow...until they all met and four became one. And so Ranarim came to be. 

Ranarim are:

  • Ulrika Bodén vocals
  • Sofia Sandén vocals
    Already on NorthSide you've heard Ulrika and Sofia sing in the classically-influenced ensemble Rosenberg 7, and as guest vocalists on the Hoven DrovenCD More Happy Moments...
  • Niklas Roswall nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle)
    1996 Nyckelharpa World Champion, with a solo album already to his credit. Niklas is also a member of the Nyckelharpa Orchestra.
  • Jens Engelbrecht acoustic guitar, mandola
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    This core line-up appears on all Ranarim's recordings.

    In 2002, the band added a rhythm section, which first appeared in the 2003 Swedish recording För varlden älskar vad som är brokot (not released by NorthSide).

    On the 2006 CD Morning Star, this adds

  • Anders Johnsson on double bass, and 
  • Olle Linder on percussion
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