Thomas & Guro

Biography

Thomas and Guro skilfully pair Hardanger Fiddle and Cittern and creates traditional yet contemporary Nordic Folk Music. They are musicians with firm roots in Swedish and Norwegian musical traditions, composing new music for Hardanger Fiddle and Cittern with their own personal contemporary voice.

Guro plays Hardanger fiddle and violin, Thomas Cittern – or Mandola, as the instrument also is called – and in their own compositions they follow each other closely in intricate musical details. Guro is among the top young Hardanger fiddle players in Norway, and Thomas is one of the leading musicians on his instrument in his generation. Since they met in the summer 2012, they have played a large number of concerts in Sweden and Norway, as well as some in Estonia, Croatia and India. When Thomas and Guro are not playing concerts, they study World Music at the University of Gothenburg.