Abalone Dots is an all-female Swedish bluegrass and

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musical group. Three of the group's members met in

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in 2000 forming the group "Avalanche" with a repertoire of bluegrass music. The group changed it to Abalone Dots when they discovered existence of another group called Avalanche. The original trio was expanded in 2003 to include a new member becoming a quartet and travelled to

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to take part in Music Crossroads Festival in

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. followed by various bluegrass festivals in the United States. Their appearance in summer of 2005 at the bluegrass festival in Torsåker in

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gave them wider exposure as

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recorded a documentary on the event. After their appearance on national TV, the group was signed to

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with a brand the band called "softgrass" and in 2007, joined Lars Winnerbäcks in a tour. The band's debut album was ''From a Safe Distance'' in 2007 on RCA / Sony BMG, that included collaborations with Marit Bergman particularly in the song "Long Lonely Road" about human trafficking. "In the Rain" featured Kristofer Åström. The album reached #7 on the Swedish Albums Chart prompting the band to release a new album ''Traveler'' the following year 2008 produced by Al Perkins which reached #8. The band went on to win the Swedish Grammy Awards at the Grammisgalan in 2009 as "Best New Folk / Show" Elin Mörk left the band in 2010 to continue her studies returning Abalone Dots into a trio. The band took part in the Melodifestivalen 2012 in a bid to represent Sweden in the

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with the song "På väg", but failed to make it to the final round.

Members

*Rebecka Hjukström (vocals, guitar, banjo, dobro) *Sophia Hogman (vocals, mandolin, cello, nyckelharpa) *Louise Holmer (vocals, double bass, piano) ;Former member *Elin Mörk (vocals, violin, viola)

Discography

Albums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abalone Dots Swedish musical trios Swedish-language musical groups Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups from Kalmar County Västervik