Anna Rynefors (born 17 December 1974) is a Swedish musician who plays

nyckelharpa ''Nyckelharpa'' (, roughly "keyed fiddle" in Swedish language, Swedish, , plural: ) is a "keyed" Bowed string instrument, bowed chordophone, primarily originating from Sweden in its modern form, but with its historical roots scattered across med ...

and

Swedish bagpipe Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

. Together with her husband

Erik Ask-Upmark Erik Martin Andreas Ask-Upmark (born 13 May 1973) is a Swedish musician and riksspelman on the svensk säckpipa (Swedish bagpipe). He mainly performs with the groups Svanevit, Dråm and Falsobordone in which he plays säckpipa (Swedish bagpipe) ...

, Rynefors is part of the groups Falsobordone, Dråm and Svanevit. Rynefors became Sweden's first female

riksspelman The title of (, ''National Spelman'') is a generally recognized badge of mastery for Swedish folk musicians. It is an honor bestowed upon bearers of the silver or gold Zorn Badge, awarded annually by the Zorn Jury, a panel of experts under t ...

on the Swedish bagpipe in 2005.Riksspelmän sedan 1933
zornmarket.se, läst 2020-04-13

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rynefors, Anna Swedish women folk musicians Säckpipa players Nyckelharpa players Riksspelmän 1974 births Living people 20th-century Swedish folk musicians 21st-century Swedish folk musicians