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2 unusual facts about Swedish bagpipes


Swedish bagpipes

During the following decades only a few instruments were made, until 1981 when woodworker Leif Eriksson started to manufacture a model of bagpipes that he himself had developed, and the folk fiddler Per Gudmundson learned to play it.

Today there are several Swedish folk music groups that include the bag pipes in their setting, such as Hedningarna, Svanevit and Dråm (the two latter involving Erik Ask-Upmark and Anna Rynefors).


Alban Faust

Since 1990 Faust has owned his own business, "Borduninstrument Alban Faust" (Alban Faust Drone Instruments), at which he produces säckpipa (Swedish bagpipes), as well as other types of French and German bagpipes.


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