Dreamers' Circus in Aalborg

Dreamers' Circus is a Danish folk trio formed in Copenhagen in 2009 by violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, cittern player Ale Carr and pianist and accordionist Nikolaj Busk. Their instrumental repertoire draws on Nordic traditional music and chamber music, heard on albums including A Little Symphony, Rooftop Sessions and Blue White Gold. Dreamers' Circus have performed at Roskilde Festival and the Sydney Opera House. Their concert work has also taken the trio to Japan and North America, extending a touring history rooted in Denmark. The group performs in its established three-piece format. Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen plays violin, Ale Carr plays cittern, and piano and accordion are handled by Nikolaj Busk.

Sofia Karlsson is a Swedish folk singer and songwriter, born in Stockholm in 1975. She sang with the folk group Groupa before pursuing solo work and is particularly known for Svarta ballader, her album of songs and poems by Dan Andersson. Her other releases include Folk Songs and Söder om kärleken. Sofia Karlsson toured the Dan Andersson repertoire in Swedish theatres and concert halls following the album’s release. Her later stage work has included Stjärnenätter, a Christmas concert program developed with pianist Martin Hederos. In these duo performances, Sofia Karlsson sings and plays guitar alongside Martin Hederos on piano.