About.

Swedish-born folk musician and composer Ale Carr has performed worldwide on stages as varied as the Sydney Opera House, Royal Albert Hall, Roskilde Festival, and Hayao Miyazaki’s personal studio in Japan. A recipient of 12 Danish Music Awards, he has also been honoured with Composer of the Year and Artist of the Year in Denmark.

In 2009, together with Danish virtuosos Nikolaj Busk and Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, he formed the trio Dreamers’ Circus, which has helped redefine Nordic folk music on the international stage. Alongside this work, Carr also performs with the trio Rydvall Mjelva Carr.

Ale Carr’s roots lie in Scania in the south of Sweden, where he grew up in a family of folk musicians. Early exposure to lived folk music and dance remains an enduring influence on his performance and on the way he collaborates with fellow musicians. Challenging himself from an early age to develop the traditions he grew up with, Ale began composing new music to broaden his artistic spectrum. Today, he is recognised as one of the leading string instrumentalists in Nordic folk music.

Alongside his ongoing work with Dreamers’ Circus and Rydvall Mjelva Carr, Carr works regularly with Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto, and has also performed with symphony orchestras, big bands, choirs, and chamber ensembles such as the Danish String Quartet.