Ellika Frisell, fiddle, viola, is a folk musician, born in Stockholm
who plays Swedish folk music in the Bingsjö- and Orsa traditions.
She plays music given her by such masters as Nils Agenmark and
Gustav Päkkos, but also studies South Indian classical music with
K.Shivakumar in Bombay.
Ellika has played with many folk music
groups such as Filarfolket, Den Fule and Rosenbergs Sjua and has
also often worked in theatre projects and in other contexts where
folk music interacts with new genre and ensembles.
Ellika is currently playing Iranian folk music in ”Padik”, is involved
in two-man projects with Sven Ahlbäck and Mats Ede´n and often
performs solo. Albums: latest productions – ”Rosenbergs Sjua”
and the solo album ”Tokpolska”.
