Swedish 'Frander' Folk Band Comes to Midland Cultural Centre

Touring Canada this summer all the way from Sweden, Fränder is an exciting young folk quartet blending traditional music from their respective countries Sweden and Estonia. Their joyful, energetic performances feature superb musicianship, exquisite sibling harmonies and an infectious enthusiasm that make for an unforgettable musical experience. These four family members create harmonies and inventive arrangements producing a musical landscape which focuses on stories filled with warmth, charm and love of adventure - breathing vibrant new life into a traditional folk genre.

Their band name is fitting as it is an old Swedish word referring to both family and kindred as well as fellow humans. Fränder are: Natasja Dluzewska on fiddle, Säde Tatar on flute, Gabbi Dluzewski on stringed instruments, and, Daniel Dluzewski bass and vocals.

The foursome have already had the privilege of hosting an international competition in Estonia, where they were awarded for their music. Since then, they have toured around the world, including an invitation as guests to perform at the Swedish embassy in Guatemala. Touring and meeting an audience in so many different countries helped them take the step of recording their first album. which has received many rave reviews. More at the band website: www.frander.se

Thurs July 12 at 8pm
At Midland Cultural CentreTickets $25.00 PLUS HST & FEESTiffin Bay Music Club Subscribers Save 15%Order online at: http://www.midlandculturalcentre.com/page.php?page=Events&pageType=events&eventid=100046924

"Ever since we were kids and started playing music, we've had a yearning to create something of our own. As siblings growing up together we shared music, dreams and visions which made us curious of what would happen if we wrote music together. In the spring of 2015 that dream became reality when we decided to form a band. Daniel, Natasja and Gabbi together with Säde, who became the fourth member of our family.
We soon discovered writing music together is a very surprising process. As siblings we have a lot in common musically, but we have always had our own areas and preferences. This formed an exiting basis of collaboration where we constantly discovered new things about each other. We´ve learned never to assume we know what to expect. To make things even better we've now added the freshness of a fourth member's ideas and background. Sädes roots in the Estonian folk music tradition added yet another flavor." - Frander