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[[File:Väsen på Korrö 2010 - 6837.jpg|thumb|Roger Tallroth tunes the guitar during a performance with the folk music group Väsen at Korrö folk music festival 2010.]]
'''Karl Johan Roger Tallroth''', born in 1958, is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Swedish folk music|folk musician]] and composer, best known as a founder member of the band [[Väsen]]. He was educated at the [[Sjövik]] Folk High School and the School of Music in [[Örebro University]].<ref name="officialsite">[http://www.vasen.se/English/Biography.html Väsen band biography]</ref> Principally a [[guitar]]ist, he also plays other stringed instruments such as the [[bouzouki]], [[ukulele]], [[mandola]], [[mandolin]], [[fiddle]], [[viola]], [[oud]] and [[double bass]]. He also works as an [[Arrangement|arranger]], and [[teacher|teaches]] at both the [[Royal College of Music, Stockholm|Royal College of Music]] in Stockholm and in [[Örebro University]]. Tallroth was a founding member of Väsen,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vasen.se/about/|title = About – Väsen}}</ref> however in 2020 he announced his departure from the band to focus on other projects.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10158488537838964&id=29370993963 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>
In groups such as [[Väsen]], Tallroth has created a personal playing style which often includes alternative [[Musical tuning|tunings]] (especially A-D-A-D-A-D<ref name="officialsite"/> on the [[Guitar tunings|guitar]]) and distinct rhythmic patterns.
He has worked with musicians such as [[Annbjørg Lien]] and [[Sofia Karlsson (singer)|Sofia Karlsson]], and collaborated on the theatrical production ''Hästen och tranan''.
== Discography ==
=== With Väsen ===
*Väsen, 1990
*Vilda Väsen, 1992
*Essence, 1994
*Luke, 1994
*Tallroth, 1994
*Levande Väsen (Väsen Live), 1995
*Spirit, 1997
*Världens Väsen (Whirled), 1997
*Gront, 1999
*Live at the Nordic Roots Festival, 2001
*Trio, 2003
*Keyed Up, 2004
*Live in Japan, 2005
*Linnaeus Väsen, 2007
*Mike Marshall and Darol Anger with Väsen, 2007
*Väsen Street, 2009
*Mindset, 2013
*Live på Gamla Bion, 2014
*Väsen Brewed, 2017
*Rule of 3, 2019
=== With Annbjørg Lien ===
*Felefeber
*Prisme
*Baba Yaga
*Aliens Alive
=== Other ===
*Hästen och tranan
*Jul i folkton: I solvändets tid
*Jul i folkton
* Dreamers' Circus (EP) 2010 (with [[Dreamers' Circus]])
* Sandum/Tallroth, 2023. With [[Øyvind sandum]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.myspace.com/rogertallroth Roger Tallroth on MySpace]
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[[Category:Swedish folk musicians]]
[[Category:1958 births]]
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[[Category:20th-century Swedish folk musicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Swedish folk musicians]]