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{{short description|Swedish folk music band}}
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[[File:Väsen on the main stage, 2008 Sebastopol Celtic Featival.jpg|thumb|Väsen (without Ferrari) in [[Sebastopol, California|Sebastopol]] (2008)]]
'''Väsen''' is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[folk music]] band from [[Uppsala]], founded in 1989, consisting of Olov Johansson ([[nyckelharpa]]) and Mikael Marin ([[viola]]). Previous members include André Ferrari ([[percussion]]) and founding member [[Roger Tallroth (singer)|Roger Tallroth]] ([[guitar]]), the latter of whom announced his departure from the band in 2020 to focus on new projects.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Väsen |title=Press release |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10158488537838964&id=29370993963 |website=Facebook |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> {{As of|2021}} they have released 20 albums, featured on others, and have toured every year also outside of Europe. Since 2002, however, performances outside Sweden have tended to not include André Ferrari, owing to his reluctance to tour internationally and the economic advantage of a trio. Since then, Väsen has released eight albums (''Trio'', ''Keyed Up'', ''Live in Japan'', ''Väsen Street'', ''Mindset'', ''Live på Gamla Bion'', ''Brewed'', & ''Rule of 3'') in this “strings-only” format.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About – Väsen |url=https://vasen.se/about/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>
The band played on [[Nordman]]'s debut album in 1994. On the [[Finland|Finnish]] group [[JPP]]'s album ''String Tease'', they were guest artists on two of the tracks.
They also regularly play with the American musicians [[Mike Marshall (musician)|Mike Marshall]] ([[mandolin]]) and [[Darol Anger]] (violin).
== History ==
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The band was founded in 1989.
== Members ==
* Olov Johansson ([[nyckelharpa]])
* Mikael Marin ([[viola]])
* André Ferrari ([[percussion]]; former)
* [[Roger Tallroth (singer)|Roger Tallroth]] ([[guitar]]; former)
==Discography==
* ''Väsen'', 1990
* ''Vilda Väsen'', 1992
* ''Essence'', 1994
* ''Levande Väsen'' (Live), 1995
* ''Spirit'', 1997 (Compilation: 15 tracks from the first four albums, plus 5 new tracks)
* ''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'' (CD + DVD), 2014
* ''Brewed'', 2017
* ''Rule of 3'', 2019
* ''Duo'', 2021
* ''Melliken'', 2023
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==Featured performances==
* Snarky Puppy ''[[Family Dinner – Volume 2]]'' - “I Asked” feat. [[Becca Stevens]] and Väsen (Track 1), 2016
* Snarky Puppy ''[[Family Dinner – Volume 2]]'' - “Be Still” feat. Becca Stevens and Väsen (Track 9), 2016
* Snarky Puppy ''[[Family Dinner – Volume 2]]'' - “Shapons Vindaloo” feat. Väsen (Track 11), 2016
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.vasen.se/ Official home page]
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