Anne Hytta, Eléonore Billy and Clare Salaman first met
in January 2007 with the intention of exploring the sound
world of their remarkable instruments which all have
sympathetic (resonating) strings. Each musician came to
this first meeting with some musical ideas and by the end
of the three-day collaboration SYM had been formed and
plans for their debut CD were already in place.
They play Norwegian hardanger violins, Swedish
nyckelharpas and the hurdy gurdy. Through these
instruments they share their musical experiences as well
as their own cultural perspectives, creating a repertoire
of original music, grounded in the traditional music of
Northern Europe and Scandinavia.
Their debut CD, Symbiosis, was released in Oslo on the
29th of April.