Skrå
Skrå is the fearless folk music group from the Åland islands. The group has been playing together for about six years. Always with a steady foot in the traditional folk music of the Nordic countries, but constantly developing the traditional expression with influences from every direction.
Since the start in 2003 Skrå has played about 100 gigs, mainly on Åland, but also in Sweden, Finland, the Faroe islands and Russia. They have among other places performed on the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival and Sjödagarna back home on Åland. In 2005 the band released their self titled debut album, which was awarded album of the year on Åland. The music competition Musik.ax in 2006 came to be a milestone for Skrå, receiving the majority of the votes from both the jury and the audience, and they won the first prize: 40 hours of studio time in Lundgaard Studios in Denmark. The result of that recording session was Skrå's second album, called Bitar (eng. "Bits" or "Pieces"), which was released in August of 2007 on the Faroese label Tutl. The album has been well recieved, and the band is working continously on new material.