Triakel

Not too many bands begin life as a New Year's resolution, but Sweden's Triakel has never done things the obvious way. When harmonium player Janne Strömstedt and Hoven Droven fiddler Kjell-Erik Eriksson agreed to play together after a party in 1994, they were as good as their word and the duo was later joined by Garmarna vocalist Emma Härdelin. Indeed, it was her arrival that helped give the band its name, as Triakel is a sweet black licorice, which Eriksson realized suited their music with its dark mood and sweet voice. For what was essentially a side project, it quickly took ...