BASKERY (Queens of Banjo Punk Americana)

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Baskery is a Swedish alternative Americana folk rock band, comprising the three sisters Greta, Stella and Sunniva Bondesson.


The three sisters can't recall when or why they started playing, the music’s always just been there. In their late teens, the sisters joined forces with their dad, who for decades, was a one man band playing old blues and country tunes for a living. They named the band Slaptones and released two albums on EMI Sweden. This foundation of classic "roots music and Americana" settled in their hearts, but also awoke the urge of breaking the rules of traditional music.

Baskery is a band built on what three people can do together and it's all about turning the music on its head, blending the straightforwardness of punk with the subtlety of singer/ songwriting.

The first album, "Fall Among Thieves" (2008) was recorded in Stockholm, co-produced by Lasse Mårtén (Pink, 'Peter, Bjorn and John', Kelly Clarkson).

"New Friends" (2011) the follow up, the band referred to it as the "gypsy album" since it was mainly tracked on the road in various hotel rooms and band apartments, then mixed in Berlin by Blackpete (Depeche Mode, Joe Jackson, Peter Fox).

As a contrast to the first two albums which took several months to make, the third one "Little Wild Life" was recorded during ten days in an old dance studio converted to a studio in former east Berlin, co-produced by Matt Wignall (Cold War Kids, J. Roddy Walston).

All three albums received great acclaim by the press and are released in numerous countries. The releases in combination with relentless touring have given the band a reputation as one of the music scene's most noticeable live acts. Independency has always been important to the Bondesson sisters and in 2012 they founded their own production and publishing company, Mother Tarantula / Spiderling , under which they have produced and released two albums and one live DVD. Their projects are supported by the Swedish art council which aim is to preserve unique art and music. In both 2011 and 2013 the sisters received individual awards for their songwriting skills by Swedish composer’s society STIM .

Apart from inviting Seth Lakeman to play the viola on two tracks, ”Little Lonesome Hate” and Wolf Hook” the sisters conduct all instrument parts on their own. All arrangements and compositions can also be credited to the band. The mixing of the twelve tracks came to be divided between Victor Van Vugt ( Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Beth Orton, Depeche Mode, P.J. Harvey, The Pogues, Alison Moyet, Gogol Bordello), Lasse Mårtén (Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John, Chrissie Hynde, Primal Scream), Al Scott (Oysterband, Levellers, Eliza Carthy) and Sean Lakeman.

”The V” is a generous record in the sense that is allows each member to shine and comfortably take on the lead role, as well as giving room for the 4th entity, which is the band.