August Bohlin
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August Bohlin | |
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| Born | 7 July 1877 |
| Died | 19 May 1949 |
| Instruments | nyckelharpa and fiddle |
August Bohlin (born 7 July 1877 Österlövsta; died 19 May 1949) was a nyckelharpist and fiddler from Uppland, Sweden. He is known for developing the three-row nyckelharpa of today in 1929.
August came from a musical family; his father Johan was a skilled nyckelharpist. Father and son produced three albums together in 1913 (Odeon 840, 845 and 847).[1]
