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Nora Roll

Swedish musician (viola da gamba), born October 10, 1971 in Täby parish, Stockholm. She is Sweden's first certified gambist Roll is interested in basso continuo playing, which has made her frequently employed by, among others, Les Talens Lyriques, Akadêmia, Concerto Copenhagen, NAYA, Atalante and The Harp Consort. She has toured in Europe, Asia, USA and South America. In addition to this, Roll has appeared as a musician on Maria Marcus' song "Why (You Confuse My Mind)", which was featured in the film Wallander – Mastermind (2005), as well as a studio musician on Superswirls' Filter (1996), Weeping Willows album Presence (2004), Henrik Levy's album A Letter from a City Man (2004), Anna Döbling's Anna Döbling (2007), a tribute album to Barbro Hörberg (2007) and Sofia Källgren's album Cinema Paradiso (2008) . Roll is also a member of the folk music group [a3875552], which besides herself consists of Pelle Björnlert (violin), Johan Hedin (key harp) and Sven Åberg (lute). In 2012, the group released the debut album Silver. The record was celebrated with a release party at the Stallet in Stockholm on May 11 of the same year.