August Bohlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

August Bohlin

Swedish musician

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1877

Place of Birth: Österlövsta församling, Uppsala County, Sweden

Date of Death: 19-May-1949

Profession: violinist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

August Bohlin (born July 7, 1877 Österlövsta, died May 19, 1949) was a nyckelharpa and fiddler from Uppland.
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).
On CD 2004 from www.tongang.se