About Us
With intimate interplay and a rare, detailed approach to rhythmical and agogical nuances in music, the newly formed duo Tim & Jonnic approaches the Nordic and Austian folk music traditions with open eyes, playfulness as well as respect for the music and the people and history behind it.
- Timmy Gasslander • guitar
- Jonny Kölbl • diatonic accordion
Vergangar
In the middle of a clold, wet and foggy winter, before the first snow has stuck to the ground and where days grow shorter and shorter, it might sometimes feel like the summer, the warmth and the colors have been forever lost to time. “Vergangar” is a reminder to see the colors in the greyscale, about the cyclical nature of life. Vergangar is to me what spring feels like in the middle of the cold and the darkness.
This tune was composed by Timmy during autumn 2022 while living in Helsinki. The name “Vergangar” is a play on words, a mix between the german word “Vergangen”, meaning old or previous, and the Norwegian word “Gangar”, which is the traditional tune type that inspired the composition.
Recorded in Esbjerg, Denmark at Syddansk Musikkonservatorium in May 2023.
Halo
Halo is a composition by Jonny. A playful encounter between the waltz and the walking tune. It depicts an intimate conversation between going from one place to another in life, as well as staying put in time and space while enjoying the moment through waltzing.
Recorded in Esbjerg, Denmark at Syddansk Musikkonservatorium in May 2023.
Timmy and Jonny met while studying the “Nordic master’s Program”, a master’s degree in Nordic folk- and traditional music. They have during the past two years, in addition to playing together as a duo for a few smaller projects, been playing together as a part of the ensemble “Timber”. After graduating in June 2023, they decided to continue developing their artistic expression together, with the music, the traditions, and the material that they’ve met during their masters’ studies as a foundation for further musical explorations.
The unique instrument pairing of Jonnys Steirische Harmonica, a traditional Styrian diatonic accordion, together with Timmys guitar with extended bass register creates an intimate soundscape, while still preserving a width in both timbre, dynamics and ambitus usually preserved for larger ensembles. The music consists of both traditional material, as well as compositions from the musicians taking inspiration from both older and newer musical traditions.
