Väsen & Hawktail’s new album “Väsen & Hawktail” is finished and can now be pre-ordered. Listen to the first sound sample and order it here.

Väsen & Hawktail brings these two groups together at long last. It is an anticipated union for fans of the genre. Väsen (Sweden) is a folk-instrumental group of epic proportion internationally. It’s no secret that their music is foundational to the members of Hawktail (USA), who you may recognize from Punch Brothers, Dave Rawlings Machine, Crooked Still, and their solo projects. Together, their sound is massive, with the full range of a symphony between them. The music blends Hawktail’s bluegrass and old-time roots with Väsen’s traditional Swedish music, and the album features selections from both bands’ catalogues as well as new tunes written for this project. This is a natural collaboration built on years of mutual admiration, in which friends unite their 36 strings to create a euphoric wall of sound.