Fromseier Hockings

Fromseier Hockings

Fromseier Hockings duo consists of award winning Ditte Fromseier and Sigurd Hockings, who perform as a lively, impulsive and playful duo full of virtuosity.

Ditte Fromseier, who started her musical life at the age of 4 on the little Danish island of Bornholm, actually won the prestigious title of Musician/Singer of the Year at Denmark’s Folk Music Awards last November. She is accompanied by Sigurd Hockings who is one of the most skillful and versatile folk guitarists in Denmark.

In 2013 Fromseier Hockings released their EP Flot Gevir” for which they received a nomination for a Danish Music Award.

Having toured worldwide as a duo for many years, they have developed a unique intimacy in their music and they combine old swingy traditional tunes and songs with many of their own compositions.  Previous perforamnces include the Tønder Festival in Denmark, Port Fairy Folk Festival in Austraila and Folkealarm in Norway.

No Shetland Folk Festival is complete without at least one visiting act from Scandinavia so the committee are particularly pleased to welcome this addition to our visiting artiste line-up!