What led a young and beautiful Scandinavian woman to relocate from her homeland to New Orleans?
My first on stage experience in New Orleans was at the historic Tipitina’s, opening for Earl King. I was backing up somebody else playing the violin. That night I put a quarter in a crane operated vending machine and won one of those Raisinette figurines; it had a microphone and everything. I never win anything out of vending machines so I thought, “this is a good sign!” I believe that sometimes things happen for a reason. Tobias Froberg played a show in cool New Orleans venue in March, 2007 and I went to see him. Later that summer I had my first tour in Scandinavia. Tobias saw me play and when I invited him to come to New Orleans to produce my next record he accepted. This year I’ve spent half my life in Sweden and the other half in New Orleans, so I think it’s pretty magical that this collaboration happened. Meanwhile I know I can’t rely on luck and happenstances. I am a farmer’s daughter so I know that from hard work comes the rewards of a harvest. I think with this record I’ve put
