Photogaphy by: Lena Larsson
Caroline
Caroline Pehrson is a versatile and playful singer/songwriter/producer from Stockholm, Sweden. She moves in the lands of jazz, Swedish folk, acoustic pop and electronic music and mixes it into her own style. She writes lyrics in Swedish and English.
Her debut album and core music project is called “Caroline & the Invisible Orchestra” that she released under her own Record Label “Wildling Records”. The album was created during a recording tour through Europe aka “the Backwards Tour”, where she met up with 15 different musicians at 10 different spots and co-wrote the songs for the album. Some of the musicians she knew since before, some of them she met on the way, and together they became Caroline & the Invisible Orchestra: a network of musicians from different countries and genres throughout Europe.
Caroline is quite often described as a force of nature and has a warm, powerful stage presence and enchanting voice. She uses her voice as a playground where the goal is not to always sound beautiful, but to explore and express. She uses the ancient singing style kulning/herding calls that is traditionally used to herd cows and other animals which is a powerful vocal technique that can be heard from kilometres away in the right conditions. She is also exploring Jojk, the musical expression of the Sami people, the indigenous people of Scandinavia as well as other indigenous expressions rooted in nature.
Caroline works from her self built Tiny house studio on wheels in Stockholm where she produces her own music.
Caroline is a Dzogchen practitioner, a Tibetan Buddhist practice, since 14 years and this inspires her lyrics and creativity.
Outside of music Caroline also conducts ceremonies for weddings and other occasions in her company “Nordic Ceremonies” that can be seen on Swedish National Television in the program “Bröllopsfotograferna”.
Music projects
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Film premiere of "Sagan om Caroline & den Osynliga Orkestern" at Zita - folkets bio. Filmed, directed and edited a short documentary about the process of doing her debut album. 20 dec 2023.
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"Drömfabriken/ the Dream factory" - a concert and workshop about listening to ones heart and following ones dreams. Music and idea by Caroline. Premiere July 2023. Funded by Kulturrådet.
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"LÄSA" - Composed music for a children's play based on Matilda Rutas books. With dance company "Röra dans". Premiere nov 2023. Plays this continually live. Funded by Stockholms Stad. An album will be released with the songs from the play with support from Konstnärsnämnden.
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"Naturens Musik" - Yoik, herdingcalls and jazz. A collaborative international composition project in Kautokeino, Sapmi. Together with Yoiker Igor Antte Ailo Gaup and Italian jazz pianist Andrea Pellegrini. Funded by Kulturrådet. Nov 2022.
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"The Forwards Tour". The continuation of the Backwards tour where Caroline & the Invisible Orchestra went back to all the same places where the music was created and had concerts. The co-writers of the songs in that specific place were guest musicians in each concert. Sweden, Denmark, Germany and France. Sept, oct 2022 Funded by Kulturrådet.
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Kautokeino concerts with Ingor Antte Ailo Gaup. Opening act during the opening ceremony, and full concert at Juhls Silver gallery. Being part of the winning act of Sami Grand Prix with singer Ingá-Máret Gaup-Juuso. Kautokeino Easter festival 2022.
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"Caroline & the Invisible Orchestra release tour" in Sweden autumn 2021, funded by Kulturrådet.
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"Caroline & the invisible Orchestra" debut album, October 2021. Funded by friends and fans through a crowd funding campaign.
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"Under vattnet" an interactive children's play with the theatre company "Nykikare" that Caroline composed the music for 2021. Continually playing this live.
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"Songlines & Play it Loud" a national network that creates opportunities for young people to develop with music and culture across all borders. Held herding call workshops and arranged an inklusive all female/ non binary show at Stallet, Stockholm.
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"The Backwards tour" with "Caroline and the Invisible Orchestra". Music recording tour though Europe in self converted mini van. Funded by friends and fans through crowd funding campaign.
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"Step on Stop" - sound installations at art exhibition together with French artist Christophe Souques. Stockholm 2019. Link to video
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"Strisvara" - International womens music project with participants from all around the world including indigenous participants from India and Sweden. Recorded and produced the songs that were created as well as facilitated the residency as part of the Treeons youth organisation Sweden. Link to video.
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Singing coach at Platanus Produktion: Teaching young adults and adults voice technique and finding their natural sound and expression. 2016-2017
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"Ur djungeln ropar jag på dig"/ "From the jungle I call you": sound scape concert picturing a day and night in the Bornean rainforest. Composed, arranged and performed by Caroline and Astrid Lind together with an ensemble at Ingesund Music college.
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"Slång": experimental sound concert composed, arranged and performed together with percussionist Astrid Lind and ensemble at Ingesunds Music college.
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"Det magiska cirkuståget" / "The magical circus train": A musical kids play written, produced and directed by Caroline Pehrson and Anna Rubinsztein. Caroline also played the leading role. Gotland.
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"1956" The musical: A musical about the Hungarian revolution with a 45 person ensemble and full symphony orchestra. Produced by Caroline Pehrson and Christer Johansson. Caroline played Katarina Loretsky, one of the leading roles. Oscarsteatern - Stockholm, 2007.
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"Popkollo": music camps for girls, women and transpeople. Arranging and leading together with the rest of the Popkollo crew. Teaching music in a safe space. Link to website.
Caroline & the Invisible Orchestra - Release Tour
During the Strisvara tour, at Diselverkstaden.
Caroline & the Invisible Orchestra at Stallet, Stockholm
Caroline & the Invisible Orchestra at Berns, Stockholm 2023
Caroline & the Invisible Orchestra at Hellsten, Stockholm 2023
Nina Grigorjeva and Caroline Pehrson doing herding calls in Eric Erikssonhallen.
Prachtwerk Berlin during the Forwards tour 2022, with Anna Wohlfart and Mats Dimming
Caroline aka DJ Masala at Relaxfesten Gothenburg.
Selection of previous gigs
Drömfabrikenturné hösten 2024 - Caroline & the Invisible Orchestra
Umeå jazzfestival
Midgårdsgymnasiet
NAV, Nacka
Skarpnäcks Kulturhus
Turné Indien - Caroline & the Invisible Orchestra - feb 2024
Arrambol, Shunya
Bangalore, Garden university
Bangalore, Soundarya Institute
Bangalore, Samsa bayalu
Bangalore, Bangalore Ashram, art of living
Bangalore, Luxury Jazzclub, ZLB23
Mumbai, Gymkhana
Mumbai,
Pondicherry, Auroville
Biograf Zita - filmpremiär dec 2023 + konsert
"Sagan om Caroline och den osynliga orkestern
Stockholms Jazzfestival - Stallet oktober 2023
Jazz på Hellsten - Hotell Hellsten April 2023
Festival Guitarras en Haría - Lanzarote 5 spelningar, mars 2023
Turné i södra Frankrike med duon Keryda - juni 2023
Galor
Träprisgalan Grand Hotel 2021
Träprisgalan Oscarsteatern 2022
Träprisgalan på Berns våren 2023
Caroline Pehrson Trio:
Teatern Ringen, flertalet spelningar vår och höst 2023
Sommarscen, Medborgarplatsen
Konstnärsklubben, Konstnärshuset, höstfesten x 2
Svenska konstnärinnor, konstnärshuset julfest x 2
Drömfabriken turné hösten 2023
Vega kulturhus x 2
Hallunda Folkets hus
Fanzingo
Botkyrkadagen
Mäster Olofsgården
LÄSA - dansföreställning
Gottsunda dans och teater x 3 hösten 2023
Tegelscenen hösten 2023
Orsa kulturhus våren 2024
Brandbergens bibliotek våren 2024
Under Vattnet - barnföreställning
Turné i Botkyrka 2021
Turné i Botkyrka 2022
Turné i Botkyrka 2023
Föreställningar på Ormteatern 2021
Västkustturné våren 2023
Västkustturné hösten 2023
Påskfestivalen i Kautokeino 2022
Öppningsceremoni med jojkaren Ingor Antte Ailo Gaup
Juhls Silver Gallery med jojkaren Ingor Antte Ailo Gaup
Sami Grand Prix - medverkande i vinnande numret med Inga-Maret Gaup-Juuso
Sommar 2022
Folkmusikfestivalen Saltofolk med Inga-Maret Gaup-Juuso
Almedalen
Forwards tour sept, okt 2022 - Caroline & the Invisible Orchestra
Stockholm - Mäster Olofsgåren
Helsingborg
Malmö
Köpenhamn
Freiburg - Kollektivet Spemanplatz 1
Montolieu - Pôle Culturel de la Manufacture
Serres - Chez Marco
Puivert - Chateau de Puivert
Release-spelningar hösten 2021
Stallet - världens musik
Skarpnäcks Kulturhus
Hagalunds Vattentorn
Café Södermalm
Education
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Advanced Higher vocational education diploma in Cultural project management - Gothenburg
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Jazz singing and improvisation, a two year programme at Ingesund Music College - Arvika
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Herding calls and folk music courses at the Royal College of Music - Stockholm
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Cuban music, programme at the National Art School Center - Havana
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Singing, one year programme at Gotland folk college - Gotland
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Acting at Wendelsbergs folk college - Göteborg
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Education in the nature of mind, ongoing Dzogchen teachings since 2011.