Katarina Olsson

Swedish musician, songwriter and visual artist, born December 4, 1960 in Gothenburg. She underwent folk music pedagogic training at Malungs folkhögskola in 1979–80 and studied musicology at Lund University in 1983–84. She participated on violin, harding fiddle, cello, percussion and vocals in the folk music group Filarfolket from 1980 until it was disbanded in 1993. She was also active as a theater musician, a member of the music collective Firma Kalabalik in Malmö and in the music cabaret group Allagurras Gatushow, formed in 1985. Olsson has now returned to her hometown Gothenburg and is a member of the children's music group Fröknarna Klack, formed as early as 1990, and in Tappra mödrars kapell.