I thank Andreas Berchtold and Ami Dregelid for their invaluable contributions, enthusiasm, and generosity. Similarly, thanks to Hadrian Prett for making the performance possible by developing and controlling the sound and light design. Thanks to Andre Holzapfel and Sven Ahlbäck for their substantial contributions to the writing and Susanne Rosenberg for valuable input. Thanks to Hans Lindetorp for providing the platform and the collaboration in designing SonifyFOLK, which was the initial inspiration for this work. Thanks to Alfred Gefvert for technical support and Petter Berndalen, Josefin Pederson, and William Zakrisson for camera work.
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