Viksta-Lasse

Johan Leonard Larsson (4 November 1897 − 7 June 1983), better known as Viksta-Lasse, was a Swedish fiddler from Eklunda in Uppland.[1]

At the age of ten years, he began playing on a fiddle made from a cigar box. He was a student of sv:Hjort Anders Olsson, who taught him tunes from Bingsjö. He also composed his own tunes, the most famous of which are the three Eklunda Polskas.[2]

In the 1930s he met Eric Sahlström, and the two often played together for many following years.[3]

References
  1. Sveriges dödbok 1947-2006, (Cd-rom), Sveriges Släktforskarförbund.
  2. Folkwiki Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. Jan Ling, Gunnar Ahlbäck (1992). Eric Sahlström. ISBN 91-630-1185-9.
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