Background
Härdelin was born into a family of nationally acclaimed musicians as the daughter of Swedish traditional fiddler Thore Härdelin.
Härdelin was born into a family of nationally acclaimed musicians as the daughter of Swedish traditional fiddler Thore Härdelin.
She is a violinist and lead singer in folk-rock band Garmarna, which she joined in 1993 for their first album, and also lead singer for the folk band Triakel. She grew up in Kluk, Jämtland, and Delsbo, Hälsingland. In 2004, she appeared on Blindside"s album About a Burning Fire, on the song Shekina.
2005 saw the release of Kärleksbrev och ryska satelliter, a folk album by Härdelin, Kersti Ståbi, Johanna Bölja Hertzberg and Katarina Hallberg.
She also performs on a recording of Swedish music from Estonia entitled Strand..Rand. In 2007, Emma released an album with String Sisters, a sextet featuring other fiddlers including Altan"s Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh.
After attending a Waldorf school and studying Swedish folk singing under Maria Röjås at Malung folkhögskola, she became a member of Garmarna in 1993, and founded Triakel in 1995 together with Kjell-Erik Eriksson of Hoven Droven and Janne Strömstedt.