Bio

The music of Stundom is Nordic in its essence: Inspired by the traditional dance music from their ancestors, the trio invites you into their wondrous immersive world, and mixes folk traditions with classical chamber music and modern symphonic elements. With a blend of the violin, the cittern and the piano, Emma Kragh-Elmoe, Villads Hoffmann and Julian Svejgaard share a unique musical chemistry and ability to create capturing melodies.

Stundom is one of the most acclaimed groups of New Nordic Folk Music in Denmark today, and the trio has been nominated for the Danish Music Awards Roots/Folk several times, e.g. "Artist of the Year" and "Album of the Year" at Danish Music Awards Roots in 2024 and 2022. In 2022 Emma, Julian and Villads were all separately nominated as "Composer of the Year" as well.

In 2015, Emma Elmoe and Villads Hoffmann started the duo Elmoe & Hoffmann in Copenhagen as a part of the young, growing Danish folk music scene, and soon thereafter, they won the "New Talent" prize at the Danish Music Awards Folk. In 2017, the duo were joined by Danish folk pianist Julian Svejgaard for the recording of their debut album Vandkanten, and the duo became a trio, changing their name to Stundom, which is an old Nordic word for from time to time, a reflection of the mission of the trio; to create new music in the present, inspired by the times that went before, for the times that will come.

In 2024, Stundom released their second studio album 'Hvis ikke de er dode, lever de endnu' following their critically acclaimed debut album 'mả jeg holde din hảnd?' (2021). Stundom is nominated in the category “Roots Composer of the Year” at the prestigious Carl Prize in 2025 for their work on “Hvis ikke de er dode, lever de endnu”, and the album has been named “one of the best albums of 2024” by the Danish national newspaper Information.

They have guested BBC Scotland, BBC Alba, TG4, played live on BBC Radio 3 and the classical Danish National Radio station P2 and have played at some of Europe's biggest festivals, both in and out of the folk music world, such as Roskilde Festival [DK], Celtic Connections [UK], Tonder Festival [DK], Het Lindeboom [FR] and Folkelarm [NO].

★★★★★ “A little masterpiece with a capital M”

Ivan Rod - Gaffa (Denmark - album review of 'mả jeg holde din hand?' - 2021)

"A towering standard for new Nordic folk music"

Rasmus Steffensen - Information (Denmark)

"The Danish band immediately cast a spell over me"

Christopher Groß - Museek (Germany)

“The group Stundom (FKA Elmøe & Hoffmann) achieves something special and they have their own niche and spot among the many young folk musicians who are spoiling our ears these years”

- rootszone.dk