Lars Hollmer

Biography

Lars Hollmer (1948–2008) was a Swedish accordionist and composer, founder of the Rock in Opposition band *Samla Mammas Manna* and its successors *Zamla Mammaz Manna* and *Von Zamla*. Working from his Chickenhouse studio in Uppsala, he wrote music that dances between Nordic folk, minimalism and surreal humour across a long solo catalogue, and he was also a member of the all-accordion supergroup *Accordion Tribe*. His album 'Andetag' won a Swedish Grammis in 1999.