Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet

Woodpeckers are a dynamic group of virtuoso recorder players who share a common interest in performing and promoting both very old and very new music for their instrument. Their aim is to present the recorder as an important concert instrument of our times. At the forefront of Woodpeckers’ ideology is the drive to kick the age-old image of the recorder being merely a stepping-stone to something else, and they are intent on spreading their knowledge far and wide, be it through videos, recordings, workshops, teaching, research, and of course, live concerts.

Photo by: Orla Lavelle 2025

Debut Album 2023 with LAWO Classics

In the 2025/2026 season, Woodpeckers is performing with Clara Guldberg Ravn, who will be stepping in for Katarina Widell during her leave.

Photo by: Karlis Dzjamko at West Cork Early Music Festival 2025.  More photos at Press package 2025/26

Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet is generously funded by: 

William Demant Fonden, Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse, Kiruna Kommun, Region Norrbotten, Statens Kunstfond, Solistforeningen af 1921, Kulturdirektoratet and Swedish Arts Council (Kulturrådet)

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Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet

Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet is with Clara Guldberg Ravn and 2 others.

3 weeks ago

Finally, our series Wednesday workout with the Woodpeckers is back! 🔥It might be a little silly – but we really need it.Time to get moving, have some fun, and let’s get moving 🐦🙌🏻 … See MoreSee Less

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Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet is at RainbowStudio.

3 weeks ago

When you have to rehearse quietly… good thing we’re not singers, welcome to spoken-song 🎤🤫 Clara Guldberg RavnPernille PetersenCaroline Eidsten Dahl@kate hearneThanks so much for the brilliant arrangement of Ding Dong Fredrik Österling 🙏🏻 … See MoreSee Less

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Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet is at RainbowStudio.

3 weeks ago

It’s a wrap!! 💥💿🎅🏻🎶🎵🐕‍🦺We’ve finally finished recording our long-awaited Christmas album! 🤍After lots of hard work, laughter, and wonderful days in the studio, we’re so excited to say that we’ve recorded (almost 😉) all of our favorite Christmas songs.A huge thank you to the amazing LAWO Classics and producer Vegard Landaas for guiding us safely through the process.We can’t wait to share this music with you — stay tuned for November! 🎶✨Pernille PetersenCaroline Eidsten Dahl@kate hearne Clara Guldberg RavnJadran Duncumb@vegard landaas 📸 @thomas wolden & @kate hearne … See MoreSee Less

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Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet is with Clara Guldberg Ravn and 2 others.

4 weeks ago

This timeless Irish air, Give Me Your Hand (Tabhair Dom Do Lámh), was composed in the 17th century by the Irish harper Ruairí Dall Ó Catháin.The melody is widely understood as a musical gesture of peace, friendship, and reconciliation, written as a sign of mutual respect between cultures. 🤝Arrangement by Fredrik ÖsterlingPernille PetersenCaroline Eidsten DahlClara Guldberg Ravn@kate hearne … See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

A little bit of Bach to reflect on the past year and to wish you all the very best for a peaceful, happy and healthy 2026. Thank you all for following along during these past 12 months- all 3 million of you who have viewed our videos across different platforms! And not to forget our live audiences for whom we played over 60 concerts this year in Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Here’s to another jam-packed year of music and recorders 🥂 sláinte, skål, cheers! 🎶 Caroline Eidsten Dahl🎶 Clara Guldberg Ravn🎶 Pernille Petersen🎶 Kate Hearne🎶 with our friend and star ⭐️ lutenist Jadran Duncumb 🎶🎶J.S.Bach Sinfonia – Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 🎶Thanks to all our collaborators during 2025:Levende Musik i SkolenDen kulturelle skolesekken Møre og RomsdalMusik i SydWest Cork MusicSligo Baroque Music FestivalHugh Lane Gallery Sunday’s at NoonVästmanlandsmusiken Kultur GävleborgNaturum VattenriketMalmö LiveLarvik BarokkBarok i Helligaandshuset Barokke onsdager på Oslo ladegård All made possible with funding from Sweden’s Kulturrådet & Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse, Norway’s Kulturdirektoratet, Denmark’s Statens Kunstfond , Art Music Denmark & William Demant Fonden & Ireland’s Arts Council / An Chomhairle EalaíonArrangement by Maximillian Olschewski … See MoreSee Less

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