EMMYLOU HARRIS (1947 - )

FIRST AID KIT (2007– )
MUSIC: ::: GRAM :::

Singer. Songwriters. Sisters. Klara & Johanna Söderberg.

Thousands of miles from Nashville, sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg discovered the music of Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris while growing up in Stockholm. Their fascination with American roots music led them through the Carter Family, the Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash, June Carter and countless other architects of country, folk and Americana. What emerged wasn't imitation but one of the most compelling harmony acts of the twenty-first century, proving that the greatest American songs don't belong to one nation—they belong to anyone willing to sing them with honesty.

Their breakthrough song, "Emmylou," is one of the most heartfelt love letters ever written to musical partnership. Rather than simply honoring Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, the sisters celebrated the extraordinary magic that happens when two voices become one, pairing their story with that of Johnny Cash and June Carter. It wasn't nostalgia. It was a reminder that harmony is more than singing together—it's trust, devotion and the rare ability of two musicians to tell a single story.

The story came full circle when Emmylou Harris, deeply moved by the song, welcomed First Aid Kit into her own musical family, sharing the stage and passing the torch to a new generation. For Motherlode, the sisters represent the extraordinary reach of Cosmic American Music. A musical conversation that began with the Carter Family, found new life through Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, ultimately inspired two remarkable young women in Sweden. More than forty years after Gram's death, they proved his greatest legacy wasn't a genre. It was the enduring power of harmony to transcend time, distance and borders.