What is Balforia?
Balforia is a fusion word formed from Balf- (from Balfolk) and -oria (from euphoria).
It describes the uplifting, trance-like joy that arises when Scandinavian folk traditions blend with the flowing, communal dance culture of Balfolk.
Created by composer Martin Seeberg together with the band Balforia, the term captures a musical universe where:
Nordic melodies and rhythms
traditional Balfolk dance forms
improvisation and ritual-like crescendos
merge into a shared state of joyful, embodied movement.
(Balforia has no connection to Balkan music as claimed by Google Ai –
Its origin lies entirely in Balfolk and Northern European folk heritage.)
Balforia is available as a 3-6 piece band.
Debut at Mainstage Cadansa 2025
Under the name Balphoria
🌿 Members 🎻 Martin Seeberg — founder, composer, diatonic accordion & flutes.
🎸 Laue Mamo — guitar, percussion, vocals and beatbox.
🎙 Filine Waldschrat — viola, voice and jawharp.
🥁 Magnus Heebøll Jacobsen — percussion, guitar, jawharp.
🎷 Melf Torge Nonn — flute, soprano sax, clarinet.
Balforia Music 