Someone asked back in 2018 about an artist going by the name of Waxwing who had released an instrumental album entitled "Hygge" and consisting of solo banjo pieces. Here's the archive link: banjohangout.org/archive/344786 @mjt0229 and @JCBryant were the members asking about the album. They were trying to figure out who Waxwing was, and I have the answer! Daniel Bohlman is the banjo player calling himself Waxwing. He recorded two albums that I'm aware of — "Sakura Sessions" and the aforementioned "Hygge" — both of which are great albums, imo. They were both recorded on location, in Japan and Holland, respectively. (I'm pretty sure it was Holland; it was definitely in that general vicinity, lol!) The Sakura album had a bit of singing on it; he's got a nice baritone voice. Hygge was entirely instrumental — with a few ambient sound interludes thrown in for good measure, like trains rumbling by, birds chirping, and whatnot.
Hygge was on Spotify for a while, and I used to play it on repeat in my high school classroom. It was perfect mood music — upbeat enough to keep us awake and engaged, but mellow enough to fade into the background. It was sad to find the album had been removed (presumably by Daniel himself). Fortunately, I own both CDs. That's how I found his name — by looking through my email and finding a Venmo receipt. And now that I'm doing some digging, I'm seeing something I'd forgotten: Daniel is playing (still, it seems) with a group called the SLO County Stumblers. They're quite a good old-time band. Check them out here stumblersband.wordpress.com/ or look them up on YouTube.
So, I'm nigh unto a decade late, but there's your answer!
Has anyone else heard of the Waxwing project of the SLO Co. Stumblers? It seems they play at festivals in the USA and abroad, so surely... ??? (In fact, they've been featured on the Old-Time Tiki Parlour!)
Edited by - jayaw on 11/11/2026 12:28:44
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