Jonsdotter, Örn Anna
1819-?female piper (&c.) mentioned by name
Born in Ytteråker [SE of Järna], lived in Uppsälje [SSW of Järna], western Dalarna; Emigrated 1880 to the USA; Though Örn is said to be a boy’s name only, her surname indicates that she must have been a woman, whose father’s name was Jonas Jonsson Örn; NB: ➺ Survey of female pipers.
Instrument: Säckpipa / Säck-pipa
Allmo, Per-Ulf: Säckpipan i norden: från änglars musik till djävulens blåsbälg (Bagpipes in the nordic countries [From music of the angels to the devil’s bellows]). Stockholm, 1990, p.84, 99 (Both instances: Ör [sic] Anna; Uppsälje).