Woodlands released their debut album in 2020 and have enjoyed touring it across Sweden with notable performances at festivals such as Urkult and Norrköping Folkmusikfestival. They have also collaborated with Swedish music organizations Västmanlandsmusiken and Scenkonst Sörmland, playing at elderly homes and creating an original children’s show “Kungens Krona” (The King’s Crown), which was showcased in 30 locations around east coast Sweden in 2022. In 2019 Woodlands started playing with duo Bäckafall, which yet broadened their sound and repertoire. The quartet has performed at festivals Umefolk, Göteborg Folk Festival and Saltofolk, released two singles and arranged music for a project with folk band and classical choir. During July 2023, Woodlands+Bäckafall were the backing band for the newly written folk music musical “Gruvfruns Guld” by Hampus Grönberg and Marit Eriksson in Falun Copper Mine. The musical ran for 11 successful shows. 

Kristina Leesik and Justyna Krzyżanowska met during their studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in 2017 and continued their musical journey together some years later at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where they both deepened their knowledge of the Scottish folk music tradition. After completing a three year bachelor education in Swedish folk music at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Kristina went on to study a two year teaching degree then moved to Scotland where she completed a masters in Scottish traditional music (2023). Justyna finished her master’s degree in Scottish traditional music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2019 after a classical music bachelor’s degree at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.