Sten Folke Emelin Eriksberg , actually Eriksberger , originally Eriksson , born October 27, 1910 in Stockholm , died June 11, 1976 in the same place, was a Swedish guitarist and composer .

Folke Eriksberg made his debut in 1927 and was later found in the Swedish Paramount Orchestra and Gösta Törner’s Orchestra. He belonged to Frank Vernon’s orchestra in Stockholm 1928 – 1933and then played with, among others, Seymour Österwall , Thore Ehrling and the Swedish Hot Quintet . The years 1933–1935 Folke Eriksberg spent in Barcelona . He was one of the first in Sweden to play electric guitar and made his first recordings in 1936. He was in demand as a studio musician and participated in about 3,500 record recordings with artists such as Povel Ramel , Lapp-Lisa , Rosita Serrano and Sven-Olof Sandberg . Together with Sven Stiberg gave Folke Eriksberg in the 1940s out of a guitar school, which includes single string technology (the single-note style) extensively treated and which became the basis for many young guitarists development. Together with Ramonafabriken , Folke Eriksberg also developed his so-called signature guitar, “Eriksbergsgitarren”.