3 of DK's most well know and active traditional musicians, Carl Erik Lundgaard (Lang Linken, solo, Puls, Danish Dia Delight etc) Vagn Dahl Hansen ( Mette Kathrine, Med kærlig hilsen, Evald Thomsen) and Anders Ringgard ( Basco, Habadakuk etc.), has for years been inspired by the unique traditional dance band Æ'Tinuser from Oksbøl in western Jutland. They were brothers - Hans, Karl and Ejnar Nielsen - and up to the 1970's they played the violin, the piano and the drums/the trombone respectively.
They had the music from their father - Martinus Nielsen - who in a generation was a folk musician himself in that part of the country. They played at society balls, birthday parties, silver weddings, golden weddings and many other occasions for more than 60 years. Æ Tinuser became an institution - when a family party was arranged you asked first Æ Tinuser, then the cook and at last the village hall - in the above mentioned order. For the party should include "soup, roast and Æ Tinuser".
TrioTinus had a tied and close connection to these three brothers. In their earlier days both Carl Erik Lundgaard and Vagn Dahl Hansen use to play regularly with the brothers. -and Andres Ringgaard managed to get hold of the brothers original trombone.