Peter Fox - composer, piano, guitar, accordion, mandolin;
Irina Bjorklund - lyrics, composer, vocals, musical saw;
In US:
Mark Gorman/Ed Maxwell - bass;
Bernadette Lingle - violin, back-up vocals;
Andy Kamman - drums;
In Finland:
Mikko Mäkelä - bass;
Janne Haavisto/Antti Lehtinen - drums;
Veera Railio - violin/back-up vocals;
Janne Lappalainen - saxophone/bouzouki
Influences
That kid and her mom that walked backwards in the street. The moon. My lemon tree. Home delivery. Those loooong road trips through France. 4000 bees. Traffic jams. Morning showers. Family. The Ocean. Endless hikes. Love. Love. AND Love.
Irina Bjorklund...
-................. wrote her first song at age 7 - the rough translation from the swedish name "Om Hundarna och Kattorna kan, sa kan Jag" would be "If the Dogs and the Cats can do it, so can I". The song had 11 verses.
-................. is more known as an actress from Europe (imdb.com her and You'll get a small fraction of the somewhat 40 films she's starred in) - but lives in Los Angeles since 1999 - she had 7 american indies hitting the festival circuit simultaneously in 2006.
-................... saw the french movie "Delicatessen" at the age of 16, and decided that she would make the Musical Saw her pension plan, just in case the acting thing wouldn't work out...
-................... finally got the Saw she had dreamt of for her birthday a few years back, learned how to play it, and has ever since been incorporating it in her song writing and performance.
-.................... grew up in Finland, France and Sweden, and uses the languages of each country as she writes and performs, along with english and russian.
-.................... collaborated with composer Peter Fox on the soundtrack of the feature "Red is the Color of..." (in which she also plays the lead) in 2004. The pair decided to continue their collaboration, and have now successfully been performing live in LA, and released 2 albums up to date - their first CD "Oh l'Amour" through www.CDBaby.com - an ode to Irina's native Finland, and her much beloved France. The CD booklet is designed by Irina herself - it follows a mystical storyline, taking You on a journey from one song to another, guiding You through the landscapes of Karelia on the russian border to a smokey late night bar with all it's characters in Montmartre in Paris..... Physical copies of the CD are now for sale worldwide through CDBaby, aswell as for electronical download (iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster... you name it). "Oh l'Amour"(2006), along with the new album "Vintage Espresso" (2007), are available in Finland at department stores such as Stockmann and Anttila.
-.................... was showcasing at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas from March 16-17 2007.
-.................... toured Finland again in July of 2008 with Peter Fox and the band, and is planning another summer tour there for 2009.
I wanted to let you know that last summer's Musical Saw Festival made a top 10 list. It's number 2 on WFMU Radio DJ Bronwyn's list of Best Things of 2008. You can find the WFMU list here: http://blog. wfmu. org/freeform/2009/01/pretty-good-the. html
This year’s NYC Musical Saw Festival is scheduled for July 18, 2009, 2pm. It sure would be great if you could participate!
Hi, Irina ! Hello from japan . Thanks for the friendship， Your music is so wonderful, i like it. Let me know about my music what you feel ! Glad to meet you ! !
