Pia Fridhill

Swedish singer/songwriter Pia Fridhill and her German husband Jens Hoffmann live and write music in a small house in the forests near Aachen, Germany. Contrary to most composing artists, the two of them make a case of not getting stuck in one particular genre, but rather inventing one of their own.

The most accurate description ends up being a rather long word: SoulPopJazzFolkRockFunkBossaNovaAlternative...to be continued. ”In order not to bore ouselves or our audience with yet another song in the same style, we’d rather explore a new genre for the next new song“, says Fridhill, adding; ”..but there are definitively preferences with the Beatles and the 70s“.

Their range of hit potential ridden pop melodies, melancholic power ballads and dynamic rock songs is firmly rooted in a fundament of acoustic instruments; cello, cajon, acoustic guitar, accordion and the half-acoustic 70s e-piano Fender Rhodes. Each song has its own compelling story, often told with humor and warmth during concerts or in its full version on the band’s website (The Stories Behind The Songs). Rock and Blues flavours take turns with Jazz-, Gospel and Folk influences and, in the middle of it all, Fridhill throws in a old Swedish folk tune, sung ’a capella’ with ”nordic“ power, embodying the voice of a strong woman making the best out of the downside of patriarchy.

http://www.piafridhill.com