Maggie Björklund

Maggie Björklund
Birth name Margrethe Björklund
Born Denmark
Origin Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres Country
Indie rock
Psychedelia
Pop
Years active 1991–present
Labels Bloodshot Records
Associated acts Calexico
Giant Sand
Website MaggieBjorklund.com

Margrethe "Maggie" Björklund is a Danish guitarist and singer-songwriter who composes, plays, and sings music in the folk and alternative country genres. She began her career playing electric guitar in the female band The Darleens and briefly for the experimental pop band Miss B Haven. Björklund then started playing pedal steel guitar as a studio musician and has released two solo recordings.[1]

Early life

Maggie Björklund was born in Denmark and grew up near Copenhagen. She took piano lessons, but switched to guitar as soon as she could. She moved to Hollywood and attended the Musicians Institute where she was introduced to country music. She returned to Denmark after a year.[2]

Career

Back in Denmark, she formed the all-female country band Darleens, and they recorded three albums for Sony Records. After Darleens split up, she took pedal steel guitar lessons from Jeff Newman in Nashville, Tennessee.[3]

Her 2011 debut Coming Home was produced by Johnny Sangster (The Tripwires). The record featured members of Calexico, and guest vocalists Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees), Jon Auer (The Posies), and Rachel Flotard (Visqueen).[4]

After the album's release, she played pedal steel with Jack White's all-female backing band, the Peacocks.[5] In 2011 and 2012 she performed at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. She also toured with John Doe and with Exene Cervenka from the band X.[6]

For her sophomore album Shaken, released in 2014, she enlisted John Convertino (Calexico), Barb Hunter (Afghan Whigs), and Jim Barr (Portishead). John Parish (producer for Sparklehorse) was producer, and Kurt Wagner (Lambchop) provided a guest vocal. The songs reflected the impact of the death of her mother.[7][8]

Discography

Maggie Björklund

LPs
Singles
Appears on

Darleens

LPs
EPs
Singles

References

  1. ↑ Estey, Chris (11 August 2011). "Imaginary Interview with Maggie Bjorklund". Three Imaginary Girls. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Kleinschmidt, Jonas (20 April 2015). "Blue Steel: Maggie Björklund's Long Road". TIDAL. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Fischer, Tobias (4 December 2012). "15 Questions: Maggie Björklund: The Scandinavian Way". 15 Questions. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Mateer, Chris (21 March 2011). "Introducing Bloodshot Records Recording Artist: Maggie Bjorklund, Pedal Steel Songstress". Uprooted Music Revue. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Whitmore, Laura (1 May 2012). "Interview with Maggie Björklund: On Playing Pedal Steel and Backing Jack White". Guitar World. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Margasak, Peter (25 November 2011). "John Doe's beguiling pedal-steel player, Maggie Bjorklund". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Risch, Eric (12 December 2014). "Maggie Björklund: Shaken". Popmatters. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Young, Killian (7 August 2014). "Maggie Bjorklund, Jack White's Guitarist, Announces New Solo Album 'Shaken'". Spin Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

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