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Markus Asunta
Markus has been playing music since childhood days. While receiving tuition in classical flute, his main instruments throughout teenage years were the guitar and his voice. He writes songs in Finnish, or at least he still tries to. For a few years now he has been trying to fund his studies partially by playing music. Besides the bands he is currently involved with, he performs as a duo with a friend of his - collectively they're known as Linko & Asunta. After the turn of the millenium he started to find Irish traditional music more and more fascinating. He picked up the tin whistle and eventually, having played the classical flute quite a bit in the past, got himself into playing the Irish flute as well. He quickly found himself playing in sessions in Helsinki, and eventually in a variety of groups. So far they've been performing in Irish pubs in and out of Helsinki and supported Leonard Barry, Michelle O'Brien and Cyril O'Donoghue in Tavastia Club at the Irish Festival in Finland 2004. Although his first inspiration as a flute player was definitely Matt Molloy, he soon realized that his own path won't take him into trying to imitate Molloy's magical style. Instead, he was drawn to the powerful rhythmic expression of Harry Bradley and Conal O'Grada. He also enjoys very much the playing of such exponents of the Sligo/Roscommon style as Catherine McEvoy and the late Josie McDermott. Later on the music of these players has led him to the musicians of days gone; especially John McKenna. In the summer of 2003 he travelled to Ireland for 6 weeks to visit sessions and take a few lessons. Among his teachers that time were Gavin Whelan and Cian O'Suilleabhain.
He has spent the academic year 2005-2006 in Limerick, collecting material for his church history Master's thesis concerning Irish music and also attending tuition in the Irish Academy of World Music and Dance. His teachers have included Kirsten Allstaff and Niall Keegan, and he has also been attending workshops by Harry Bradley. During spring 2006 he will also be receiving tuition from at least Conal Ó Grada, Hammy Hamilton, Paul McGrattan and Jean-Michel Veillon at the Flute Meeting in Ballyvourney, Co. Cork.
Kirsi Vinkki
Kirsi has been playing the fiddle since the age of 3. Like her father, she is a part-time musician, and her father has been encouraging her musical hobbies since she was small. Already at the age of 6 she was performing together with her father's band, and after that she has performed frequently in various parties and occasions from weddings to funerals, while doing some busking on the side. Her musical background consists of studies in a Suzuki-group, private tutors and the music academy of Länsi-Helsinki. In addition to the classical side she has always shown an interest in folk music from different countries, such as Fenno-Swedish, Finnish, Swedish, Hungarian and Irish folk music.
She is a long-standing member of her father's BEM-band, Perkkaan Pirteät Pelimannit and Hääpelimannit. During her high school years a growing interest in Irish folk music gave birth to her first Irish duo, The Silver Fingertips. Other bands before joining Brách include Eala and Scéalta. She listens to a lot of Lúnasa and Slide, and has taken strong influence from their playing.
Antti Havia
Antti has recently moved to Helsinki, and besides driving around in an old Nissan wagon he also drives a taxi. Most of his spare time is spent around music, like the O'Malleys Irish Bar sessions. Antti plays the guitar and fiddle, but has been seen playing the buzuki as well. He enjoys listening to Kevin Burke and Paddy Glackin.
Ville Karas
Ville is the new kid on the block in Irish folk music. After playing the guitar since he was 15, his first contact with Irish folk music was after midsummer 2000, when Matti Kallio (of The Heirs and Kilta fame) was giving an Irish-influenced music workshop at a youth camp. While working at the camp, he got interested in flok music and quickly afterwards bought himself a tin whistle and a low whistle. By november 2001 he decided to expand his stringed instrument knowledge by ordering an Irish buzuki, and very soon this became his main instrument. He is nowadays actively playing the tenor banjo as well, and has been playing the bodhrán every now and then. Despite his short Irish music career, he has played in several bands including Scéalta and Kings are Kneeling. He has been influenced by several talented musicians and bands, of which the domestic Irish folk band The Heirs is probably his biggest inspiration. From foreign artists he lists Cyril O'Donoghue, Mick Broderick and Angelina Carberry.
Laura Airola
Laura got interested in Irish music at the age of 14, when she first heard the Finnish band Korkkijalka (Corkleg). Laura has played fiddle, keyed fiddle and mandolin in the following bands: Mustarastas, Rauta, Kirjava Lintu, Freilach mit Kneidlach and The Minor Blue Band. Laura mentions fiddle player Kirsi Vinkki as her role model.