Ina Forsman

Ina Forsman (born 1994) is a Finnish blues singer-songwriter. She has been involved in the recording of six albums since 2013.

Career She was born in Helsinki, Finland. She signed a recording contract with Ruf Records in 2016, and released her debut solo album the same year. It was recorded at Wire Recording in Austin, Texas, Her backing ensemble was Laura Chavez and Derek O'Brien (guitars), Nick Connolly (keyboards), Russell Jackson (bass guitar) and Tommy Taylor (drums). Tallqvist made a guest appearance playing the harmonica with brass accompaniment supplied by the Texas Horns, overseen by the record producer and saxophonist, Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff.

Forsman then toured the United States and Europe as a featured artist with Ruf's "Blues Caravan", alongside Tasha Taylor and Layla Zoe. The resultant live album and DVD, Blues Caravan 2016, ensued. More touring followed to support past endeavours but, whilst in New York City, she lost her mobile phone which contained lyrics and musical ideas for her next album. Forsman penned all of the lyrics and co-wrote the music for the 12 tracks, which incorporated a soul blues style.

The same year, Forsman teamed up with another two emerging musicians in the latest Ruf Records Blues Caravan package tour. She was joined by Katarina Pejak and Ally Venable, and live recorded a 36 track long, Blues Caravan 2019, on DVD and CD. The collection included a live rendition of "Backwater Blues", written by Bessie Smith.

On 24 June 2022, Forsman released her latest album, All There Is, on Jazzhaus Records. She noted "On the new album, for the first time, I wrote the music by myself. The pandemic suddenly left me with no other option. On my earlier albums I wrote the lyrics and my vocal melody but left it to the other musicians to write their parts around my idea. This time I had to do all this alone."

She is currently residing in Berlin, Germany.

Discography Albums Year Title Record label Billed as 2013 Ina Forsman with Helge Tallqvist Band Q-Records Ina Forsman with Helge Tallqvist Band 2016 Ina Forsman Ruf Records 2016 Blues Caravan 2016 Ruf Records Featuring Layla Zoe and Tasha Taylor 2019 Been Meaning to Tell You Ruf Records 2019 Blues Caravan 2019 Ruf Records Featuring Katarina Pejak and Ally Venable 2022 All There Is Jazzhaus Records 2025 After Dark Hour Jazzhaus Records