Avant-garde folk violinist/nyckelharpist and improviser based in Helsinki, Finland

Debut album Metsänpeitto released on 8/2017. https://meriheiniluoto.bandcamp.com/


contact: meriheini.luoto((a))gmail.com
www.meriheiniluoto.com

Ancient sounds of kantele with fresh voices from Finland 

http://www.kardemimmit.fi/

Vidar Skrede is a Nordic folk musician and composer from Haugesund, Norway, currently living in Milwaukee, WI. He is a performer and a teacher of Harding-fiddle, fiddle, and guitar. He has a background in traditional music from his home area, Rogaland (South West of Norway), and has a master’s degree in performing Nordic folk music at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. 

Vidar has numerous bands, projects, and record albums behind him, both in Scandinavia and in North America. He has received nominations and awards for his albums in both Norway and Finland. He has toured all of the Nordic countries, Scotland, Canada, and the United States, and he has performed with a wide range of artists, such as Arja Saijonmaa (FI), Kevin Henderson (UK), Liz Carroll (US), Bruce Molsky (US), Natalie Haas (US), to mention a few artists outside of his own tradition.

Vidar is a leading musician on the Nordic folk music scene and is well known for his own tune creations across the scene; played and recorded by many artists besides himself.

MB:
Hanna-Mari Ahola:	harmonium, piano, voice
Nelli Ikola-Heiska:	fiddle, voice
Sirpa Lahti: 	5-row accordion, 2-row accordions, Low-whistle, voice
Juha Yli-Kotila:	guitars, 12-string guitar, bouzouki, voice

MB’s music is based on traditional roots of the music of their hometown in Finland, Haapavesi. However, their sound consists of influences of Bluegrass, Irish music, klezmer, all what they have learned by growing up with international Haapavesi Folk Music Festival. With the new album, musicians’ backgrounds in rock and soul music can be heard in the music. This is tradition, but something totally new same time!


Contact:
Manager, Sirpa Lahti
+358 40 738 4736
MByhtye ( at )gmail.com

Arttu Mäkelä - Guitar
Lauri Kotamäki - 3-row Accordion
Miia Palomäki - Violin
Joonas Ojajärvi - Mandolin
Sampsa Kujala - Upright Bass

Playing a fiddle - telling a story, short or large one. Here you can hear some of mine.

Contact: papajala(at)gmail.com

www.rosenfink.net
www.blatensaine.net

PAJU: Pauliina Pajala - fiddle & Juulia Salonen - voice, flute

Trio PVO (2009-2010): 
Pauliina Pajala - fiddle
Vidar Skrede (NOR) - guitarr
Olli Kari - voice, accordeon

Nomas (2007-2009):
Michail Graubaek (DK) - fiddle
Carl Nyqvist (SWE) - fiddle
Pauliina Pajala (FIN) - fiddle
Vidar Skerede (NOR) - guitarr, fiddle
Olli Kari (FIN) - accordeon
Christia Staerke Hansen (DK) - electric bass

Sounds from the piano.
Sounds from the synths.
Sounds from the Earth.

Project Vainiolla has released six solo albums: Undulate, Biosignatures, Waves of Inner Peace (2022), Nocturnal (2017), Metamorphosis (2016) and Animus (2015).

The folk music ensemble Hohka have been active since 2006. During their career Hohka have performed at widely different locations from intimate clubs to festival arenas, from concert halls to trams. The band’s trademark are its live performances, which are full of warmth, joy and humour.

In November 2011, Hohka won the Nordic Championship in Folk Music in the folk group category. Their debut album Puutarhautuminen, released in December 2011, had a warm reception. Over their many years of making music together, the band members’ playing has fused into a unified sound. In addition to catchy melodies and a solid knowledge of tradition, Hohka’s music is full of the spontaneous joy of creation and sheer enjoyment in playing music.

 
Meriheini Luoto, fiddle, nyckelharpa
Valtteri Lehto, kantele & guitar
Veikko Muikku, accordion
Enne Ilo Purovaara, double bass
Minna Koskenlahti, percussion

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Vuodesta 2006 toiminut kokoonpano on uransa aikana ehtinyt esiintyä mitä erilaisimmilla lavoilla intiimeistä klubeista festivaaliareenoille sekä konserttisaleista raitiovaunuihin. Hohkan tavaramerkiksi ovat muodostuneet lämpöä, elämäniloa ja huumoria säteilevät esiintymiset. Yhtye voitti Pohjoismaiden kansanmusiikkiyhtyeiden mestaruuden syksyllä 2011, ja saman vuoden joulukuussa julkaistu debyyttialbumi Puutarhautuminen sai lämpimän vastaanoton. Hohkan vuosien varrella yhtenäiseksi hitsautuneessa soinnissa kuuluu tarttuvien melodioiden ja vankan perinnetietoisuuden lisäksi spontaani luomisen riemu sekä musisoinnista nauttiminen.

Hohka julkaisee odotetun toisen albuminsa mailla/halmeilla helmikuussa 2015. Kokonaisuudessa kuullaan uusien kappaleiden lisäksi musiikkia keväällä 2014 ensiesitetystä näyttämöteoksesta Sivuun nostettuja tarinoita. Matkamuistoissa menneiltä vuosilta punoutuvat yhteen niin kaiut Irlannin ylängöiltä, railakkaiden juhlien pauhu Espanjasta kuin myös haavematkat tulevaisuuteen


Valtteri Lehto, kantele, kitara
Meriheini Luoto, viulu, avainviulu
Veikko Muikku, harmonikka 
Enne Ilo Purovaara, basso
Minna Koskenlahti, lyömäsoittimet


www.hohka.net

Lauluntekijämusiikkia suomeksi
Irish tunes on flute and whistles

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