Kaustinen PW-Fiddlers: Maestro

To celebrate the 100 years memorial of Konsta Jylhä’s birth, this is a record which bows deeply to the fiddle tradition of Konsta and Kaustinen. Mauno and Antti Järvelä are leading the project and a great number of Kaustinen players come together in the group Kaustinen PW-Fiddlers. The repertoire includes more unknown compositions by Konsta […]

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Marianne Maans & Lauri Antila: Duets

The duo consisting of Marianne Maans (fiddle, vocals and jouhikko) and Lauri Antila (bass) was founded on the Faroe Islands in 2005. Maans lives in Finland and Antila in Sweden. They play contemporary folk music: traditional songs and tunes with influences from jazz and other music genres. […]

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Baltic Crossing: Firetour

The second release by the Finnish-Danish-English ensemble, featuring Kristian Bugge, Andy May, Ian Stevenson and Finnish Antti and Esko Järvelä. This time they play tunes based on Danish manuscripts from the 18th and 19th century. […]

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Harry Wessmanin yhtye: Friipyytil

Master player Harry Wessman and his trio come from Rauma in Western Finland and play mostly Finnish folk music, but also tunes from Ireland, Greece and Scandinavia. Wessman plays the harmonica and the other members are Tauno Dahlberg (mandolin, spoons, harmonica) and Timo Hukkanen (5-row accordion). […]

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