PÄRE
(photo Sami Perttilä)
Päre is the first band in 200 years with Finnish bagpipes! Päre ("reed") plays
ancient and modern Finnish folk music with hypnotic intensity!
Päre is the first band in 200 years with Finnish bagpipes! Päre ("reed") plays
ancient and modern Finnish folk music with hypnotic intensity!
VIITASEN PIIA
(photo Minttu Saarni)
Organic and melancholic folk songs by Piia Viitanen
Organic and melancholic folk songs by Piia Viitanen
OKRA PLAYGROUND
(photo Katariina Salmi)
Electro-folk from ancient Finland
Electro-folk from ancient Finland
ORKESTAR BORDURKA
(photo Sami Perttilä)
Bringing only the finest Bordurian folklore to your festival – Extravagant
parti-muzika from the uncharted mountainous regions of Borduria!
Bringing only the finest Bordurian folklore to your festival – Extravagant
parti-muzika from the uncharted mountainous regions of Borduria!
SO III
(photo Sami Perttilä)
SO III is a trio from Finland whose music combines free improvisation with new compositions and a knowledge of traditional music. The combination of five-string fiddle, voice, percussion and electronically manipulated sounds creates a web of
interlocking soundscapes that alternate between rich and fragile.
SO III is a trio from Finland whose music combines free improvisation with new compositions and a knowledge of traditional music. The combination of five-string fiddle, voice, percussion and electronically manipulated sounds creates a web of
interlocking soundscapes that alternate between rich and fragile.
SIBELIUS ACADEMY FOLK BIG BAND
(photo Sami Perttilä)
Finnish folk orchestra of 40 musicians with fiddles, kanteles, accordions,
harmoniums, guitars, percussion, winds and vocals.
More is more!
Finnish folk orchestra of 40 musicians with fiddles, kanteles, accordions,
harmoniums, guitars, percussion, winds and vocals.
More is more!
HELSINKI SOUNDPAINTING ENSEMBLE
(photo Ilkka Saastamoinen)
Soundpainting is the universal multidisciplinary live composing sign language
created by composer Walter Thompson for musicians, dancers, actors,
and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation.
Soundpainting is the universal multidisciplinary live composing sign language
created by composer Walter Thompson for musicians, dancers, actors,
and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation.
INACTIVE BANDS AND
FORMER MEMBER OF
Central Ostrobothnian progressive folk rock with high intensity
Irish music with a twist of Eastern Helsinki
Techno music since 1999!
Finnish bhangra
Acoustic folk songs and celtic vibes
Jazzy & folky pop music