Finland

JPP - Kaustinen Rhapsody (1994) {Green Linnet Records GLCD 4019}
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© 1994 Green Linnet Records | GLCD 4019
Folk / Nordic Folk / Finland

JPP – short for Järvelän Pikkupelimannit ( "Little Folk Musicians of Järvelä" ) – originally formed in 1983 as a local fiddle orchestra in the small town of Järvelä, Finland. Formed around the nucleus of 3 fiddlers, including leader Arto Järvelä, a harmonium player, and a bass player, they spent most of the Eighties and early Nineties gathering a devoted following in Finland and across the world and the reputation of being particularly inventive interpreters of Finland's rich folk heritage. With the publication of Kaustinen Rhapsody , JPP proved itself to be excellent performers of contemporary music as well. In fact, this CD, with its generous peppering of American, Finnish, and Latino styles, demonstrates some of the universal appeal that traditional musics have across the world.

In 2012 the band released the 4-CD compilation "Seasons", which includes almost everything the band recorded.
Elonkorjuu (Finnish for 'harvest') was formed in 1969 in the south-western Finnish town of Pori by the singer and guitarist Jukka Syrenius. In the autumn of 1970 the band were awarded second place in a music contest called Rockin' Suomen Mestaruus (Finnish Championship of Rock Bands). In the Seventies they released two albums, the first of which, "Harvest Time" (1972, EMI), is considered the most expensive Finnish collector's item, commanding a price of 500-1,000 euros. Their second album, "Flying High, Running Fast" (1978), was released under the English name of Harvest in the hope of breaking the band on the international market…

JPP - Skywire - Taivaankansi (2015) {JPP Productions JPPCD 015}
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© 2015 JPP Productions | JPPCD 015
Folk / Nordic Folk / Finland

JPP – short for Järvelän Pikkupelimannit ( "Little Folk Musicians of Järvelä" ) – originally formed in 1983 as a local fiddle orchestra in the small town of Järvelä, Finland. Formed around the nucleus of 3 fiddlers, including leader Arto Järvelä, a harmonium player, and a bass player, they spent most of the Eighties and early Nineties gathering a devoted following in Finland and across the world and the reputation of being particularly inventive interpreters of Finland's rich folk heritage. With the publication of Kaustinen Rhapsody, JPP proved itself to be excellent performers of contemporary music as well. In fact, this CD, with its generous peppering of American, Finnish, and Latino styles, demonstrates some of the universal appeal that traditional musics have across the world.

Edvard Grieg - The Complete Songs - Monica Groop (2010) {7CD Set, BIS-CD-1607/09 rec 1993-2007}
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© 2010 BIS Records AB | BIS-CD-1607/09
Classical / Romantic / Chamber Music / Song

The complete 172 songs for voice and piano. The seven discs that make up the collection have previously been released separately, to great acclaim from reviewers around the world: ‘Something of a landmark in the Grieg discography… Monica Groop penetrates the very essence of the Grieg spirit with the artlessness that conceals art’, wrote International Record Review about one instalment, while a BBC Music Magazine review described another as ‘an irresistible new take, thrilling to both the shadows and the bright high-latitude light in this music.’ In her own introduction to the project Monica Groop writes: ‘I have always felt a special and instinctive affinity for Edvard Grieg and his music … I admire his gift of being able to write simple, natural music and I have sought to preserve this in performance.’ In these endeavours the acclaimed Finnish mezzo-soprano has enjoyed the expert support of three fine pianists: Roger Vignoles, Ilmo Ranta and Love Derwinger.

Mari Mäntylä is one of the most appreciated classical guitarist in Finland. Her main instrument is decacorde, the 10-string classical guitar.