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That Other PlaceI borrowed Pekka Laine's and Tommi E. Virtanen's book "Suomalaiset sähkökitaristit" ("Finnish Electric Guitarists") from my local public library a couple of weeks ago. The book came out in 2022, but for some reason I had not picked it up before.The book has more than 560 pages, and consists of nearly 60 interviews with a very wide selection of prominent rock, pop, roots and jazz players. There are also remembrances of a few key people (Albert Järvinen, Petri Walli, Alexi Laiho) who were no longer available for interview. The oldest interviewee was the old-school session player Heikki Laurila (1934-2021), the most recorded guitarist in Finnish music, with more than 7000 tracks in his résumé. The youngest is the heavy metal guitarist Samy Elbanna (born in 1995). Some of the interviewees have learned to play on their own, but there are also many players, regardless of the genre, who have had formal musical training. The late 1960s British blues boom, Jimi Hendrix (who played a legendary concert in Helsinki in 1967) and especially Albert Järvinen's role in the Hurriganes (the seminal 1970s Finnish rock & roll band) come up as key influences in many of the interviews with the people who started out in the 1960s and 1970s. While many of the people obviously have their own individual voices, and there are wildly different personal histories, the interviews have been skillfully edited into a fairly compact format, and overall the book is an easy and entertaining read. I've never played guitar beyond of trying to pluck a few random notes, but reading the book, I got a lot of new insights into guitar playing, the role of practising, technical gear, touring, session work and the life of a musician in general. The book at the publisher web site:<a href="https://www.tammi.fi/kirjat/suomalaiset-sahkokitaristit/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tammi.fi/kirjat/suomalaiset-sahkokitaristit/</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/musamastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musamastodon</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/guitarists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guitarists</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/rockmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rockmusic</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishmusic</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/kirjamastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kirjamastodon</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musicians</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/musicalhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musicalhistory</a>

Jonathan EmmesediThat trombone theme! And so much packed into such short a extent of time!<a href="https://youtu.be/YoodmkspZIQ?si=38tEtSgiLRQNmiF_" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/YoodmkspZIQ?si=38tEtSgiLRQNmiF_</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/ClassicalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClassicalMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sibelius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sibelius</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/7thSymphony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#7thSymphony</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FinnishMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinnishMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EsaPekkaSalonen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EsaPekkaSalonen</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SwedishRadioSymphonyOrchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SwedishRadioSymphonyOrchestra</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Symphony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Symphony</a>

Wif StengerClassical accordionist Janne Valkeajoki: Kudos from New York and beyond<a href="https://mas.to/tags/classical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#classical</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/accordion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accordion</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishmusic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finland</a> <a href="https://musicfinland.com/en/news/classical-accordionist-janne-valkeajoki-kudos-from-new-york-and-beyond" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://musicfinland.com/en/news/classical-accordionist-janne-valkeajoki-kudos-from-new-york-and-beyond</a>

Wallu 🌍🎮🎬🎵🎷⚽🌱Half the world away.<a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/WallunMusaVinkit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WallunMusaVinkit</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/VocalJazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VocalJazz</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Jazz</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Finnishmusic</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NowPlaying</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Nytsoi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nytsoi</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkEexFTft7Q&list=RDJkEexFTft7Q&start_radio=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkEexFTft7Q&list=RDJkEexFTft7Q&start_radio=1</a>

JunnaJunna x Susanna Leppänen - Hoo äs hooJunna ja Susanna Leppänen yhdistävät voimansa 28.2. 💥 Pre-save täällä! <a href="https://show.co/VUJgXBw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">show.co/VUJgXBw</a>Kuvat: Essi Haipus<a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=junna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#junna</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=junnaWave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#junnaWave</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=SusannaLepp%C3%A4nen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SusannaLeppänen</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=folkTronica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folkTronica</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=etnotekno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#etnotekno</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=ethnoTechno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ethnoTechno</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Accordion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accordion</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=folkPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folkPop</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=finnishFolkMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishFolkMusic</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=kamu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kamu</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=electroFolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electroFolk</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=finnishFolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishFolk</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=folkWave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folkWave</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=finnishMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishMusic</a>

JunnaJunna x Susanna Leppänen - Hoo äs hoo <a href="https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-1567-a352-7792-886357465872" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-1567-a352-7792-886357465872</a>

Jonathan Emmesedi<a href="https://mastodon.social/@AllonsyMelissa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AllonsyMelissa</a> Good luck too with your ventures into Finnish language and culture.I love a lot of the works of Sibelius. This short piece, "Andante Festivo", is conducted here by Sibelius himself. Broadcast on the New Year's Eve of 1939, this scratchy recording moves me so much.<a href="https://youtu.be/vgXI8tnibmI?si=jiKCq7QWC59uLwCi" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/vgXI8tnibmI?si=jiKCq7QWC59uLwCi</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/FinnishMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinnishMusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Finland</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/JeanSibelius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JeanSibelius</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sibelius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sibelius</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AndanteFestivo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AndanteFestivo</a>

Wif StengerLost villages, found sounds: Anne-Mari Kivimäki’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/accordion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accordion</a> trance<a href="https://mas.to/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folkmusic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishmusic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finland</a> <a href="https://fmq.fi/articles/anne-mari-kivimaekis-accordion-trance" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fmq.fi/articles/anne-mari-kivimaekis-accordion-trance</a>

Wif StengerDavid Murray, the Necks and Nordic delights at <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WeJazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeJazz</a> festival in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Helsinki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Helsinki</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/livejazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#livejazz</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jazz</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishmusic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NordicMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NordicMusic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finland</a> <a href="https://www.jazzwise.com/review/article/david-murray-the-necks-and-nordic-delights-at-helsinki-s-we-jazz-festival" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.jazzwise.com/review/article/david-murray-the-necks-and-nordic-delights-at-helsinki-s-we-jazz-festival</a>

Wif StengerBleeding-edge experimental group defunensemble, still startling at 15<a href="https://mas.to/tags/finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finland</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/electroacoustic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electroacoustic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/contemporarymusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#contemporarymusic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishmusic</a> <a href="https://musicfinland.com/en/news/defunensemble-finlands-bleeding-edge-experimental-music-ensemble-at-15" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://musicfinland.com/en/news/defunensemble-finlands-bleeding-edge-experimental-music-ensemble-at-15</a>

Wif StengerNew dimensions in sax:Finnish saxophonists are creating vivid music that leaps over fences between <a href="https://mas.to/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jazz</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/experimental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#experimental</a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/classical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#classical</a> as evidenced by four recent albums.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/saxophone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#saxophone</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishmusic</a> <a href="https://fmq.fi/articles/new-dimensions-in-saxophone" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fmq.fi/articles/new-dimensions-in-saxophone</a>

Pasquale 📷 🇫🇷 🦻<a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Disque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disque</a> du jour, bonjour !Un chef d'oeuvre absolu, si vous voulez mon avis, 4h de musique, 4 "genres" différents, 4 galettes, que du bon, de l'<a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronic</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/experimental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#experimental</a>, un peu d'<a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ambient</a>, le tout venu de <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Finland</a> (<a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/FinnishMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinnishMusic</a>)<a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/PanSonic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PanSonic</a> • Kesto (234.48:4)Le premier titre, une parfait introduction à l'ensemble :<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVMR1HWODT4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVMR1HWODT4</a><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NowPlaying</a>

MauroGataSuamenlejjona from FinlandSo sorry to have discovered them so late...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw2DNRERjzE&list=RDXOibIxl3dLo&index=46" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw2DNRERjzE&list=RDXOibIxl3dLo&index=46</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#rock</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#metal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#finland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musicvideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#musicvideo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#finnishmusic</a>

Wif Stenger"Helsinki-based Heli Hartikainen’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/saxophone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#saxophone</a> rarely sounds like one...Low-pitched drones and hymnal sax improvisations drenched in reverb and accompanied by spectral creaks, metallic rattles and shimmering effects."<a href="https://mas.to/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishmusic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/experimentalmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#experimentalmusic</a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/@theguardianrss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@theguardianrss</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/13/daniel-inzani-selected-worlds-review-unhinged-exhilarating-adventures-in-genre-hopping" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/13/daniel-inzani-selected-worlds-review-unhinged-exhilarating-adventures-in-genre-hopping</a>

Wif StengerVerneri Pohjola 🎺and Linda Fredriksson 🎷 on the Balloon 360 stage at <a href="https://mas.to/tags/flowfestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flowfestival</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/helsinki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#helsinki</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishmusic</a>

Wif StengerFinland’s national instrument, the kantele, fuses with Caribbean and Latin rhythms and a sprinkling of electronic fairy dust in Ruttusound's Tropikantele.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/songlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#songlines</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishmusic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#folkmusic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/kantele" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kantele</a> <a href="https://www.songlines.co.uk/review/tropikantele" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.songlines.co.uk/review/tropikantele</a>

Ikol 🗼🔥Käärijä 💚, concerts, fandom friends

Wif StengerElectrojazz pioneer Tapani Rinne: Big bands, DJ scratches and yoga soundtracks<a href="https://mas.to/tags/electronicmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronicmusic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jazz</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishmusic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ambient</a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/@phinnweb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@phinnweb</a> <a href="https://musicfinland.com/en/news/tapani-rinne-spotlight24" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://musicfinland.com/en/news/tapani-rinne-spotlight24</a>

Aqi DragoAlma was a random discovery. I really like her voice. Here are a couple of my fav songs of hers for <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/MusicWomenWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MusicWomenWednesday</a>Karma <a href="https://song.link/s/552ZjID6IZKuk7w89Nc0Hg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://song.link/s/552ZjID6IZKuk7w89Nc0Hg</a>Dye My Hair <a href="https://song.link/s/6iOeQNXb0fFP3TDCzVPts8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://song.link/s/6iOeQNXb0fFP3TDCzVPts8</a>ChitChat <a href="https://song.link/s/02TXRRR6EXFGLnqmHXWI0P" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://song.link/s/02TXRRR6EXFGLnqmHXWI0P</a>Fake Gucci <a href="https://song.link/s/0plOFKGSoMlZ19Z1Dc3YWH" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://song.link/s/0plOFKGSoMlZ19Z1Dc3YWH</a><a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/AqiIsNowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AqiIsNowPlaying</a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/DracoTreasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DracoTreasures</a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/FinnishMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FinnishMusic</a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/ElectroPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectroPop</a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a>

Petteri AhonenTuntevatkos <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/muuten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#muuten</a> kasari/syntikkapopin ystävät sellaisen suomalaisbändin kuin Modem?Hyvää menoa, tuli taas mieleen kun Pekka Laine soitti tämän Ihmemaassaan.<a href="https://songwhip.com/modem7/ihmisen-aika" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://songwhip.com/modem7/ihmisen-aika</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/synthpop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#synthpop</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/finnishmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finnishmusic</a>

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