Rimpsaus

The Rimpsaus folk music band was founded in 1992. Our repertoire mostly consists of traditional finnish folksongs and instrumental tunes, but we also play contemporary songs in the style of traditional music. The group has taken part in folk music festivals in Finland, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The cd-singles were released in 2003 and in 2008.  The group runs rimpsaus  - music club  (embracing all styles of acoustic music) in Varkaus and Leppävirta.

The band:

Petri Tikanmäki,  vocals, trumpet  -  Kimmo Mattila, flutes, vocals  -  Arto Julkunen, guitar  - Olavi Kallioinen, acoustic bass guitar, kanteles  -  Pekka Vallenius, accordion  -  Jouni Kurki, percussions  - Pawel Kempf, vocals

Contact information:

Arto Julkunen   +358 40 5526792
                         arto.julkunen@pp.inet.fi

www.rimpsaus.fi