Pekko Käppi

Pekko Käppi Is A Player Of Jouhikko The Ancient Finnish-Karelian Bowed Lyre In All-Improvised Settings And Traditional Folk Songs. Crossing Bowed Strings With Soft Locomotive Rhythms Grainy Drones And Circling Buzzing Patterns With Otherwordly Vocals Chasing The Arc Of His Bow With Beautiful Melodies.
His Music Has Been Described Like This "In His Hands The Rough Sound Of Weaved Horsehair Strings Are Swaying Between The Foul And Lovely – Dirty And Pure. The Old Songs Of Unwritten Tradition Timeless And Dark Stories Mediates In His Mouth."
He Got Involved With The Jouhikko In 1997 In The Ala-Könni–institute Of Kaustinen. Ever Since He Has Been Studying The Jouhikko Tradition With The Master Players Of Finland Estonia And Sweden. He Performed With Different Jouhikkos In Diverse Ensembles Theatre Productions Etc. His Debut Recording EP “Kalastajia Ja Kaivostyöläisiä" Was Released In 2001. Pekko Also Co-Produced The Album “Hiien Hivuksista – Jouhikko Music From Finland" 2003 . His First Full-Length Album “Jos Ken Pahoin Uneksii" Was Released Autumn 2007 And The Next One LP "Vuonna '86" Is Just Out Via Singing Knives Label.
Also He Played With Jouhiorkesteri Kiila Lau Nau Vilddas Päivänsäde Äijä. read less