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"Nordic fingerstyle virtuosity."
- Angel Romero, World Music Central, USA
"An easy ranking up there with the best of the best acoustic guitarists in the folk scene. Timeless."
-Lee Henderson, Art Rockin', USA
The sound of modern guitar and exotic Finnish kantele combined
Hailing from Carelian forests in the eastern part of Finland, J-P Piirainen twines together Finnish tradition and his 2020 era unique voice as a composer. J-P has travelled unique path to discover music no one has heard before by inventing a one of a kind instrument- the guitele where acoustic guitar and the iconic traditional Finnish instrument the kantele are combined into one body. One of the most common and popular instruments in the world meets an instrument with an ancient legacy in Finnish tradition and mythology. His skills as a fingerstyle guitarist merges with the distinctive sound of the kantele creating an undiscovered world of music. J-P’s music creates images and soundscapes drawn from his native northern landscape.
- Angel Romero, World Music Central, USA
"An easy ranking up there with the best of the best acoustic guitarists in the folk scene. Timeless."
-Lee Henderson, Art Rockin', USA
The sound of modern guitar and exotic Finnish kantele combined
Hailing from Carelian forests in the eastern part of Finland, J-P Piirainen twines together Finnish tradition and his 2020 era unique voice as a composer. J-P has travelled unique path to discover music no one has heard before by inventing a one of a kind instrument- the guitele where acoustic guitar and the iconic traditional Finnish instrument the kantele are combined into one body. One of the most common and popular instruments in the world meets an instrument with an ancient legacy in Finnish tradition and mythology. His skills as a fingerstyle guitarist merges with the distinctive sound of the kantele creating an undiscovered world of music. J-P’s music creates images and soundscapes drawn from his native northern landscape.
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