Päivi Hirvonen

Päivi Hirvonen is a singer, fiddler and bowed lyre player and one of the rising international folk music artists from Finland. She is an acclaimed composer and lyricist and a pioneer of simultaneous fiddling and singing. Her music is rooted in Eastern and Western traditions of Finland and takes inspiration from cinematic and pop music. Hirvonen’s use of Fenno-Ugric vocal techniques gives the songs their distinctive tone while the hypnotic and archaic sound of bowed lyre and rootsy fiddling set the ground. She sings about women’s rights, childlessness, love and sorrow - in the point of view of a grown women - and gives a voice to those who are usually not heard. Both her music and performance are experimental, fiery and filled with a passion. On stage, Hirvonen is joined by Tero Pajunen and Mirva Ormin, forming a one-of-the-kind trio of three singing fiddlers.

Hirvonen has released two solo albums, Alku - The Beginning (2018, Nordic Notes) and Kallio (2022, Nordic Notes). Both albums were nominated for the Emma Award ” Best Ethno Album Of The Year” in Finland and gained excellent reviews internationally. Hirvonen has been touring almost a decade in Europe, Asia and North and South America. She is also a member of an electro folk band Okra Playground. Her third solo album will be released in spring 2025.