JPP
| JPP | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Folk music |
| founding | 1982 |
| Website | www.thejpp.fi |
| Founding members | |
| Arto Järvelä | |
| Jouni Järvelä | |
Fiddle |
Jarmo Varila |
Fiddle |
Juha Varila |
| Timo Alakotila | |
| Current occupation | |
Fiddle |
Tommi Pyykönen |
Fiddle |
Arto Järvelä |
Fiddle |
Matti Mäkelä |
Fiddle |
Mauno Järvelä (since 1984) |
harmonium |
Timo Alakotila |
double bass |
Antti Järvelä |
| former members | |
double bass |
Janne Virkkala |
JPP is a Finnish folk band from Kaustinen . They are considered one of the most influential and important bands of the genre in Finland.
Band history
JPP was founded in 1982 under the name Järvelän Pikkupelimannit ( Eng . The little minstrels of Järvelä ). The band's breakthrough came when they won first place in a national competition for folk music groups in Mäntsäla that same year . This led to appearances all over Finland and shortly afterwards also Sweden.
In 1983 the group self-published their first EP with eight traditional songs from the area. They also took part for the first time in the annual and internationally known folk music festival in Kaustinen. When the band expanded in 1984 to include Mauno Järvelä and Janne Virkkala, the number of fiddle players increased to five, which strengthened the interaction. In the meantime the band had gained international acquaintance and played concerts in Portugal, Egypt, Singapore, Thailand and Denmark.
The recordings for her debut album, which in addition to her own compositions also contained traditional songs and pieces by Konsta Jylhä and Viljami Niittykoski , took place in 1985. In February 1986 they published Laitisen mankeliska on the Olarin Musiikki label , which earned them the title of "Band of the Year" at the Kaustinen Folk Festival . The following year, they set a world record at the festival by playing a midnight quadrille for an hour and 32 minutes without a break .
In spring 1988, their double album JPP was released , which was named "Album of the Year" by the daily Helsingin Sanomat and was awarded a recognition prize from the Finnish broadcasting company Yleisradio . Around this time, the musicians, who were initially between the ages of 17 and 25, changed the band name to JPP , on the one hand because they were no longer “little minstrels” in terms of age, and on the other hand because it was easier to pronounce. A tour through Switzerland, Germany and Sweden followed.
In the winter of 1989 JPP had its first television appearance when one of their concerts was recorded in Kaustinen. She then broadcast Yleisradio as a representative of Finnish folk music to a festival in Norway organized by the EBU . The year ended with an appearance at the Etnosoi! -Festival in Helsinki completed.
Discography
- 1983: Järvelän piccupelemannite (EP)
- 1986: Laitisen mankeliska
- 1988: JPP (2LP)
- 1990: I've Found a New Tango
- 1992: Pirun Polska
- 1993: Devil's polska
- 1994: Caustins Rhapsody
- 1998: String Tease
- 1999: History (compilation)
- 2001: Huutokatrilli! (Mini CD with dance music)
- 2006: Artology
Filmography
- JPP: The Incredible Finn Band (documentary by Mirja Metsola, part of the EBU music series “European Roots”)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Pirkko Kotirinta: Arctic Paradise 2007 - Contemporary Folk Music From Finland 2007 ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 2006, ISBN 952-5076-60-1
- ↑ Finnish Music Information Center (FIMIC): JPP ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tina K. Ramnarine: Ilmatar's Inspirations: Nationalism, Globalization, and the Changing… University of Chicago Press 2003, ISBN 0-226-70403-3
- ↑ Artology - JPP. yle.fi
- ^ Neil V. Rosenberg: The Classification of Traditional Instrumental Music. In: Journal of American Folklore. Vol. 108, No. 428. University of Illinois Press, 1995
- ↑ European Roots. ebu.ch
