Artist: Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu

Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu is a five-member band hailing from Western Finland. The band combines elements of traditional Finnish folk-music with energetic rock, blending into catchy tunes with a twist. The band's frontman, Lauri Tähkä, sings all lyrics in the distinct Western Finnish dialect, creating a distinct feeling of the music coming from a long tradition of folk-singers. This is furthered by the fiddling of Johanna Koivu, which also draws on the tradition of fiddle-music that exists in Western Finland.n n The band currently consists of five musicians, all working under pseudonyms: Lauri Tähkä (vocals, guitar), Johanna Koivu n (violin, backing vocals), Simo Ralli (guitar, backing vocals), Antero Naali (bass), and Lenni Paarma (drums, backing vocals). n n The band has been playing together with more or less the same combination since the mid-90s, although they broke into the mainstream consciousness in 2006 with their album Maailma On Renki. n