Songs
Spontaani Vire
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- country:Finland
- region:Scandinavia
- style(s):Acoustic, Tradimodern
- label:Texicalli Records Oy
- gender:male, female
- instrumentation:instrumental
- artist posted by:Lajunen, Emilia
Line up
- Eero Grundström (Harmonium)
- Emilia Lajunen (5-string fiddle, nyckelharpa)
- Johanna Juhola (Accordion, claviola)
- Sara Puljula (bass)
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Spontaani Vire plays original contemporary folk music and traditional Finnish folk music. The distinctive music has influences from Balkan music, world music and jazz, and the band is well-known for their incredible groove. The virtuoso musicians and their spontaneous approach to music has fascinated audiences wherever they´ve played.
The band´s outstanding style has brought many prizes and nominations: Spontaani Vire was chosen " the Traditional Group of the Year 1996" by the Finnish National Broadcasting company YLE and was announced as " the Group of the Year 1995" by the International Kaustinen Folk Music Festival. Spontaani Vire won the National Folk Music contest of Jorma Panula in 2000. All musicians are recognised professionals and have studied at Sibelius-Academy in Finland. Spontaani Vire has recorded three cd:s and the third one is released in 2008 by Texicalli Records.