Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
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Lauri Tähkä
& Elonkerjuu was a Finnish
folk rock
band. It started its career in mid-1990s, and sold platinum ten years later 2006 with the album Maailma on renki.
The next album, Tuhannen riemua got a gold record on the date of its publication, and double platinum in ten weeks. Until early 2008, that album has sold over 80,000 copies.
During the first years, the band based its songs on traditional music from western Finland. Later, they started to write the lyrics by themselves, but the themes are still connected to rural life - and the language used is western Finnish dialect.
The band ended in March 2011.
Lauri Tähkä
Lauri Tähkä, is a Finnish musician and recording artist. He was a leading member in the former band Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu....
& Elonkerjuu was a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band. It started its career in mid-1990s, and sold platinum ten years later 2006 with the album Maailma on renki.
The next album, Tuhannen riemua got a gold record on the date of its publication, and double platinum in ten weeks. Until early 2008, that album has sold over 80,000 copies.
During the first years, the band based its songs on traditional music from western Finland. Later, they started to write the lyrics by themselves, but the themes are still connected to rural life - and the language used is western Finnish dialect.
The band ended in March 2011.
Albums
- Pistoja syrämmes (2001) Little Big Records
- Pistoja syrämmes (2002) Suomen Mediamusiikki Oy
- Komia on aina komia (2002) Suomen Mediamusiikki Oy
- Syntymähäjyt (2004) Suomen Mediamusiikki Oy / Saarnipuu Kustannus Oy
- Maailma on renki (2006) Universal Music Oy
- Tuhannen riemua (2007) Universal Music Oy
- Tänään ei huomista murehdita (2009) Universal Music Oy
- Iholla (live) (2010) Universal Music Oy
Singles and EPs
- Martinlunnin Jukka / Härmän häät (promo) Little Big Records
- Suukkoa vai puukkoa ep (2000) Little Big Records
- Ihana impi / Kruunun kahalehis (2001) Little Big Records
- Mettumaari / Eerinjärven rannalla (2002) Suomen Mediamusiikki Oy
- Juomaripoika / Mennään pojat (2002) Suomen Mediamusiikki Oy
- Papukaija (2004) Suomen Mediamusiikki Oy
- Istu tyttöni polvelle / Tyttörukka (promo) (2004) Suomen Mediamusiikki Oy
- Piian nappula (promo) (2005) Edel Records Finland Oy
- Maailma on renki / Tytönhupakko (2006) Universal Music Oy
- Rakkaus ei oo pysyvää (promo) (2006) Universal Music Oy
- Pitkät pellot (promo) (2006) Universal Music Oy
- Hyvästi (2006) Universal Music Oy
- Hetkeksi en sulle rupia / Nuaren likan elämä (live) / Hyvästi (live) (2007) Universal Music Oy
- Pauhaava sydän (2007) Universal Music Oy
- Kimpale kultaa (promo) (2007) Universal Music Oy
- Rakasta rintani ruhjeille (promo) (2008) Universal Music Oy
- Reikäinen taivas (2008) Universal Music Oy
Videos
- "Martinlunnin Jukka" (2000)
- "Papukaija" (2004)
- "Maailma on renki" (2006)
- "Pauhaava sydän" (2007)
- "Rakasta rintani ruhjeille" (2008)
- "Suudellaan" (2009)