JUSSI SYREN and The GROUNDBREAKERS

1995 - homma jatkuu

Jussi Syren: mandolin, lead vocals (Red Hot, The Lake Country Boys, Ranch Riot)
Juha Pekka Putkonen: guitar vocals
Timo Jaatinen: banjo, vocals (1996-1997)
Marko Vanhatalo: dobro, vocals (1995-2000)
Antti Turri: double bass (1996-1997)
Kari Hella: bass, vocals (1997-2017)
Jyrki Levä: banjo, vocals (1997-2000)
Tauri Oksala: banjo, vocals (2000-)
Tero Mäenpää: bass, vocals (2018-)
Nelli Ikola: fiddle, harmony vocals (2012-2015)
Ilpo Niiranen: guitar (1995) jäi pois yhtyeestä jo ennen ensimmäistä keikkaa, mutta on ollut mukana yhtyeen levyillä
Lisäksi keikoilla turanneita.
Kari Pulakka: guitar (1999)
Hannu Vanhatalo: double bass (2017)
Rami Soini: double bass

Style: bluegrass
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LP (+CD)
The Old Home Place Ain't the Same Anymore: Snowflake, JSGCL 22102, 2012

A1: My Childhood Home
A2: Detroit Blues
A3: The Old Place Ain't The Same Anymore
A4: Blue Field
A5: Syren Stomp
A6: Goin' Like Wildfire
B1: East Kentucky Coal Mining Man
B2: Shenandoah Waltz
B3: My Lord Keeps A Record
B4: Rockhill Ride
B5: Your Old Standby
B6: Country Strings

Ted Lundy
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Stonewell Jackson
Jussi Syren
George E. Krise
Jussi Syren
Clyde Moody, Chubby Wise
Carl Story, William York
Tauri Oksala
Jim Eanes, Wade Perry
Bill Browning, Rudy Thacker

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Recorded at Mankku Studio, Porvoo/Finland 22. & 23. 4.2012. 100% studio live recording.
Jussi Syren: mandolin, lead vocals
Juha Pekka Putkonen: guitar, harmony vocals
Tauri Oksala: banjo, harmony vocals
Kari Hella: bass, harmony vocal
Nelli Ikola: fiddle, harmony vocal
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Marko Vanhatalo: dobro (A2)

Levyarvostelu:
Blues News N:o 259 (1/2013)
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LP+CD
There's No Greater Message: Snowflake. JSGCL 23102, 2013

A1: Brother Joe The Gospel Dj
A2: When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels
A3: Echoes From The Burning Bush
A4: There's No Greater Message
A5: We Need A Whole Lot Of More Of Jesus (And A Lot Less Rock And Roll)
A6: Mama Always Had A Song To Sing
B1: Vision Of John
B2: A Sign Of His Wonderful Grace
B3: The Old Rugged Cross [instrumental]
B4: There'll Be No Dying
B5: Garden In The Sky
B6: The Sacrifice

Jussi Syren
Hank Williams
Byron Foust
Jussi Syren
Wayne Raney
Dottie Rambo
Curly Dan
Samuel Hain
George Bennard
Jussi Syren
Louisiana Lou
Jussi Syren

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Recorded at Mankku Studio, Porvoo/Finland 9.&10.8.2013. 100% studio live recording.
Jussi Syren: mandolin, lead vocals, harmony vocals (B5)
Juha Pekka Putkonen: guitar, harmony vocals (A1.4)
Tauri Oksala: banjo, harmony vocals (A1,3-5 B2,4,6), finger pickin' guitar (A3)
Kari Hella: bass, bass vocals (B4)
Nelli Ikola: fiddle, harmony vocals (A3,5 BB4,6)
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Veera Syren: harmony vocals (A6)
Hertta Syren: harmony vocals (A6)
Aarne Syren: guitar (B5), lead vocals (B5)harmony vocals (A6,B2)
Ilpo Niiranen: bass vocals (A3)
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LP
Bluegrass Singer: Home Of Bluegrass, HOBG-003, 2020

A1: Bluegrass Singer
A2: Convict On The Run
A3: Daddy Doesn't Live Here Anymore
A4: Path Of Broken Dreams
A5: Allegheny Waltz
A6: Keikyä Mandolin [instrumental]
B1: The Banjo Song
B2: He Reaches For Me
B3: My Dreams Of Yesterday
B4: The Auctioneer
B5: Coming On Strong
B6: ´Til The Hearse Comes Rolling Round The Bend

Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Kari Kuuva, Jussi Syren
Leroy Van Dyke, Buddy Black
David Wilkins
Jussi Syren

CD: Home Of Bluegrass, HOBG-003, 2015
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LP
Bluegrass Christmas: Bluelight, BLR 33214 1, 2020

A1: Christmas Has Come
A2: Bluegrass Christmas
A3: Northern Chimes
A4: Jingle Bell Rock
A5: It came Upon The Midnight Clear
A6: Beautiful Star Of Betlehem
B1: Riding In The Open Sleigh
B2: A Son Is Given
B3: Jingle Bells
B4: Call Collect On Christmas
B5: White Christmas
B6: Silent Night

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CD: Bluelight, BLR 33214 2, 2020

Levyarvostelu:
Blues News N:o 306 (6/2020)
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LP
Bluegrass Voice: Bluelight, BLR 33233 1, 2023

A1: Across The Rolling Tide
A2: Echoes From Another World
A3: Strokin' Down [instrumental]
A4: Sittin' In An All Night Cafe
A5: Morning Has Broken
A6: Southwest Storm [instrumental]
B1: Foggy River
B2: Playin' Hard To Get (Vaikeastitavoiteltavii)
B3: Top Of The World
B4: One Step Closer
B5: Norwegian Wood [instrumental]
B6: Meat And Taters (Nukkekoti)

Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
James Glaser
Cat Stevens, Farejon Eleanor
Tauri Oksala
Fred Rose
Niko Ahvonen
Richard Carpenter, John Bettis
Jussi Syren
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Kari Kuuva. Jussi Syren

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Recorded and mixed by Masi Luoma and Tauri Oksala at Molkan Studio in Kangasala, Finland, in October and December 2022
Jussi Syren: mandolin, lead vocals, harmony vocals
Juha Pekka Putkonen: guitar
Tauri Oksala: banjo, harmony vocals, resonator guitar (B4)
Tero Mäenpää: double bass
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Michael Cleveland: fiddle (A1, A2, A6)
Laraine Kaizer-Viazovtsev: fiddle (B1)
Veera Syren: lead vocals (A5), harmony vocals (A5)
Aarne Syren-Lönnberg: lead vocals (B1)
Anneli Mattila: lead vocals (B3)

CD: Bluelight, BLR 33233 2, 2023
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Muut CD:t
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CD
Factories and Fields: Bluelight, BLR 3361 2, 1999

01: Darling Nellie Across The Sea
02: Walkin' In
03: Factories And Fields
04: Hot Pot [instrumental]
05: Golden City
06: Ramblin' Man
07: Long, Dark Tennessee Nights
08: Midnight Winds
09: Where Shall I Be [a capella]
10: We Could Use a Little Rain
11: God Put a Rainbow In the Clouds
12: Jessica
13: Bad News

Traditional
Byron Hill, Zack Turner
Jussi Syren
Jyrki Levä
Ilpo Niiranen, Jussi Syren
Dickey Betts
Art McDonough
Jussi Syren
Traditional
Dallas Wayne
M.L. Spain
Jussi Syren
John Loudermilk

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Recorded by Janne Viksten at Folk Music Dept of Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland, 1998
Jussi Syren: mandolin, finger-picking guitar, vocals
Jyrki Levä: banjo, baritone and low tenor vocals
Marko Vanhatalo: dobro, vocals vocals, tenor and baritone vocals
Juha-Pekka Putkonen: guitar
Kari Hella: bass guitar, bass vocals
+ quests (lisäämättä raidoilta 1-8)
Janne Viksten: fiddle (10)

CDr RI: Bluelight, BLR 3361 9, 2022
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CD
The Verdict: Bluelight, BLR 3385 2, 2002

01: The Weatherman
02: The Verdict
03: Shotgun Rider [instrumental]
04: Old Deacon Jones
05: Didn't They Crucify My Lord
06: Sawmill Blues
07: A Boy Called Lonesome
08: Drivin' My Life Away
09: Down In The Wasted Valley
10: White Water Rag [instrumental]
11: Billy Jack Washburn
12: Moses Smote The Water [a capela]
13: Nothing More Than Just A Dream

Norris Wilson, George Richey, CArmol Taylor
Jussi Syren
Esa Kuoniemi
W.D. Patty
William York
Jussi Syren
Jimmie Skinner
Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens, Davis Malloy
Esa Kuloniemi, Jussi Syren
Tauri Oksala
Johnny Paycheck, Aubrey Mayhew
Traditional
Jussi Syren

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Jussi Syren: mandolin, guitar, vocals
J.P. Putkonen: guitar, harmony vocals
Tauri Oksala: banjo, harmony vocals
Kari Hella: bass guitar, harmony vocals
+ quests
Kukka Lehto: fiddle
Marko Vanhatalo: dobro
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CD
Sea Of Changes: Bluelight, BLR 33112 2, 2004

01: Sea Of Changes
02: Some Old Side Road
03: Haulin´ The Logs [instrumental]
04: Highways And Gravel Roads
05: Man Made Of Glass
06: Simple Man
07: Stranger In A Strange Land
08: The Legend Of Larry Thorne
09: Restless
10: Coal Mining Country [instrumental]
11: Darkness, Darkness
12: Life Of A Steel Driving Man

Jussi Syren
Roger D. Ferris
Tauri Oksala
Jussi Syren
Dennis William Wilson
Charlie Daniels
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Carl Perkins
Jussi Syren
Jesse Colin Young
Jussi Syren

13: Life Of A Steel Driving Man (video)
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Revcorded by Jukka Haikonen and Kari Hella between October 2003 and June 2004 at Audio Palace, Hyvinkää Finland
Jussi Syren: mandolin, guitar, vocals
J.P. Putkonen: guitar, harmony vocals
Tauri Oksala: banjo, harmony vocals
Kari Hella: bass guitar, harmony vocals
+ quests
Marko Vanhatalo: resonation guitar (08, 11)
Jimmy Sunnebrandt: fidle (03, 05, 10)
Mika Railo: double bass (09)
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CD
Heartgrass - An Acoustic Tribute To HIM: Bluelight, BLR 33123 2, 2005

01: The Sacrament
02: Wings Of A Butterfly
03: In Joy And Sorrow
04: Solitary Man
05: Right Here In My Arms
06: The Funeral Of Hearts
07: Join Me
08: Buried Alive By Love
09: Dark Light
10: Heartache Every Moment

Ville Valo
Ville Valo
Ville Valo
Neil Diamond
Ville Valo
Ville Valo
Ville Valo
Ville Valo
Ville Valo
Ville Valo

11 Buried Alive By Love (video)
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Recorded by Kari Haikonen and Kari Hella at Audio Palace Studios in Hyvinkää, Finland, between April and October 2005
Jussi Syren: mandolin, vocals
J.P. Putkonen: guitar, harmony vocals
Tauri Oksala: banjo, harmony vocals
Kari Hella: bass guitar, harmony vocals
+quests
Kukka Lehto: fiddle (03, 08)
Marko Vanhatalo: dobro (01, 06, 09)
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CD
Most Requested [New Versions With Special Guests]: Goofin', GRCD6145, 2007

01. Life Of A Steel Driving Man.
02. The Legend Of Larry Thorne
03. White Water Rag [instrumental]
04. The Verdict
05. Midnight Winds
06. Stranger In A Strange Land
07. We Could Use A Little Rain
08. Jessica
09. Factories and Fields
10. Sea Of Changes
11. Highways And Gravel Roads
12. Golden City
13. Haulin’ The Logs [instrumental]
14. Down In The Wasted Valley
15. Sawmill Blues

Syren
Syren
Syren
Oksala
Syren
Syren
Dallas Wayne
Syren
Syren
Syren
Syren
Ilpo Niiranen, Syren
Oksala
Esa Kuloniemi, Syren
Syren

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Recorded at Rockstar Studio and Southern Manor Studios by Kari Hella and Tommi Kuri
Jussi Syren: mandolin, vocals
J.P. Putkonen: guitar, harmony vocals
Tauri Oksala: banjo, harmony vocals
Kari Hella: bass guitar, harmony vocals
+quests
Kukka Lehto: fiddle (3, 7, 13)
Marko Vanhatalo: dobro (1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9,12), harmony vocals (5, 7-9, 12)
Jyrki Levä: h-vocals (7-9, 12)
Rami Soini: db-bss (5, 11)
Ilpo Niiranen: pedal-steel, harmony vocals (12)

Levyarvosteluja:
Blues News N:o 226 (=4-2007)
Ducktails 4/2007 Kuukauden levy
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From Vyborg to L.A.: Goofin', GRCD6156, 2009

01: Call Of The Big Wind
02: Farmer's Son
03: Cadillac Lane
04: Eagle And The Plowman
05: It's Draggin' Me Down
06: Mr. Bojangles
07: From Vyborg To L.A.
08: Matty Groves
09: God's Own Singer
10: Rumble On The Blue Ridge [instrumental]
11: The Ghost Of Laura Wilkins (Laura Häkkisen Silmät)

Jussi Syren
Thomas Blom
Red Simpson, Buck Owens
A.P. Sarjanto, Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren, Mikki Niinivaara
Jerry Jeff Walker
Jussi Syren
Traditional
Bernie Leadon
Jussi Syren
J.Karjalainen, Jussi Syren

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Recorded at MSL-Studio by Mika Sundqvist January 2008
Jussi Syren: mandolin, vocals
J.P. Putkonen: guitar, harmony vocals
Tauri Oksala: banjo, harmony vocals
Kari Hella: bass guitar
guests:
Hanna Ruuskanen: vocals (8)
Esa Eloranta: vocals (9)
Veera Syren: h-vocals (11)
Kukka Lehto: fiddle (4,7,9,10)
Marko Vanhatalo: dobro (2,3,6,7,9,10)
Ilpo Niiranen: pedal steel (9).
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CD
Shave and Haircut: Goofin', GRCD 6168, 2011

01: 100 Proof Heartaches
02: Roses Are Blooming
03: Springtime Is Near
04: Lost
05: Southern Lady [instrumental]
06: Walk Slowly Darling
07: When The Flowers Bloom In Dixie
08: Secret Of The Waterfall
09: Big Man
10: Forgotten Grave
11: Down At The Opry
12: My Tears Don't Show
13: Tragedy Of Lake Bodom

James Logsdon
Doc Williams
Jussi Syren
Buzz Busby, Cindy Davis
Tauri Oksala
Ralph Bowman, Hylo Brown
Jussi Syren
Jacob Landers
Ken Clark
Ray Anderson
David Akeman
Carl Robert Butler
Jussi Syren

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Recorded by Petteri Salmi at Mankku Studio, Porvoo, Finland in February 13th and March 12th 2011.
100% studio live recordings
Jussi Syren: mandolin, vocals
J.P. Putkonen: guitar, harmony vocals
Tauri Oksala: banjo, harmony vocals
Kari Hella: bass, harmony vocals
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Nelli Ikola: fiddle
Marko Vanhatalo: dobro

Levyn oli tarkoitus ilmestyä myös vinyylinä
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CD
Bluegrass Headquarters: Bluelight, BLR 33198 2, 2019

01: Stay True To Your Heart
02: Bluegrass Headquarters
03: Okinawa Waltz
04: I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train
05: The Ballad Of The White Death
06: Crop C Ride [instrumental]
07: Walking In Jerusalem Just Like John [a capella]
08: Ode To Bluegrass Mandolin
09: Road To Tammelund [instrumental]
10: Put The Bible Back To School Rooms
11: Bitter Tears

Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Billy Joe Shaver
Jussi Syren
Tauri Oksala
Traditional
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Jussi Syren
Bob Tanner, Joe Tanner

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Recorded by Timo VäänänenVääntimä Studio, Tampere, Finland on 26th and 27th January 2019
Jussi Syren: mandolin, lead vocals, resonation guitar (02,10)
Juha Pekka Putkonen: guitar vocals
Tauri Oksala: banjo, vocals
Tero Mäenpää: bass, vocals
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Mike Clevland: fiddle (02,09)
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CD-single: Bluelight, SAMPCS 45174 2, 2022

01: Big Boss Man

Al Smith, Luther Dixon

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Various Artists CD
Cash Only, Tribute To Johnny Cash: Bluelight, BLR 3388 2, 2002

7. Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers: Big River

John R. Cash

Previously unreleased

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Various Artists CD
20 "Hits", No Mercy... A Free Sampler From Bluelight Records: Bluelight, SAMPCD 33100 2, 2003

17: The Verdict

BLR 3385 2, 2002

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CD
Various Artists
Blues Is Coming...: Blue North, BNCD004, 2006

12: Number 9 Blues

Allen Bunn

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Recorded and mixed by Kari Hella at Audio Palace in Hyvinkää May 4 2005
Jussi Syren: mandolin, vocals
J.P. Putkonen: guitar
Marko VAnhatalo: dobro
Tauri Oksala: banjo
Kari Hella: bass

Levyarvostelu:
Blues News No: 221 (5/2006)
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Bluelight Rockabillies vol.5: Bluelight, BLR 33157 2, 2011

20. Jussi Syren And The Groundbreakers: Restless

BLR 33112, 2004

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Various Artists CD
Rock and Roll All Night Long
A Rockabilly Tribute to Hurriganes: Goofin', GRCD 6174, 2012

2: Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers: Mary Jane

Aaltonen, Häkkinen, Kallio, Stanley

Previously unreleased

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Jussi Syren: mandolin, vocals
J.P. Putkonen: guitar
Tauri Oksala: banjo, harmony vocals
Kari Hella: bass
Nelli Ikola: fiddle
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Digitaali julkaisu

Digisingle: Bluelight, BLR 45135 8, 2019

Bluegrass Headquarters

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radio esiintymisiä

?.?.1998 Radiomafia, Kantrispagetti (Studio B live)

- Bad News
- Small Town Labourin' Man
- Midnight Winds
- +1

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?.?.2000? Radiomafia, Kantrispagetti (Studio B live)

- Remington Ride
- I’m A Long Gone Daddy
- I’m The Bluest Man In Town

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Unissued radio live:
Songs by Fogerty
30.5.2006 Radio Mafia

- Cros-Tie Walker
- Hey Tonight
- Lookin'Out My Backdoor

J.C. Fogerty
J.C. Fogerty
J.C. Fogerty

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Jussi Syren: vocals, mandolin
Tauri Oksala: banjo, harmony vocals
J.P. Putkonen: guitar, harmony vocals
Kari Hella: bass
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TV:ssä
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2001-2008 YLE TV: Itsevaltiaat (poliittinen animaatio satiiri) ohjeman tunnari
White Water Rag (Oksala)
Recorded by Micke Nyström 2001 (vai 2000?)
Jussi Syren: mandolin, guitar
J.P. Putkonen: guitar
Tauri Oksala: banjo
Kari Hella: bass guitar
+ quests
Kukka Lehto: fiddle

x.x.2004 YLE TV2: Ajankohtainen kakkonen
Steel Driving Man (Syren)
Haastattelu ja biisi studiossa livenä.

x.x.2006 MTV3: Ruben ja Joonas
Wings of a Butterfly (Ville Valo)

x.x.2006 MTV3 Aamu tv

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Lehtiartikkeleja:
Riffi 1/2007
Blues News N:o 260 (2/2013): Jussi Syren - Perinteiden yllläpitäjä
Big Beat 2-2020

Kirja:

Jussi Syren: musiikkimies (Janne Salmi) Partuuna, 2022
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Kotimaan lisäksi yhtye esiintynyt mm. Ruotsi, Hollanti, Yhdysvallat, Tanska, Sveitsi, Saksa
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MIKKO ALATALO ja JUSSI SYREN and the GROUNDBREAKERS

Levyillä

CD
Mikko Alatalo
Kantri: Suomi-Solistit, ALRCD 024, 2001

06: Hehtaareittain sydänsuruja (album version)
13: Junantuomat
19: Suomi-neito #3

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CD
Mikko Alatalo
Kaikki Tekevät Sitä Mielelään, Kantri 2: ALR, ALRCD-030, 2008

10: Keikkamiehen tie (Heavy Traffic Ahead)
16: Kuinkahan mun kotiväki voi? (I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home)

Bill Monroe, Mikko Alatalo
Traditional, Mikko Alatalo

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Recorded by Mika Sundqvist by MSL-Studio 2007-2008
Mikko Alatalo: vocals
Jussi Syren: mandolin
Juha-Pekka Putkonen: acoustic guitar
Marko Vanhatalo: dobro
Kari Hella: bass
Tauri Oksala: banjo
Kukka Lehto: fiddle
+
Eino Grön: vocals (10)
Reijo Taipale: vocals (10)
Markus Allan: vocals (10)
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JUSSI SYREN ja VESA HAAJA

Unissued radio live:
Live at Radio Mafia, Kantritohtorin juurihoitoa 13.10.2009
Everly Brothers Tribute -Bluegrass Style-

- Bye Bye Love
- Wake Up Little Susie
- When Will I Be Loved

B. Bryant, F. Bryant
B. Bryant, F. Bryant
P. Everly

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