MÄKKELÄ

In the organizer's words:

"You can be a dancer, a detective or a singer. But a fireman you will never be." The Finn Mäkkeä consistently defies all expectations with his poetic, dark folk noir. He tours Europe tirelessly, condensing his travels and encounters into songs of razor-sharp observation. Mäkkelä plays loose, desperate bar tunes, sacred songs and folk standards with the precision and conviction of a Joe Strummer.

"You can be a dancer, a detective, or a singer. But a fireman, you will never be." With his poetic and dark folk noir, the Finnish artist Mäkkeä consistently defies all expectations. He tours tirelessly throughout Europe, distilling his travels and encounters into songs of razor-sharp observation. Mäkkelä plays loose, desperate bar tunes, sacred songs and folk standards with the tightness and conviction of Joe Strummer.