Biography
JUSSI SYREN AND THE GROUNDBREAKERS
-Bluegrass music with overdrive-
This full time bluegrass group from Finland, Europe formed in 1995, has been touring nine US states including these festivals and venues: Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival (PA)
Jam´n´Bluegrass (NC), Tennessee Fall Homecoming (TN), IBMA (KY/TN),
Everetts Barn (GA) and six European countries. They have three albums highlighted in Bluegrass Unlimited during seven years period (“Bluegrass Singer” “The Old Home Place Ain´t The Same.Anymore” and “Bluegrass Headquarters”). The banjo player Tauri Oksala was featured in Banjo Newsletter cover article June 2018. Grammy winner Michael Cleveland fiddled on two tracks on “Bluegrass Headquarters” album. In 2020 the group was selected a main showcase act for IBMA World of Bluegrass and their twelfth album, a seasonal project “Bluegrass Christmas” released on Bluelight Records, was select a Christmas record of 2020 by Finnish radio stations.
Members: Jussi Syren, mandolin and vocals
Tauri Oksala, banjo and harmony vocals
J.P. Putkonen, guitar and harmony vocals
Tero Mäenpää, upright bass and harmony vocals
www.syren.fi
www.facebook.com/jussi.syren
www.instagram.com/jussisyrenthegroundbreakers/
https://www.youtube.com/user/bluegrassisnotdead1
email: info@syren.fi
tel: + 358 41 480 3908
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AirPlay Direct Member Since:
12/22/15
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Profile Last Updated:
08/14/23 13:42:37