Arto Jarvela

Heippa folks,

Cool things cooking: WAO is heading to studio and our premiere album will be out for the summer.

I will be part of Finland 100 years Midsummer festivities in Upper Michigan, USA :
June 23 at the Hank Homestead, ÄSKEL
June 24 at Finnish American Heritage Center, HANCOCK
June 24 TOIVOLA/AGATE BEACH
June 25 BRUCE CROSSING

JPP in concert
June 30 Keuruun Musiikkileiri, KEURUU, FI

Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, 50th edition!! takes place July 10-16th.
I'll gig with JPP, Pinnin Pojat, (expired link). Sarjanto, Salamakannel, Ampron Prunni, Anssi Känsälä trio + more...

WAO will tour Finland with new CD + Jan Johanssons monology of Wilho Ollikainen, Finnish premiere
July 20 Rautavaara
July 21 Pöljä, Siilinjärvi
July 22 Kupsajaiset, Kangasniemi
July 23 tbc
August 17 Gothenburg, Sweden tbc

Nordik Tree in concert
AUG 19 Kaukas, Hyvinkää, FI

Ampron Prunni
SEP 1-3, Højbystævnet, Odense, Denmark

I will be artist of month at Rikscena, Oslo, Norway in September
Arto & Antti will gig Nov 23 + Finnskog special with Arto, Mats Berglund (SWE) + more Nov 25th
more to come, stay tuned!

Heippa folks,

Just completed WAO tour in Northern Sweden and now the fun goes on in Finland for next 2 weeks.
Here' the plan for our Finland dates:
29.6. Sommelo, Kuhmo, Kaesan kotileipomo klo 16.00 (Arto solo)
29.6. Sommelo, Kuhmo, Pajakka sali klo 20.00
Runolauluklubi & jamit, Kaesan kotileipomo klo 22.00
30.6. Torikahvit, Kuhmon tori klo 09.00
30.6. Nurmes-talo Nurmes, klo 19.00
2.7. Rautavaara-päivät, tori, Rautavaara, 12.00
4.7. Väärnin pappila, Lapinlahti,19.00
5.7. Siilifolk, Siilinjärvi, Festivaaliteltta 19.30
11.7. Kaustinen FolkFestival, Cafe Mondo 19.00
12.7. Kaustinen FolkFestival, Iholla 15.30

Kaustinen Folk music festival takes place 11-17.7.
I'll perform with WAO, JPP, Näppärit, Anssi Känsälä + more!

WAO has a gig in Kalottspel, Målselv, Norway August 11-12th.

JPP & Panu Savolainen (of Herd)
August 13th, Sipoo, Finland, Kalkkiranta-jazz.

Erik Hokkanen (USA) & Lumisudet (FIN) on tour Sep 2-17th.
Sep 2-4. Højbystævnet, DK (workshops, concerts, dance, fun)
5. Columbi Ägg, Bergen, NO
6. Granvin, NO
7. Akademiet, Rauland, NO
13. Pelimanni, Kaustinen, FI
14. Paahtimo Papu, Jyväskylä, FI
15. Validi karkia, Pori FI
16. Koski Tl, FI
17. Maailmantango, Tampere, FI
18. Teatteri Kallio, Helsinki, FI

Recordings to come:
Pentti Rasinkangas & JPP (tba)
Ånon Egeland, Bruce Molsky, Arto Järvelä - Rauland Rambles (July 2016)

See you around!
Best,
Arto

Hello dear music lovers,

Greetings from Norway, getting to the end of JPP tour. Tomorrow we play the last gig at Colombi Egg, Bergen.

Here is the activity before the Christmas holidays:
Ampron Prunni 20.11 Kaustinen, Ravintola Pelimanni
Pinnin Pojat 23.11. Helsinki, Ravintola Helka

Arto Järvelä & Duo Vitare, Ainolan valssi (Music of Jean Sibeius & Arto Järvelä)
26.11. Warsaw, PL, Finnish Embassy
28.11. Katowice, PL, MDK Bogucice

WAO - In the spirit of Wilho Ollikainen
2.12. Umeå, SE, Sagateatern (Tjära människa + WAO konsert)
(expired link)
5.12. Korpilompolo, SE, Church (expired link)

Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

Hei Folks,

Last quarter of 2015 is about to start, year has been busy and fun with great music and gigs.
My 50 yrs anniversary at Kaustinen folk music festival was a blast, thanks to all fine musicians for their input: Anders Bjernulf, Fredrik Lindh, L-G. Björklund & Stig Ivars (SWE), Tron Westberg & Jørgen Nyrønning (NO), Aarne Järvelä, Mauno Järvelä, Jarmo Varila, Anssi Känsälä, Mikko Yli-Knuuttila, Rami Korhonen, Risto Hotakainen, Timo Valo, A-P. Sarjanto, Tapani Varis, Kimmo Pohjonen & Paula Kettu (FIN).

Arto Järvelä & Duo Vitare played recently 'Ainolan valssi' concerts which includes music of Jean Sibelius and Arto Järvelä. We have coming tours next year in Finland and Europe and are heading to studio to make a new CD with the project. More news to come soon.

Here is my chedule till the end of the year:

JPP
OCT24 Vasa Folk, (expired link)
SEP5 Rikscena, (expired link)
SEP7 Hilmarfest, Steinkjæ(expired link)
SEP9 Colombi Ägg, (expired link)

OCT 31-NOV1, Åboländska Låtar -kurs, Å(expired link)

Ampron Prunni
NOV20 Ravintola Pelimanni, (expired link)

Pinnin Pojat
NOV23 Ravintola Helka, (expired link)

WAO
DEC2 Umeå.se
DEC5 (expired link)
(more to come)!

See you around!

Just headed home from Arto & Antti US Midwest tour which was plenty of fun!

Here's some upcoming dates for the fall:

JPP:
Väsen 25-års gala, Uppsala, Sweden 25.1OCT.
Japan tour (expired link)

Maria Kalaniemi & Arto Järvelä, Kista world music festival, Sweden, (expired link).

Arto & Antti Järvelä USA West coast tour (expired link).

stay tuned!
peace,
arto