The band Juurakko combines roots music with powerful storytelling in Finnish blues with cheeky skiffle attitude. Juurakko’s black blues pulls the listener deep into swampland and invites listeners to dance on a boat deck. The group happily exceeds all imaginable genre boundaries and does not shy away from the most absurd stories.

• Laura Kaartinen: vocals, harmonium, percussion
• Eija Kankaanranta: kantele
• Kaisa Saarikorpi: vocals, cigar box instruments, guitars, percussion
• Minsku Tammela: vocals, bowed lyre, comb, Jew’s harp, percussion
• Anna Wiksten: vocals, plankku, percussion

Photo: Janne Mikkilä