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Album: The Girl From the North -Maxi-Single

Released: May 17, 2008

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Genre: Celtic / Folk / Punk
Location Kuopio, Pohjois-Savo, FI
Profile Views: 17237
Last Login: 9/27/2012
Member Since 11/11/2006
Website www.bandofshysters.com
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.... .. .. .. .. .. .... .................. ....Also available from ..Amazon.., ..Rhapsody.., ..Ruckus.., ..Tradebit.., ..PayPlay.. and ..LaLa... Ringtones from.. GroupieTunes....... ....A Bit of a Bio....Band of Shysters was started as a duo and later trio called The Shysters by Aapo Halme and Antti Raekallio in early 2006 in Kuopio, Finland. It was a groggy night in February after the pubs had closed. Aapo was playing some Pogues on the car radio when Antti opined how it would be nice to play those kind of tunes. Soon the lads found themselves knee deep in Irish and other Celtic trad. music... ..But it wasn't until August that year that the band really took off. The aforementioned shysters walked into a little local boozer where they were met with a curious sight: Jussi, a long time acquaintance and some time band mate of Aapo's was reeling on a table, with a pint o'lager in one hand and a roll-your-own in the other, bellowing "WHO'S YOUR PADDY?!" as if his life depended on it. Incidentally, some Pogues was blasting on the bar's stereo... ..While the lads reveled in their shared, new-found love for the music the notion soon floated about of expanding the line-up to make for a more authentic sound. A violin, a tin whistle, an accordion and some other weird stuff later their strength now numbered eight men and women, and Band of Shysters was born... ..Here's a recent video clip of Aapo going unplugged drunk at a barbeque. The guitar is out of tune and so's the singer. Nice looking flames, though. :).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Members
..Aapo Halme, lead vocals.. ..Katja Turunen, lead vocals.. ..Anssi Salminen, fiddle & mandolin.. ..Katja Koskinen, flutes & whistles.. ..Anssi Huotari, accordion.. ..Antti Raekallio, guitars, bouzouki.. ..Jussi Markkanen, the bass.. ..Sami Harlin, drums..
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The Pogues, The Dubliners, Flogging Molly, The Dropkick Murphy's, Altan, The Young Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem, and all other Irish music we've sadly neglected to mention, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Skyclad, Billy Bragg, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, CMX, YUP...
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Finnish-Irish folk/punk music! I don't know, Pogues, Dubliners, Dropkicks, Flogging Molly maybe... Please, you tell us! :)

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Also available from Amazon, Rhapsody, Ruckus, Tradebit, PayPlay and LaLa. Ringtones from GroupieTunes.

A Bit of a Bio
Band of Shysters was started as a duo and later trio called The Shysters by Aapo Halme and Antti Raekallio in early 2006 in Kuopio, Finland. It was a groggy night in February after the pubs had closed. Aapo was playing some Pogues on the car radio when Antti opined how it would be nice to play those kind of tunes. Soon the lads found themselves knee deep in Irish and other Celtic trad. music.

But it wasn't until August that year that the band really took off. The aforementioned shysters walked into a little local boozer where they were met with a curious sight: Jussi, a long time acquaintance and some time band mate of Aapo's was reeling on a table, with a pint o'lager in one hand and a roll-your-own in the other, bellowing "WHO'S YOUR PADDY?!" as if his life depended on it. Incidentally, some Pogues was blasting on the bar's stereo.

While the lads reveled in their shared, new-found love for the music the notion soon floated about of expanding the line-up to make for a more authentic sound. A violin, a tin whistle, an accordion and some other weird stuff later their strength now numbered eight men and women, and Band of Shysters was born.

Here's a recent video clip of Aapo going unplugged drunk at a barbeque. The guitar is out of tune and so's the singer. Nice looking flames, though. :)

Member Since:

November 11, 2006

Members:

Aapo Halme, lead vocals

Katja Turunen, lead vocals

Anssi Salminen, fiddle & mandolin

Katja Koskinen, flutes & whistles

Anssi Huotari, accordion

Antti Raekallio, guitars, bouzouki

Jussi Markkanen, the bass

Sami Harlin, drums

Influences:

The Pogues, The Dubliners, Flogging Molly, The Dropkick Murphy's, Altan, The Young Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem, and all other Irish music we've sadly neglected to mention, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Skyclad, Billy Bragg, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, CMX, YUP...