Guitar and vocals: Tomi Christiansson,
Bass: Larissa Raudas,
Drums: Reijo Juntunen
Influences
John Coltrane, Velvet Underground, Otis Redding, Fairport Convention, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, The Pretty Things, Billie Holiday, Pentangle, James Cotton, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Nirvana, The Band, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Sam Cooke, Bobby Bland, The Who, Joy Division, The Doors, Booker T & MG..s, King Curtis, Marvin Gaye, Alvin Robinson, Arthur Conley, Nick Drake, Tim Buckley, Thelonius Monk, Traffic, Ten Years After, John Mayall, Pink Floyd, Paul Butterfield, Michael Bloomfield, T Bone Walker, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, The Yardbirds, The Byrds, Robert Cray, Randy Newman, Charlie Mingus, Captain Beefheart, David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Albert King, Freddie King, Graham Bond Organisation, Alexis Korner, Sonny Boy Williamson, Elmore James, Grateful Dead, Ornette Coleman, J.B Lenoir, Cactus, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Bert Jansch, Jackson.C.Frank, Gram Parsons, Otis Rush, Hound Dog Taylor, Blues Section, Wigwam, Earl King, Roy Harper, Doctor John, Mallard, The Rockets, Karen Dalton, Them, Thunderclap Newman, Stealers Wheel and so on...
Early spring 1999 after numerous jam sessions with various drummers the first line-up of Gypsy Eyes was formed. The core of the band was a three- piece. Tomi Christiansson on guitar and vocals, Larissa Raudas on bass and Jarmo Pääskysaari on drums. In addition there was occasional blues-harp from Ville Mehto. Playing in smoky pizza-bars 4 to 5 hours on a gig the inter- play within the members quickly got to the point where it no longer was necessary to play any cover material. In 2001 the first attempt to record original material was organised but the sessions were not considered good enough for a demo let alone a real record release. More gigs followed: still in low-class joints but some also in jazz-and rock bars. Suddenly out of the blue Jarmo told us he is gonna quit, so in comes new drummer Reijo Juntunen and two saxophonists (Selja Raudas, alto and Ari Ilo, tenor) in order to play soul music. After a short while Ari leaves and with the remaining quartet the first Gypsy Eyes album is made in 2004. Two years later a second album(Soul Testify)is recorded this time with additional help from Jani Häggblom on electric piano. Early winter 2009 recording the third album was completed much to our relief, having done unfruitful sessions during 2008. So in July 2009 our third album was released, samples of it can be heard on this site.
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Thanks for the ad! Enjoyed listening to your music - great Tunes! If you have a chance give us a listen and a comment of what you think of our songs. Glad to make your cyber-acquaintance! Cheers!
Hey Larissa, I have sent you post card after post card with my address on it but I never ever heard from you. How are you doing? Great that your in a band. Nice raw simplistic sound. I like it.
So get back to me so we can stay in touch. I've moved to Los Angeles doing music here. I got a deal and doing an album now. I will let you know when it is out.
