About

 Tuomas Räisänen is a versatile and well-respected musician in the Finnish roots music scene. His debut album Ghosts of Love will be out on March 13 through Tampere-based label Punaiset Levyt/Röda Skivor. The album contains 11 original songs including the singles ”I’ll Take Your Ghost with Me” and ”The Endless Ride”.

Instead of embracing the infinite weekend buzz of pop country, Räisänen’s country is saddled with Nordic melancholy seasoned with echoes of Californian jangle and the poetry of Texan mystics rather than Nashville’s twang machine. What ties everything together, however, is the laid-back swing common to Räisänen’s hometown and vibrant music city Tampere. ”I see my music drawing mostly from the eclectic tradition of progressive country which then evolved into outlaw country and alternative country. But regardless of subgenres, it’s wonderful that country music is more and more becoming it’s own authentic form of musical expression in Finland instead of just a trendy gimmick”, Räisänen says. Ghosts of Love comes out March 13 on CD and on streaming platforms.

Gigs

21.8. Pub Hovipoika + Kalevan Hertta, Tampere
24.8. Juttutupa, Helsinki
(Hilland Mondays)
29.8. Pub Sisko ja sen Veli, Tampere
3.9. Paapan Kapakka, Tampere
(Country Club feat. Artturi Ketola)
11.9. Pub Simon, Tampere
12.9. Paapan Kapakka, Tampere
(Del Futuras)
25.9. Paapan Kapakka, Tampere
(Wiley Cousins Trio)
8.10. Paapan Kapakka, Tampere
(Country Club feat. Hank Nero)
17.10. Telakka, Tampere
(Chuck Berry 100 vuotta!:
Del Futuras feat. Wiley Cousins)
6.11. Pub Hovipoika + Kalevan Hertta, Tampere
13.11. Paapan Kapakka, Tampere
(Del Futuras)
5.12. Pub Kujakolli, Tampere

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