Music has long been part of the cultural phenomenon of Christmas. Perhaps there’s no holiday worldwide with more music than Christmas, which owes something to the cultural and commercial machinery behind the holiday. When modern artists produce Christmas songs, they often stick to old standards. The reason is simple; sinceContinue Reading
I know Elmo Karjalainen as a metal rocker, but he is a musical chameleon. He is an amazing musical arranger, composer and player. You could put a banjo in his hand and he’d make it sound like an orchestra. Elmo is one of those players that you need to knowContinue Reading
Elmo Karjalainen is a ‘guitarist’s guitarist’ who revels in a self-penned musical hybrid shot through with intensity and precision. His latest album ‘Age Of Heroes’ is a big sounding album with enough twists and turns to make Karjalainen’s solos sound both dynamic and interesting. This album represents a milestone, forContinue Reading
An ability to write material that has merit outside the trappings of glossy studio production J.P. Kallio was born, and grew up in the capital area of Finland. In 1996 J.P. backed his backs and guitar and headed to Dublin, in Ireland which has been his home since then. HeContinue Reading
