by Juha Ruokangas | Oct 1, 2021 | Players
THAT MAGICAL “THING”… I’ll keep it short for my part and let Kingsley tell about how our paths have crossed. Please do check out his music from one of the links above. Thank you Kingsley for your kind words! ToneQuest Report“My interest in Ruokangas...
by Juha Ruokangas | Sep 1, 2021 | Players
A HARD WORKING MAN I gotta have it!Jani Wickholm is a hard working musician, gigging a lot around Finland. Years ago he called me up: “Hey, I’m standing at your shop door but I guess you’re not open today? I wanna try guitars!” – I knew Jani was a really talented...
by Juha Ruokangas | Aug 1, 2021 | Players
OVER 12,000 RECORDED GUITAR TRACKS A living LegendThere are a few legendary guitarists in the Finnish rhythm music scene that have been around since the early 1970’s. Juha Björninen is definitely one of those players – and I feel humbled for the fact that he has...
by Juha Ruokangas | Jul 1, 2021 | Players
FROM SOUL TINGO TO CHURCH OF SINFUL BLUES The man of many line-upsEdmund Piskaty has played the guitar with many line-ups such as ‘Soul Tingo’, ‘Nicks’ Noise’ ‘Deep In The Blues’, ‘Pluhd Zuckr’, ‘Nouveau B’ and ‘Reverend Ed & The Church Of The Sinful Blues’. Today...
by Juha Ruokangas | Jun 1, 2021 | Players
A chameleon on guitar Our guitars in Peter’s toolboxIt’s really an honour for me to be able to work with guys like Peter. He’s a top class professional who knows guitar inside out. The fact that he has acquired four different instruments from me over the years,...
by Juha Ruokangas | May 1, 2021 | Players
Contemporary Dead Finnish Music Ensemble Music for romanticsI’m a huge fan of prog rock, and I always enjoy working with musicians that share the love for this complex style of music that I feel is the perfect musical story telling vehicle. It’s music for romantics!...