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”Teho.’s musicians are extremely versatile professionals, who know the Nordic Folk Music tradition inside out. Järvelä and Hyväluoma combine musical elements widely and creatively, they master their instruments on a virtuoso level giving them unlimited musical possibilities.” Complimented director Hannu Saha in his speech for the winners of the Konsta Jylhä Competition, the most significant folk music competition in Finland, at summer 2016.
Teho. is a Finnish power-fiddle duo that explodes musical boundaries while having roots deeply in the tradition. Teho’s fiddlers grew up in Central Ostrobothnia – an area known for its extremely virile and rich folk music life. Their music combines fluently Finnish traditional fiddling, Norwegian Halling, Swedish Polska, Bebop, Western Swing, and composed, Contemporary Folk Music. Improvisation plays also big part of the duo’s sound.
Tero Hyväluoma and Esko Järvelä are both top-notch names in the Nordic folk music field and cross-over freelancers without genre boundaries. They have played together for years in various different bands and projects, including one of the most well known Finnish folk band Frigg. Teho.’s debut album called “(E2 + ε + V) x I3 = P” was nominated for Finnish Grammy (Emma Awards) in 2018. Their second album was released on 28th April 2023.
Teho. showcased at Folkelarm in Oslo in November 2022 leading to many gigs in Scandinavia and beyond.
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