Greenrose Faire
Greenrose Faire plays rousing Celtic folk rock with head-bobbing, toe-tapping rock feel. The Finnish sextet meshes mandolins and violin with rock drums and bass and symphonic synths, and spikes the rollicking attitude with the slightly ominous overtones of Finnish melancholy. Greenrose Faire sounds lively and modern but still tugs at the nostalgia strings for the long-gone days of yore. The band has great fun on stage, and have played everywhere from corner pubs to concert halls, and from intimate weddings to international festivals. They also host an annual two-day Medieval Folk Festival of their own in Tampere.
Songwriter Tomi Hyttinen used to play in a hard rock group with the other founding member Niilo Sirola. After a couple of years of playing together they realized both were into fantasy literature and medieval rock and decided to try making new music along those lines. The two recorded an album’s worth of demos at Niilo’s home studio and then set out to find the other members for the band. Things clicked into place with finding the enchanting vocalist Salla Rimmi and virtuoso violist Hanna Heinonen. With heavy hearts, 2019 brought a change to line up, with the departure of our beloved Mikko Kaipainen (bass) and Petri Hannuksel (keyboard). But have no fear, the 2020 line up is as strong as ever as we welcome to the stage, Mikko Gynther (bass) and Meiju Enho (keyboard).
The band’s debut album “Neverending Journey” was released in 2011, followed with “My Home Is Where My Heart Is” (2013) and “Feed the Flames” in 2015. What better way to celebrate ten years of success than to release a best of best compilation album, featuring the artist’s favorite tracks from their previous three albums. ‘Decade of Songs and Stories’ (2017) released on Friendly Folk Records, features single, ‘Cold Winds Are Rising’. Their highly anticipated 4th album, “Riders In The Night” released June/2018, was preceded by the single, ‘Never Walk Alone’ April/2018 via Friendly Folk Records. (In addition to their established decade of tours throughout Scandinavia and Estonia, Greenrose Faire have performed at Elfia Festival, Netherlands (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019), and Fantasy Forest Festival, UK (2019). Fantasy Fest Rijswijk, Netherlands (2020). To keep up with dates and shows follow us on social media. Bringing music and fairies to people in every castle and village around the world. Read the full Press Release for ‘Riders in the Night’ HERE!
To book this band contact: Kathy Keller, at info@friendlyfolkrecords.org
Band Members:
- Salla Rimmi – vocals
- Hanna Heinonen – violin
- Niilo Sirola – bouzouki, backing vocals
- Tomi Hyttinen – drums and percussions, backing vocals
- Mikko Gynther – bass
- Meiju Enho – keyboard