The Aapintuva minstrels have always been at the heart of all the festival's festive music. (Photo: Risto Savolainen) The band of the year, Aapintuvan pelimannit, has been the great invisible influence of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival for four decades. It is the...
Artist of the Year Vilma Jää (Photo: Mikko Malmivaara) Folk musician, singer and composer Vilma Jää has received the Musicians' Union's Artist of the Year award. She is described in the award criteria as a luminous soloist who breaks the boundaries of different genres. Vilma Jää...
