Those, who dared to come see Santtu Karhu & Talvisovat at stage three don't have to guess. In good or bad, a band singing in the Petroskoi dialect of Karelian language doesn't even try to attact everybody's attention. Despite of that, it sounds good.

Talvisovat plays ethnic rock, with a strong emphasis on rock. Ethnic shades were mostly audible in forms of an armenian duluk and a couple of less heard instruments. And they didn't forget accordion-rock either.

After a quite an anemic start, they managed to attract more people, although it's doubtful if anybody really came to the festival just to see Santtu Karhu. Even better if somebody now is enthusiastic about this very individual member of the Fenno-Ugric family.

Text: Ilkka Ritvanen

Photo: Leila Oksa

Translation: Juha Ekholm