Folk and Dance Music Ensemble JEEPERS
JEEPERS is a folk and dance music ensemble from Tampere and Kangasala, Finland. We perform in private events and on public arenas. We are running JEEPERS Folk Clubs at Pirtti in Kangasala. Welcome just to hear and feel us – or to play with us. We are always glad to invite guest musicians on stage. We also arrange dance evenings in the surroundings of Tampere.
More good news from Jeepers
Minna Pajula has joined our band as a vocalist. Welcome Minna to our line-up!
Time for happy news now!
Welcome Matti Ruippo to join Jeepers! Now we can bravely say we have a professional musician in our line-up! Matti plays the bass, and and our guess is that sooner or later he might also make a few arrangements for our band.
In memoriam Olli-Pekka
We had very sad news lately indeed. Our base player Olli-Pekka Lundén passed away in the icy waters of the lake Vesijärvi, unexpectedly and accidentally, on 24 Jan 2020.
Musicians
- Reijo Lehto – mandolin, guitar
- Teija Lehto – violin, backing vocals
- Heidi Okkonen – accordion
- Minna Pajula . vocals
- Matti Ruippo – bass
- Jukka Santanen, guitar
- Heikki Siirtonen, drums
- Jaakko Vuento, piano and keyboards
Musical Style
JEEPERS plays folk music on a broad scale: Finnish, Scandinavian, Irish folk music, and also American bluegrass. Blues is not strange to us either. On request we also play folk style traditional Finnish dance floor music – it has been very delightful in many private occasions! We mostly make our own musical arrangements.
Folk Clubs
We are running JEEPERS Folk Club evenings in Pirtti in Kangasala. Please contact us, if you would like to join us.
Readiness to Perform
By agreement pubs, clubs, festivals , weddings, folk-music style dance floors, private celebrations. Acoustically or slightly electronically amplified. We can bring our own PA devices.
Music Samples
We have some music samples on the Demo page, and also on YouTube.
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