- Tenhi
Infobox musical artist
Name = Tenhi
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Origin =Finland
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Genre =Dark Folk Progressive folk Neo-folk
Years_active = 1996–present
Label =Prophecy Productions UTUstudio
Associated_acts =Harmaa
URL = [http://www.tenhi.com http://www.tenhi.com]
Current_members = Tyko Saarikko
Ilmari Issakainen
Past_members = Ilkka SalminenTenhi is a Finnish band formed in 1996, playing melancholic,
neofolk music. The word "tenhi" is an old Finnish word meaning a village elder, wise old man orseer .The music of Tenhi is minimalistic and dark. Usually, the rhythm instrument lines follow the customs of modern rock music. The melodical instruments and vocals are however very heavily folk-influenced. The basic instrumentarium of the band consists of acoustic guitar, bass and drums. Frequent additional instruments include
piano ,violin ,viola andflute and less frequentdidgeridoo ,mouth harp ,harmonium ,cello ,udu andsynthesizer .Members
Corecrew
* Tyko Saarikko - vocals, piano, harmonium, synth, guitar, percussions, didgeridoo, mouth harp, udu
* Ilmari Issakainen - drums, piano, guitar, bass, percussions, backing vocalsThe corecrew writes all the material and is in charge of the cover artwork as well.Additional/session musicians
* Inka Eerola - violin
* Janina Lehto - flute
* Jaakko Hilppö - backing vocals, live bass
* Tuukka Tolvanen - backing vocals, live guitar
* Paula Rantamäki - live violin in 2007Former members
* Ilkka Salminen - vocals, guitar, bass, harmonium, percussions (1996-2008)
* Eleonora Lundell - violin, viola (1998-2001)
* Veera Partanen - flute (1999-2000)
* Kirsikka Wiik - cello (on the "Väre" album)Discography
* Kertomuksia (demo, 1997)
* Hallavedet (mcd, 1998)
*Kauan (CD, 1999)
* Airut:ciwi (mcd, 2000)
*Väre (CD, 2002)
*Maaäet (CD, 2006)
* (CD, 2006)
* Folk Aesthetic 1996-2006 (3CD in book format, 2007)External links
* [http://www.tenhi.com The official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tenhiband Tenhi at MySpace.com]
* [http://www.utustudio.com Utustudio]
* [http://www.prophecyproductions.de Prophecy Productions (Tenhi's label)]Interviews
* [http://www.heathenharvest.com/article.php?story=20040921075312537Interview Tenhi Interview 2004 at Heathen Harvest]
* [http://www.heathenharvest.com/article.php?story=20060410085657370Interview Tenhi Interview II 2006 at Heathen Harvest]
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