Osmo Hakosalo is a folk musician, researcher and a music pedagog from Oulu, Northern Osthrobotnia. He is specialised in the arctic way of music, dance, stories and culture of northern Finland. He leads the prize winning folk music band Rällä and also pursues a solo career combining music and storytelling of the North.
His main instrument is the fiddle, but he also plays kantele, accordions, harmonium, nordic bagpipe and sings. With fiddle he specialises in the various fiddle styles of the vast Northern Ostrobothnia region and with kantele in ancient improvisation.
CDs:
2017 Spelarit, Patriarkaalinen Kausi
2019 Uncle Ruby, Uncle Ruby
2021 Rällä, Tanssikone
2023 Rällä, Kansanmussiikkia Oulusta
Duration: 75 minutes
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