Tenhi

Tenhi is a Finnish neofolk band formed in 1996. 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 instrumentation of the band consists of acoustic guitar, bass and drums. Frequent additional instruments include piano, violin, viola and flute and less frequent didgeridoo, mouth harp, harmonium, cello, udu and synthesizer. Tyko Saarikko – acoustic guitar (1996–present), electric guitar (1996–1997), synthesizer (1996–present), vocals (1997–present), didgeridoo (1999–2002), Jew's harp (1999–2002), udu (2000–2002), piano (2004–present), harmonium (2004–2011, 2014–present), percussions (2004–2006) Ilmari Issakainen – bass (1998–present), guitar (1999–present), piano (1999–present), percussions (1999–2007), backing vocals (1999–present), drums (2000–present) Janina Lehto – flute (2000–2007, 2017–present), backing vocals (2017–present) (also vocals on "Airut:aamujen" (2004)) Inka Eerola – violin (2000–2007, 2017–present) Jaakko Hilppö – backing vocals (2002–present), live bass (2000–present) (also session bass on "Väre" (2002)) Tuukka Tolvanen – backing vocals (2003–present), live acoustic guitar (2000–present) Ilkka Salminen – drums (1997-2000), bass (1997–1998, 2004–2008), acoustic guitar (1997–2008), synthesizer (1997–1998), lead vocals (1998–2008), harmonium (2004–2008), percussions (2004–2008) Eleonora Lundell – violin (1998–2000), viola/alto violin (2000–2003) Veera Partanen – flute (1999–2000) Paula Lehtomäki – viola (2008–2012) Jussi Lehtinen – piano (2001–2007, 2015–present) (also session backing vocals on "Saivo" (2011), session backing vocals on "Valkama" (2023) (track "Ulapoi")) Raimo Kovalainen – drums (2001–2007, 2015–present) Kirsikka Wiik – cello (on "Väre" (2002)) Paula Rantamäki – violin (2007–2017) (also session backing vocals on "Valkama" (2023) (tracks "Kesävihanta" and "Aina sininen aina")) Janina Lehto – flute (on "Saivo" (2011)) Heikki Hannikainen – contrabass (on "Saivo" (2011)) Elisa Ollikainen – cello (on "Saivo" (2011)) Thomas "Inve" Riesner – live guest violin (2015, Prophecy Fest 2015) (Dornenreich) Jochen "Evíga" Stock – live guest acoustic guitar (2015, Prophecy Fest 2015) (Dornenreich) Miika Vuoristo – viola (on "Valkama" (2023) (track "Ulapoi")) Kertomuksia (demo, 1997) Promo Tape (demo, 1997) Hallavedet (mcd, 1998) Kauan (CD, 1999) Airut:ciwi (mcd, 2001) Väre (CD, 2002) Airut:aamujen (CD, 2004, originally released under Harmaa name as a side-project, in 2006 was re-issued under Tenhi name) Maaäet (CD, 2006) Folk Aesthetic 1996-2006 (compilation, 3CD in book format, 2007) Saivo (CD, 2011) Valkama (CD, 2023) Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings (compilation, 2010) (V/A, track "Kausienranta") Tenhi - New Album Teaser Online "Tenhi » Archive » Valkama release date!". Tenhi at MySpace.com Utustudio Prophecy Productions (Tenhi's label) Tenhi Interview 2004 at Heathen Harvest Tenhi Interview II 2006 at Heathen Harvest v t e