Linko

Linko plays contemporary folk music with influences from jazz and improvisation or, as Maarit calls it, Folk n' Jazz. The producer and the pianist, Timo Alakotila, is one of the most recognised Finnish composers and musicians in the international folk music scene. The music is mainly based on compositions of singer Maarit Saarenkunnas. The beautiful, naturally easy and playfull sound of soprano saxophone is created by swedish-born Elias Frigård. Helsinki-based Heikki Saarenkunnas provides a tasteful and solid ground for the music with his double base.