"Fistfull of Erkki" 

It was a gloomy and stormy night in early autumn 1984. Erkki ja Tähti made birth. Today Erkki is already in confirmation age being a country band with six musicians from Oulu area in Finland.

Erkki ja Tähti plays many famous country songs in their own very personal way. The lyrics are always translated in Finnish.

Contacts:
Mr Antti J. Heinonen
GSM +358 40 7375 647 tel+358 8 339 165
E-mail :

Erkki-lyrics are quite personal, they don't tell stories fromTexas nor idealize the "American Way". On the contrary, they are rude stories about northern beerbelly-cowboys' depressing life. Instead of Cadillacs they're cruising with skidoomobiles, the destination of course is the local bar. Agony is the everyday state of mind, of course you can hear it in Erkki-songs.

You can't call these Finnish Hilbillies as Chippendales, no way, but inside of their thick jackets (under the hip-flask) is beating the warm heart of the backwoods-fellow, which needs love as much as their city-slicker colleagues. Surely the band has songs of their own, with the same guaranteed quality, that's for sure. 

It is a long way from Northern Hillbilly areas to Las Vegas, fortunately there is the Internet. Also Erkki ja Tähti is getting their name better known and the hood of their bus can turn towards bigger fame, fortune and new adventures.

ET published their first single in summer -91, "Jatkan Matkaa/Kyyneleet Vain Lentää" (I keep on going / I keep on crying) In the spring -94 ET published a CD-record "Erkki ja Tähti" The part of material includes country classics in finnish, rest of the songs were made by Antti Heinonen, the singer&songwriter of Erkki ja Tähti. The latest CD named "Krokotiilibuutsit?" (Crocodile Shoes) includes 4 songs and was published 11.8.2000 .