ELONKORJUU
(Finnish for 'harvest') was formed in 1969 in the south-western Finnish
town of Pori by the singer and guitarist Jukka Syrenius. In the autumn
of 1970 the band were awarded second place in a music contest called
Rockin' Suomen Mestaruus (Finnish Championship of Rock Bands). In the
Seventies they released two albums, the first of which, "Harvest Time"
(1972), is considered the most expensive Finnish collector's item,
commanding a price of ?500-1,000. Their second album, "Flying High,
Running Fast" (1978), was released under the English name of HARVEST in
the hope of breaking the band on the international market. During those
years, ELONKORJUU also performed live all over the country, and were
often a feature at major Finnish rock events, such as Pori Jazz and
Ruisrock festivals.Though disbanded in 1978, the band made their
comeback in 2003, and the following year released a new album,
"Scumbag". This saw a change in the direction of their music, being more
in a rock-blues vein. Besides Syrenius, the other original members
still with the band are bassist Veli-Pekka Pessi and drummer Pertti
Hannus, while keyboardist Jussi Reunamäki joined them after their
reformation. ELONKORJUU are still very active on the live music circuit
of their native country, often performing to full houses. Line-up / Musicians Jukka Syrenius/guitar Veli-pekka Pessi/bass Pertti Hannus/drums lkka Poijärvi/guitar,organ,flute Heikki Lajunen/vocals,guitar,bass,piano Discography(Album) Harvest Time 1972
1.Unfeeling 2.Swords 3.Captain 4.Praise to Our Basement 5.Future 6.Hey Hunter 7.The Ocean Song 8.Old Man's Dream 9.Me and My Friend 10.A Little Rocket Song
