Burlakat

Finnish folk group from Rääkkylä in eastern Finland, founded in 1993 by students of Keski-Karjalan kansalaisopisto. The group's repertoire mainly consists of traditional songs from eastern Karelia, sung in Karelian. Johanna Koukkunen - vocals, 10-string kantele (1993– ) Jukka Kyllönen - percussion, guitars Pauliina Lerche (Luukkanen) - violin, vocals (1994– ) Vesa-Pekka Pisto - bass (1996– ) Lasse Eronen - accordion (2006– ) Former members: Jukka Korhonen - guitar, banjo (1993–1996) Tarja Lamminsalo - accordions (1993–2006) Tuomo Lamminsalo - mandolino, guitar (1993–2006) Mirva Oinonen (Epäilys) - vocals (1994–1996) Sirkka Kosonen - vocals, 10-string kantele, 2-row accordion (1996–2009) Antti Pyykkö - percussion (1999–2006) Pasi Tolvanen - guitar (2006–2009)