I’m usually not a fan of happy music - usually I don’t listen to anything that insists that I dance to it. Of course when I discovered the Finnish Korpiklaani, a band that fuses Metal and Hummpa (Finnish Polka) I had to reconsider. Korpiklaani is like nothing you’ve heard before, what are accordions doing in metal? What’s all that fiddle playing? Why am I dancing like a drunken fool? Oh it’s so fun and catchy these songs subtly suggests that you need some beer to enhance the Korpiklaani experience. “Happy Little Boozer” is a song about a small guy who likes to drink and then there are several songs about nature “Midsummer Night” being a good example. Some of the slower songs even include some shamanistic Saami chanting. This is uplifting and proudly Finnish, with maybe half the lyrics in the national language, which is very respectable (in recent albums the Finnish lyrics have taken precedence) There is nothing too extreme about Korpiklaani, music is kinda similar to the vibe of The Pogues or Flogging Molly, only Finnish Polka Folk Metal instead of Irish folk rock - everyone can enjoy it - sing laugh, dance, mosh, drink!
This is the video for "Happy little Boozer"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFBYIT4fvcY
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