Anssi Tikanmäki Orchestra's lyrics & chords

The Anssi Tikanmäki Orchestra (ATO) concentrates on instrumental music by Anssi Tikanmäki. The material on the "Finnish Landscapes" disc, for example, is part of its repertoire. The ATO plays Tikanmäki´s new material as well as melodies in the Finnish style familiar from "Finnish Landscapes" updated for a small, dynamic line-up and in fresh arrangements, along with themes and numbers from Kaurismäki films, including Tikanmäki's legendary arrangement of Sibelius's "Finlandia". The Anssi Tikanmäki Orchestra dates from 2002, when it appea...read more