Mieskuoro Huutajat

Mieskuoro Huutajat (Men's Choir Shouters) is a Finnish shouting choir from Oulu, Finland. They were established in 1987 and originally comprised 20 shouting men, since expanded to 30. Led by conductor Petri Sirviö, the choir is best known for their loud renditions of Finnish patriotic songs, but have also performed foreign tunes such as The Star-Spangled Banner. They were guest performers at Congratulations, a special 50th anniversary concert for the Eurovision Song Contest held in Copenhagen, Denmark in October, 2005, at which they performed Waterloo by ABBA. Co-host Renars Kaupers suggested jokingly that perhaps Finland's notoriously poor performances at Eurovision in future could be remedied by the choir performing their own songs. This suggestion was somewhat ironic, as Finland won the subsequent contest. Their performances show some similarities to the traditional Māori's haka war cries.

Links To Peel
Peel probably heard the group through his work for Finland's Rockradio, later on called Radiomafia in the early 90's and his interest in the group was down to the men shouting rather than singing in various soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voices. The group rarely released material on record, but when they did, Peel would often play tracks of it on his show.

Shows Played
1994 1998
 * 12 August 1994: H.Y.V.Ä (CD - H.Y.V.Ä) Bad Vugum
 * 13 August 1994 (BFBS): H.Y.V.Ä (CD - H.Y.V.Ä) Bad Vugum
 * 20 August 1994 (BFBS): Herää Suomi (CD - H.Y.V.Ä) Bad Vugum
 * 17 September 1994 (BFBS): Sininen Ja Valkoinen (CD - H.Y.V.Ä) Bad Vugum
 * 15 October 1994 (BBC World Service): Herää Suomi (CD - H.Y.V.Ä) Bad Vugum
 * In progress: Herää Suomi (CD - 10th Anniversary Concert)
 * In progress: La Marseillaise (CD - 10th Anniversary Concert) Bad Vugum

External Link

 * Wikipedia
 * Discogs
 * Official Website