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 in 2006. Their performances show some similarities to the traditional Māori's haka war cries.
Links To Peel[]
Peel heard the group in the late 80's and his interest in the group was due to the choir members shouting their material, rather than attempting to sing it in a traditional way. The group rarely released recorded versions of their work, but Peel was happy to play tracks on his show when they did.
The group appeared at the Meltdown Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London when Peel curated the event in 1998. [1]
Shows Played[]
Mieskuoro Huutajat - H.Y.V.Ä. (music video)
- 1988
- 14 November 1988: Maamme (7" - Pohjoinen Kotimaamme) Parlophone
- 16 November 1988: Kymmenen Virran Maa (7" - Pohjoinen Kotimaamme) Parlophone
- 21 November 1988: Laulu Suomessa (7" - Pohjoinen Kotimaamme) Parlophone
- 23 November 1988: Laps Suomen (7" - Pohjoinen Kotimaamme) Parlophone
- 05 December 1988 (BBC World Service): Laulu Suomessa (7" - Pohjoinen Kotimaamme) Parlophone
- 1994
- 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
- 03 September 1994: Sininen Ja Valkoinen (CD - H.Y.V.Ä.) (Bad Vuggum)
- 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
- 1998
- 04 February 1998: Herää Suomi (v/a album - Angels Of Life In A Psychic Wasteland) Eerie Materials EERIESW 002
- 14 July 1998: La Marseillaise (CD - 10th Anniversary Concert) Bad Vugum
- 2003
- 08 January 2003: Paint It Black (LP - Painted Black) tUMULt
- 16 January 2003 (Radio Eins): Paint It Black (LP - Painted Black) tUMULt