Jussi Syren & the Groundbreakers, Finland's top bluegrass group, received some most unwelcome news as they were preparing to visit the US next month as an invited showcase act at World of Bluegrass. After following the instructions shared by the IBMA
Celebrating thirty years as a performing artist is a milestone in itself, but to have successfully run an internationally touring bluegrass band outside the US for that long is an even more impressive feat. Formed in 1995 in Finland, Jussi
While Finland's Jussi Syren is preparing a trip to Chattanooga, TN to appear as an official Bluegrass Ramble artist at the World of Bluegrass conference in September, he has a new single with his band, The Groundbreakers. Syren has become the
Finland's top bluegrass entertainers, Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers, are getting ready to release their 13th album, Bluegrass Voice, which is set to hit on June 9 from Bluelight Records. To mark the occasion, Jussi has released one of the tracks
From Finland comes a new single from Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers on Bluelight Records, with an assist from Michael Cleveland on fiddle. It's a new song Syren has written called Across the Rolling Tide in which an older man looks
May looks to be a banner month for Finnish bluegrass mandolinist and vocalist, Jussi Syren. The leader of Finland's top bluegrass outfit, Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers, not only has a new single out today, he is looking forward to
Bluegrass Christmas, the recent holiday album from Jussi Syren and the Groundbreakers, has been named as the 2020 Christmas Album of the Year by the Indpendent radio stations of Finland. Syren, who leads the group as mandolinist and vocalist, chose a mix
Are you facing the proverbial year end dilemma of having someone of your gift list who has everything? Well, here's something we're sure they don't have - a bluegrass Christmas album from Finland! That's right... Jussi Syren and the Groundbreakers, from
Finnish musician Jussi Syren and his band the Groundbreakers have been mining their music since 1995, not only emulating an authentic bluegrass sound but also mining it to the max under their own auspices. They’ve toured Europe and several states
Jussi Syren & The Groundbreakers have released a new single, showing off more of their super traditional bluegrass music from Finland. It's the title track from their soon-to-be-released album, Bluegrass Headquarters. The song fits into the category of "songs about bluegrass," with
