Redhill Rats

Redhill Rats is a Folk Rock band (with strong Irish influences) from Helsinki, Finland. The band has been around since the late 90's, but the present lineup is only a year old. Redhill Rats are: Kuisma Korhonen, vocals, guitar, accordeon Hannu Kylkisalo, vocals, bass Aku Lappalainen, whistles, banjo, mandolin Petro Loukimo, drums Ilkka Ranta-aho, vocals, guitar, banjo Matti Viirim?ki, electric guitar, mandolin

Redhill Rats are:
Kuisma Korhonen, vocals, guitar, accordeon
Hannu Kylkisalo, vocals, bass
Aku Lappalainen, whistles, banjo, mandolin
Petro Loukimo, drums
Ilkka Ranta-aho, vocals, guitar, banjo
Matti Viirim?ki, electric guitar, mandolin

Their first album was called Cold, Haily, Windy Night. It came out in 2005, and contained traditional and cover songs such as These Dreams of You (Van Morrison), Genesis Hall (Richard Thompson), Sheep Stealer (Trad.) and Roddy McCorley (Trad).

By the time they went to the studio for the second time, they had discovered the joys of songwriting, so Some Heroes (2008) contains mostly original material. Key songs are My Father Was a Werewolf (Covered, with new words, by Marc Gunn on What Color Is Your Dragon), Heroes Of the Modern Times, Your Love Has Served Me Well (which received Honorable Mention in the International Songwriting Competition of 2007) and Rain From Hell.