Mäkkelä (FIN/GER)

With his poetically dark folk-noir songs, Finn Mäkkelä, who lives in Fürth, is considered one of the most extraordinary performers and songwriters not only in the local scene, but has long been recognised throughout Europe. Mäkkelä stands for painfully beautiful compositions, live concerts whose emotionality is unrivalled and bridges the gap between punk rock, folk tradition and chanson-comfortable songwriting. Songs – born from countless observations on endless tours, from the parallel world of shabby back rooms and filthy side streets. Stories of the dark side of life, of the stranded, the happiness of loneliness and not least the self-doubts of the travelling solo artist.