The focus of the festival, which is organized for the fourth time this year, is the guitar and the world's best guitarists. In addition to Iisalmi the festival also takes place in Kiuruvesi.
Friday 27 January is dedicated to powerful vocalists. The program will be opened by the duo Helen Svoboda & Kari Ikonen at the Cultural Center in the Collan hall. Eeppi Ursini's My Finnish Soul album release concert will take place at the Cultural Center's Eino Säisä hall, after which top international guest Sinne Eeg (DEN) will take the stage.
The headliner of the festival is the international jazz guitar superstar Mike Stern (USA). The icon will perform a concert with his band and his wife Leni Stern (USA) at the Iisalmi Cultural Center on Saturday 28 January.
The festival nights will culminate in free jams at Bistro Maku on both Friday 27 January and on Saturday 28 January, where the artists get to play together. The jams are hosted by another international festival guest Rob Duguay (USA).
On Sunday, the Timo Hirvonen Trio will play in Kiurusali, where circus artists Inni Lehtinen and Sasu Peistola will offer a wonderful acrobatic show for the whole family.
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