International Songwriting Competition Finalists

20.03.2026

Lena & Matti have reached the final in ISC. 13 000 participants all together and only 15 of them are in blues genre final. The song "In A Black Cadillac" has done well.
Let's hope the final result is even more unbelievable. The results are out on early May.
15.10.2026Grit'n'Grace Combo: New single out 30.10.2026
14.07.2026UK IBBA Most Played Albums TOP 40, May and June 2026
15.05.2026Trieux Tonic Blues, France
20.03.2026International Songwriting Competition Finalists
31.07.2025New Music Out 15.8.2025
14.01.2025New line-up 1/2025
16.07.2024Turun Sanomat 14.7.2024
16.07.2024Caslano Blues Festival, Lugano, Switzerland 6/2024
10.07.2023Another great review - Hookrock 2023 - backtotheroots.be
07.07.2023Superb Review - Rootsville.eu, Hookrock Festival, Belgium 1.7.2023
26.06.2023Hookrock Festival Belgium
10.04.2022Blues & Roots Jamboree 2022
28.10.2019Bluesblastmagazine.com - Great review
30.07.2019Blues Matters!- magazine (UK) Superb review
23.06.2019Blues News Norway- Review 6/6
05.06.2019UK IBBA Most Played Albums May 2019
27.05.2019Blues Matters!- magazine (UK)
11.05.2019UK IBBA Most played Albums Top 40 April 2019
07.05.2019Levyarvio Karjalainen 5.6.2019
30.03.2019Helsingin Sanomat keikka-arvio 30.3.
07.02.2019The fourth album "IV" out on March 29th 2019
20.08.2018Working on a new album
05.03.2018Roots Winter 2018, Ylöjärvi 8.3.2018
02.10.2017Down Home Kivi - keikka-arvio by Jyrki Kallio
16.05.2017Trieux Tonic Blues Festival, Lézardrieux, France
27.01.2017Finnish Blues Awards 2017 - News in English
15.01.2017Finnish Blues Awards 2017 - Double Winner
27.12.2016Interview - blues.gr (Greece)
10.11.2016Riffi.fi -arvio: The Road
05.10.2016Blues Matters Magazine (UK) Review - The Road
11.08.2016The Road on iTunes
05.08.2016"The Road" on Spotify
07.07.2016Blues News Norway Review : The Road "A Brilliant piece of work"
03.07.2016Blues News Germany Review: The Road
13.06.2016Blues News 3/2016 arvio: The Road
07.06.2016Blues-Finland.com arvioi "The Road"-levyn
02.06.2016UK IBBA Blues Top 40 Chart for May
26.05.2016Blues Radio Chart Top 25- Italy
19.05.2016Rootstime.be Review - The Road
04.05.2016UK IBBA Blues Top 40 Chart for April
13.04.2016"The Road" credits.
18.02.20161st single & video out in March 10th
08.02.2016Lena & The Slide Brothers & Special Guest Stars
08.10.2015Kokoonpanomuutos / a change in the line-up
23.09.2015Jazzrytmit-arvio Ruska Blues 2015
04.08.2015Finnish Blues Awards All Stars 6.- 8.8.
09.07.2015Jazzrytmit EBC-raportti
26.06.2015EBC 2016 in Torrita di Siena, Italy!!!
24.04.2015Blues Photo Exhibition
25.03.2015Finnish Blues Awards 2015 Review @ get ready to rock (UK)
18.02.2015Finnish Blues Awards 21.3.2015
08.07.2014Blues-Finland.com arvio - Savonsolmu Blues - Duo
04.07.2014Duo @ Savonsolmu Beach & Blues Party 5.7.2014
01.07.2014European Blues Challenge 26.6.2014 - Jazzrytmit-arvostelu
07.04.2014Lena & The Slidebrother Duo - video
04.12.2013A Review in Jefferson Blues Magazine
08.10.2013Blues Live!-raportti
16.09.2013Blues News Germany- review
09.09.2013Juttu Blues-Vintiltä
26.08.2013Blues News - arvio
28.06.2013Blues-Finland.com arvio
31.05.2013Pihlajamäki Goes Blues
27.05.2013Arvostelu Satakunnan kansassa
13.05.2013A review in Rootstime.be
04.04.2013Maxwell Street Market
21.03.2013New T-Shirts
19.03.2013Blues-Finland.com ennakkojuttu
15.03.2013Album release dates 18.-22.3
26.02.2013Single for the radios: Give Us A Try
17.01.2013Levyjulkaisu 22.3. - Album release March 22nd
02.01.2013New album out in March 2013
29.11.2012The last gigs of 2012
12.10.2012Studio sessions - Diary
09.08.2012Jämsession 2012
16.04.2012New Video - Free Riding Man!
28.03.2012Grand Blues Festival
22.03.2012Cafe Piritta 22.3.
06.03.2012Naistenpäivän hyväntekeväisyys- konsertti
26.01.2012Pakkasukko Blues & Jazz , Kemi 28.1.
30.12.2011Happy New Year 2012!
20.11.2011T-Shirts
04.11.2011Halloween blues
26.10.2011Radio Vaasa 30.10.
09.10.2011Storyville 15.10. showtime 20.30 !
15.09.2011New tunes
01.08.2011Sulatto 6.8.
15.07.2011Rauma Blues 22.7.
04.07.2011Radio Vega 6.7.
02.07.2011Baltic Jazz
15.06.2011Puisto-Blues 2011
04.05.2011Free Riding Man - video
14.04.2011Easter weekend
03.03.20115.3. Kerava
22.02.2011Showtime
10.02.2011New homepage!
04.02.2011Video