Taylor
(a.k.a Jari Rättyä)

Instrument: Guitar, Vocals
Balalaikka, Harmonica

A guitarist, a singer and the author of Daddy Giljoteen. There are only a few guitarists of international calibre in Finland, and Taylor is certainly one of them. Although he has knowledge and respect for the old blues and the tradition of roots-music, Taylor prefers to use his talent in a search for his own way to play it, rather than just copying what others did in the past.

His vocals are strong and skilful, featuring dynamics from a preacher-gone-cuckoo to a tear-jerking-ballad-crooner. Also as a songwriter, he has his own unique mixture of heart aching honesty, dark sense of humour and catchy melodies. There had to be huge dues for these songs. Well, good for us, Taylor was willing and able to pay them.