CLUB MED- This tune was recorded at Mid-Ocean Recording studios in the mid-eighties. The track was originally released on the project entitled, "In The Free Zone". The Players on this track are: Ari Lahdekorpi - Guitar; Larry Campbell - Bass; Gary Brenner - Keyboards; Frank Meagher - Drums; Eli Herscovitch - Saxophone.

 Letters Theme - This track was written by Ari for the National Film Board feature film entitled, "Letters from Karelia". Recorded at Channels Sound in Winnipeg in August of 2004, the track features Richard Moody on violin, Gilles Fournier on Bass, Shayla Fink on accordian, Christian Dugas on Percussion, and Ari Lahdekorpi on Guitar.

Backwoods Bells - This track was written as a collaboration between Ari Lahdekorpi and Gerry Henkel. Gerry is a musician and instrument maker based in Duluth, Minnesota. Gerry is one of the leading manufacturers of the Finnish folk instrument known as the Kantele. This piece is based on one of Gerry's original tracks performed on the Kantele. For more information on the Kantele click here. For more information on Finnish culture in North America click here.

Welcome

Ari Lahdekorpi is a Finnish born guitarist who has been performing as a solo artist, session musician, and a sideman for over 30 years. He has released ten cds of original material over the last 20 years, and continues to write and record in Canada.

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Ari Jams with Jukka Tolonen...CLICK HERE
Solo instrumental     CLICK Here ...
Promo clip from "The Hoito Project"...CLICK HERE

For information on Ari's background and a brief rundown of his musical career, check out the BIO section of this site.

Ari's music is also on-line at CDbaby.com, puretracks.com , CNET for download.  Also available on garageband.com for streaming in Real Audio.
Search CBC3 site click here to hear.

An interview with Ari Lahdekorpi can be accessed here.

Ari plays custom 7 strings and fretless guitar by Lehtela GuitarCraft . Ari also uses a hand-made custom archtop from John Grant. You can visit Grant Guitars by clicking here.

 For information on Finnish culture in North America click here.

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 For information on ordering the Letters from Karelia CD, click here.
Letters From Karelia features music from the acclaimed feature length film and includes 2 minutes from the film and other special features in an enhanced CD format.