Marianne Maans and Pekka Pentikäinen - Fun, fabulous, Finnish folk musicians
When: Saturday, Sep 20 2025 @ 07:30 PM (GMT-7:00)
Where: Phinney Community Center - Seattle, WA
Seattle Folklore and Skandia Folkdance Societies are honored to co-sponsor this special concert with Finnish musicians Marianne Maans and Pekka Pentikäinen. Marianne Maans is a professional and versatile folk musician from Finland who performs both solo and with various ensembles as a singer and fiddler. Her specialty is Finnish-Swedish folk music, but her musical interests range from contemporary music styles to Argentinian tango to improvisation. Marianne holds a Master of Music degree from the Folk Music Department of the Sibelius Academy. Pekka Pentikäinen, Finnish accordionist, composer and accordion teacher, has a Master´s degree in Music from the Sibelius Music Academy. He performs with various folk musicians representing the diverse styles of music in Finland, Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia. Currently Pekka works as artistic director for the folk music big band Espoon Pelimannit with its 31 members.
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