Jussi Syren

 By Thieu Van De Vorst,Praguefrank, with help of http://www.ibiblio.org/hillwilliam/BGdiscography
SESSIONS  
1999 Folk Music Dept., Sibelius Academy, Helskinki, FIN -  Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers (Jussi Syren [vcl/gt/ mandolin], Juha-Pekka Putkonen [gt], Jyrki Levä [vcl/banjo], Marko Vanhatalo [vcl/dobro], Kari Hella [vcl/bass])
001 DARLING NELLIE ACROSS THE SEA BLR 3361 2   
002 WALKIN' IN BLR 3361 2
003 FACTORIES AND FIELDS BLR 3361 2   
004 HOT POT BLR 3361 2   
005 GOLDEN CITY BLR 3361 2  
006 RAMBLIN' MAN BLR 3361 2
007 LONG, DARK TENNESSEE NIGHTS BLR 3361 2   
008 MIDNIGHT WINDS BLR 3361 2
009 WHERE SHALL I BE BLR 3361 2   
010 WE COULD USE A LITTLE RAIN BLR 3361 2   
011 GOD PUT A RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS BLR 3361 2   
012 JESSICA BLR 3361 2  
013 BAD NEWS BLR 3361 2  
2-4 June 2000 [live-EOWB] Voorthuizen, NED - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers
01301 WHERE SHALL I BE SCR A13
STRICTLY COUNTRY SCR A13 EUROPEAN WORLD OF BLUEGRASS 2000 (NED, 2000)
2002 Billnäs Ironworks, Raseborg, FIN - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers (Jussi Syren [vcl/gt/ mandolin], Juha-Pekka Putkonen [vcl/gt], Tauri Oksala [vcl/banjo], Kari Hella [vcl/bass] + Marko Vanhatalo [dobro],  Kukka Lehto [fiddle]. Producer: Jussi Syren)
014 THE WEATHERMAN BLR 3385-2
015 THE VERDICT BLR 3385-2
016 SHOTGUN RIDER BLR 3385-2
017 OLD DEACON JONES BLR 3385-2
018 DIDN'T THEY CRUCIFY MY LORD BLR 3385-2
019 SAWMILL BLUES BLR 3385-2
020 A BOY CALLED LONESOME BLR 3385-2
021 DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY BLR 3385-2
022 DOWN IN THE WASTED VALLEY BLR 3385-2
023 WHITE WATER RAG BLR 3385-2
024 BILLY JACK WASHBURN BLR 3385-2
025 MOSES SMOTE THE WATER BLR 3385-2
026 NOTHING MORE THAN JUST A DREAM BLR 3385-2
2002 [live-EOWB] unknown, NED - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers
02601 SAWMILL BLUES SCR A16
STRICTLY COUNTRY SCR A16 EUROPEAN WORLD OF BLUEGRASS 2002 (NED, 2002)
October 2003-June 2004 Audio Palace, Hyvinkaiai, FIN  - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers (Jussi Syren [vcl/mandolin], Juha-Pekka Putkonen [vcl/gt], Tauri Oksala [vcl/banjo], Kari Hella [vcl/bass] + Marko Vanhatalo [gt], Mika Railo [bass gt],  Jimmy Sunnebrandt [fiddle])
027 SEA OF CHANGES BLR 33112-2
028 SOME OLD SIDE ROAD BLR 33112-2
029 HAULIN' THE LOGS BLR 33112-2
030 HIGHWAYS AND GRAVEL ROADS BLR 33112-2
031 MAN MADE OF GLASS BLR 33112-2
032 SIMPLE MAN BLR 33112-2
033 STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND BLR 33112-2
034 THE LEGEND OF LARRY THORNE BLR 33112-2
035 RESTLESS BLR 33112-2
036 COAL MINING COUNTRY BLR 33112-2
037 DARKNESS, DARKNESS BLR 33112-2
038 LIFE OF A STEEL DRIVING MAN BLR 33112-2
April-October 2005 Audio Palace, Hyvinkaa, FIN  - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers (Jussi Syren [vcl/mandolin], Juha-Pekka Putkonen [vcl/gt], Tauri Oksala [vcl/banjo], Kari Hella [vcl/bass] + Marko Vanhatalo [dobro], Kukka Lehto [violin]. Producer: Jussi Syren)
040 THE SACRAMENT BLR 33123-2
041 WINGS OF A BUTTERFLY BLR 33123-2
042 IN JOY AND SORROW BLR 33123-2  
043 SOLITARY MAN BLR 33123-2
044 RIGHT HERE IN MY ARMS BLR 33123-2
045 THE FUNERAL OF HEARTS BLR 33123-2
046 JOIN ME BLR 33123-2  
047 BURIED ALIVE BY LOVE BLR 33123-2
048 DARK LIGHT BLR 33123-2
049 HEARTACHE EVERY MOMENT BLR 33123-2  
2007 unknown - Jussi Syren Rockabilly Revival (Jussi Syren [vcl/gt], Miha Railo [bass], Juha Hursi [drums] +  Roy Hohenthal [vcl-1])
050 DOWN AT BRADLEY'S BAR GRCD-6137
051 ROCKABILLY GUITAR MAN : TRIBUTE TO CARL PERKINS GRCD-6137
052 SOMEWHERE THERE'S A SOMEONE GRCD-6137
053 THE TRAIN OF BROKEN DREAMS GRCD-6137
054 BOTTLE TO THE BABY GRCD-6137
055 CHICKAMAUGA JEANIE GRCD-6137
056 WILD GIRL GRCD-6137
057 STEADY WITH BETTY GRCD-6137
058 IMITATION OF THE BLUES GRCD-6137
059 YOU DON'T KNOW MY MIND GRCD-6137
060 SLIP SLIP SLIPPIN' IN GRCD-6137  
061 SURE TO FALL -1 GRCD-6137
062 HANK'S NIGHTMARE GRCD-6137
2007 Rockstar Studio, ? / Southern Manor Studios, ? - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers (Jussi Syren [vcl/ mandolin], Juha-Pekka Putkonen [vcl/gt], Tauri Oksala [vcl/banjo], Kari Hella [vcl/bass] + Jyrki Levä [vcl], Marko Vanhatalo [vcl/dobro], Ilpo Niiranen [steel],  Kukka Lehto [fiddle])
063 LIFE OF A STEEL DRIVING MAN GRCD-6145
064 THE LEGEND OF LARRY THORNE GRCD-6145
065 WHITE WATER RAG : THEME FROM "ITSE VALTIAAT" GRCD-6145
066 THE VERDICT GRCD-6145
067 MIDNIGHT WINDS GRCD-6145
068 STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND GRCD-6145
069 WE COULD USE A LITTLE RAIN GRCD-6145
070 JESSICA GRCD-6145
071 FACTORIES AND FIELDS GRCD-6145
072 SEA OF CHNGES GRCD-6145
073 HIGHWAYS AND GRAVEL ROADS GRCD-6145
074 GOLDEN CITY GRCD-6145
075 HAULIN' THE LOGS GRCD-6145
076 DOWN IN THE WASTED VALLEY GRCD-6145
077 SAWMILL BLUES  GRCD-6145
2007 [live] unknown, NED - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers
07701 LIFE OF A STEEL DRIVING MAN  SCR-65
STRICTLY COUNTRY SCR 65 EUROPEAN WORLD OF BLUEGRASS 2007 (NED, 2007)
January 2009 MSL Studio, Isoniementie 456. 39820 Kihniö, FIN - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers (Jussi Syren [vcl/ mandolin], Juha-Pekka Putkonen [vcl/gt], Tauri Oksala [vcl/banjo], Kari Hella [vcl/bass] + unknown guest musicians)
078 CALL OF THE BIG WIND GRCD-6156
079 FARMER'S SON GRCD-6156
080 CADILLAC LANE GRCD-6156
081 EAGLE AND THE PLOWMAN GRCD-6156
082 IT'S DRAGGIN' ME DOWN GRCD-6156
083 MR. BOJANGLES GRCD-6156
084 FROM VYBORG TO L.A. GRCD-6156
085 MATTY GROVES GRCD-6156
086 GOD'S OWN SINGER GRCD-6156
087 RUMBLE ON THE BLUE RIDGE GRCD-6156
088 THE GHOST OF LAURA WILKINS GRCD-6156 –
2010 unknown, FIN - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers
089 100 PROOF HEARTACHES GRCD-6168
090 ROSES ARE BLOOMING GRCD-6168
091 SPRINGTIME IS NEAR GRCD-6168
092 LOST GRCD-6168
093 SOUTHERN LADY GRCD-6168
094 WALK SLOWLY DARLING GRCD-6168
095 WHEN THE FLOWERS BLOOM IN DIXIE GRCD-6168
096 SECRET OF THE WATERFALL GRCD-6168
097 BIG MAN GRCD-6168
098 FORGOTTEN GRAVE GRCD-6168
099 DOWN AT THE OPRY GRCD-6168
100 MY TEARS DON'T SHOW GRCD-6168
101 TRAGEDY OF LAKE BLOOM GRCD-6168  
22-23 April 2012 Mankku Studio, Porvoo, FIN  - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers (Jussi Syren [vcl/ mandolin], Juha-Pekka Putkonen [vcl/gt], Tauri Oksala [vcl/banjo], Kari Hella [vcl/bass], Nelli Ikola [vcl/fiddle]  + Marko Vanhatalo [dobro]. Producer: Jussi Syre, P.Salmi)
102 MY CHILDHOOD HOME JSGCL 22102
103 DETROIT BLUES JSGCL 22102
104 THE OLD HOME PLACE AIN'T THE SAME ANYMORE JSGCL 22102
105 BLUE FIELD JSGCL 22102
106 SYREN STOMP JSGCL 22102
107 GOING LIKE WILDFIRE JSGCL 22102
108 EAST KENTUCKY COAL MINING MAN JSGCL 22102
109 SHENANDOAH WALTZ JSGCL 22102  
110 MY LORD KEEPS A RECORD JSGCL 22102
111 ROCKHILL RIDE JSGCL 22102  
112 YOUR OLD STANDBY JSGCL 22102  
113 COUNTRY STRINGS JSGCL 22102  
2013 unknown - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers (Jussi Syren [vcl/ mandolin], Juha-Pekka Putkonen [vcl/gt], Tauri Oksala [vcl/banjo], Kari Hella [vcl/bass], + Nelli Ikola [fiddle], Ilpo Niiranen [bck vcl])
114 BROTHER JOE, THE GOSPEL DJ JSGCL 23102
115 WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS JSGCL 23102
116 ECHOES FROM THE BURNING BUSH JSGCL 23102
117 THERE'S NO GREATER MESSAGE JSGCL 23102
118 WE NEED A WHOLE LOT MORE OF JESUS JSGCL 23102
119 MAMA ALWAYS HAD A SONG TO SING JSGCL 23102
120 VISION OF JOHN JSGCL 23102
121 A SIGN OF HIS WONDERFUL GRACE JSGCL 23102
122 THE OLD RUGGED CROSS JSGCL 23102
123 THERE'LL BE NO DYING JSGCL 23102  
124 GARDEN IN THE SKY JSGCL 23102  
125 THE SACRIFICE JSGCL 23102  
2015 Cafe Villa O, Helsinki, FIN - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers (Jussi Syren [vcl/ mandolin], Juha-Pekka Putkonen [vcl/gt], Tauri Oksala [vcl/banjo], Kari Hella [vcl/bass], + Aarne Syren-Lonnberg [vcl], "Lefty Wille" Leppänen [dobro], Nelli Ikola-Heiska [fiddle]. Producer: Jussi Syren)
126 BLUEGRASS SINGER HOBG 003
127 CONVICT ON THE RUIN HOBG 003
128 DADDY DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE HOBG 003
129 PATH OF BROKEN DREAMS HOBG 003
130 ALLEGHENY WALTZ HOBG 003
131 KEIKYÄ MANDOLIN HOBG 003
132 HE REACHES FOR ME HOBG 003
133 THE BANJO SONG HOBG 003
134 MY DREAMS OF YESTERDAY HOBG 003
135 THE AUCTIONEER HOBG 003
136 COMING ON STRONG HOBG 003
137 'TIL THE HEARSE COMES ROLLING ROUND THE BEND HOBG 003
2017 unknown - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers
138 WORDS HOBG 003
2018 unknown - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers, *with Michael Cleveland [fiddle]
139 BLUEGRASS HEADQUARTERS* SAMPCS 45135 2 /BLR 33198
140 OKINAWA WALTZ BLR 33198  
141 I BEEN TO GEORGIA ON A FAST TRAIN BLR 33198
142 THE BALLAD OF THE WHITE DEATH 6 DROP C BLR 33198
143 RIDE BLR 33198  
144 WALKING IN JERUSALEM JUST LIKE JOHN BLR 33198
145 ODE TO BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN BLR 33198  
146 ROAD TO TAMMELUND* BLR 33198  
147 PUT THE BIBLE BACK TO SCHOOL ROOMS BLR 33198  
148 BITTER TEARS BLR 33198  
149 STAY TRUE TO YOUR HEART BLR 33198  
2020 unknown - Jussi Syren and The Groundbreakers (Jussi Syren [vcl/ mandolin], Juha-Pekka Putkonen [vcl/gt], Tauri Oksala [vcl/banjo], Tero Maenpaa [bass])
150 CHRISTMAS HAS COME BLR 33214   
151 BLUEGRASS CHRISTMAS BLR 33214   
152 NORTHERN CHIMES BLR 33214   
153 JINGLE BELL ROCK BLR 33214  
154 IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR BLR 33214
155 BEAUTIFUL STAR OF BETHLEHEM BLR 33214   
156 RIDING IN THE OPEN SLEIGH BLR 33214   
157 A SON IS GIVEN BLR 33214   
158 JINGLE BELLS BLR 33214   
159 CALL COLLECT ON CHRISTMAS BLR 33214  
160 WHITE CHRISTMAS BLR 33214   
161 SILENT NIGHT BLR 33214  
2022 unknown – Jessi Syren and The Groundbreakers (Jussi Syren [vcl/ mandolin], Juha-Pekka Putkonen [vcl/gt], Tauri Oksala [vcl/banjo/dobro], Tero Maenpaa vcl/[bass] + Anneli Mattile [ld vcl-1], Michael Cleveland [fiddle-2])
162 ACROSS THE ROLLING TIDE -2 BLR 33233  
163 ECHOES FROM ANOTHER WORLD -2 BLR 33233  
164 STROKIN' DOWN BLR 33233  
165 SITTIN' IN AN ALL NIGHT CAFE BLR 33233  
166 MORNING HAS BROKEN BLR 33233  
167 SOUTHWEST STORM -2 BLR 33233
168 FOGGY RIVER BLR 33233  
169 PLAYIN' HARD TO GET BLR 33233  
170 TOP OF THE WORLD -1 BLR 33233  
171 ONE STEP CLOSER BLR 33233  
172 NORWEGIAN WOOD BLR 33233  
173 MEAT AND TATERS BLR 33233  



 




ALBUMS
Bluelight [FIN] BLR 3361-2 Factories And Fields: Darling Nellie Across The Sea;  Walkin' In; Factories And Fields;  Hot Pot;  Golden City;  Ramblin' Man; Long, Dark Tennessee Nights;  Midnight Winds;  Where Shall I Be;  We Could Use A Little Rain;  God Put A Rainbow In The Clouds;  Jessica; Bad News - 24-05-99
Bluelight [FIN] BLR 3385-2  The Verdict: The Weatherman; The Verdict; Shotgun Rider; Old Deacon Jones; Didn't They Crucify My Lord; Sawmill Blues; A Boy Called Lonesome; Drivin' My Life Away; Down In The Wasted Valley; White Water Rag; Billy Jack Washburn; Moses Smote The Water; Nothing More Than Just A Dream.  02
Bluelight [FIN] BLR 33112 2 Sea Of Changes: Sea Of Changes; Some Old Side Road; Haulin' The Logs; Highways And Gravel Roads; Man Made Of Glass; Simple Man; Stranger In A Strange Land; The Legend Of Larry Thorne; Restless; Coal Mining Country; Darkness, Darkness; Life Of A Steel Driving Man; Video. Life Of A Steel Driving Man [video] - 04
Bluelight [FIN] BLR 33123-2 Heartagrass : An Acoustic Tribute To Him: The Sacrament; Wings Of A Butterfly;  In Joy And Sorrow;  Solitary Man;  Right Here In My Arms; The Funeral Of Hearts; Join Me;  Buried Alive By Love; Dark Light; Heartache Every Moment - 05
Goofin [FIN] GRCD 6137 Stayin' On Top Of The Beat: Down At Bradley's Bar; Rockabilly Guitar Man : Tribute To Carl Perkins; Somewhere There's A Someone; The Train Of Broken Dreams; Bottle To The Baby; Chickamauga Jeanie; Wild Girl; Steady With Betty; Imitation Of The Blues; You Don't Know My Mind; Slip Slip Slippin' In;  Sure To Fall (With Roy Hohenthal); Hank's Nightmare - 07 Jussi Syren Rockabilly Revival.
Goofin [FIN] GRCD 6145 Most Requested/ New Versions With Special Guests: Life Of A Steel Driving Man; The Legend Of Larry Thorne; White Water Rag : Theme From "Itse Valtiaat"; The Verdict; Midnight Winds; Stranger In A Strange Land; We Could Use A Little Rain; Jessica; Factories And Fields; Sea Of Chnges; Highways And Gravel Roads; Golden City; Haulin' The Logs; Down In The Wasted Valley; Sawmill Blues - 07
Goofin [FIN] GRCD 6156 From Vyborg To L.A.: Call Of The Big Wind; Farmer's Son; Cadillac Lane; Eagle And The Plowman; It's Draggin' Me Down; Mr. Bojangles; From Vyborg To L.A.; Matty Groves; God's Own Singer; Rumble On The Blue Ridge; The Ghost Of Laura Wilkins -  27-08-09
Goofin [FIN] GRCD 6168 Shave And Haircut: 100 Proof Heartaches; Roses Are Blooming; Springtime Is Near; Lost; Southern Lady; Walk Slowly Darling; When The Flowers Bloom In Dixie; Secret Of The Waterfall; Big Man; Forgotten Grave; Down At The Opry; My Tears Don't Show; Tragedy Of Lake Bloom 20-04-11
Snowflake [FIN] JSGCL 22102.The Old Old Home Place Ain't The Same Anymore: My Childhood Home; Detroit Blues; The Old Home Place Ain't The Same Anymore;  Blue Field; Syren Stomp; Going Like Wildfire; East Kentucky Coal Mining Man; Shenandoah Waltz;  My Lord Keeps A Record;  Rockhill Ride;  Your Old Standby;  Country Strings  01-11-12
Snowflake [FIN] JSGCL 23102 There's No Greater Message: Brother Joe, The Gospel DJ; When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels; Echoes From The Burning Bush; There's No Greater Message;  We Need A Whole Lot More Of Jesus; Mama Always Had A Song To Sing;  Vision Of John;  A Sign Of His Wonderful Grace; The Old Rugged Cross; There'll Be No Dying;  Garden In The Sky;  The Sacrifice  13
Home Of Bluegrass [FIN] HOBG 003 Bluegrass Singer: Bluegrass Singer; Convict On The Ruin; Daddy Doesn't Live Here Anymore; Path Of Broken Dreams; Allegheny Waltz; Keikyä Mandolin; He Reaches For Me; The Banjo Song; My Dreams Of Yesterday; The Auctioneer; Coming On Strong; 'Til The Hearse Comes Rolling Round The Bend   20-11-15
Bluelight [FIN] BLR 33198 2 Bluegrass Headquarters: Stay True to Your Heart; Bluegrass Headquarters (feat. Michael Cleveland); Okinawa Waltz; I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train; The Ballad of the White Death 6 Drop C; Ride; Walking in Jerusalem Just Like John; Ode to Bluegrass Mandolin; Road to Tammelund (feat. Michael Cleveland); Put the Bible Back to School Rooms; Bitter Tears -  15-03-19
Bluelight [FIN] BLR 33214 1/BLR 33214 2 Bluegrass Christmas: Christmas Has Come;  Bluegrass Christmas;  Northern Chimes;  Jingle Bell Rock;  It Came Upon The Midnight Clear; Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem;  Riding In The Open Sleigh;  A Son Is Given;  Jingle Bells;  Call Collect On Christmas;  White Christmas;  Silent Night - 13-11-20
Bluelight [FIN] BLR 33233 1/BLR 33233 2 Bluegrass Voice:  Across the Rolling Tide;  Echoes from Another World;  Strokin' Down;  Sittin' in an All Night Cafe;  Morning Has Broken;  Southwest Storm;  Foggy River;  Playin' Hard to Get;  Top of the World;  One Step Closer;  Norwegian Wood;  Meat and Taters – 09-06-23

SINGLES
Home Of Bluegrass [FIN]
HOBG 004 Words – 17 (CD)
Bluelight [FIN]
SAMPCS 45135 2 Bluegrass Headquarters – 15-02-18 (CD)