“Boys of America”
A Finnish brass band tradition in America.
Poijat to U.P. Folklife Festival October 2-3-4-2026
Ameriikan Poijat Finnish brass band from Minnesota has been invited to perform at the Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival to be held in Marquette Michigan on the weekend of October 2-3-4. This event is a celebration and showcase of cultural history of the Lake Superior region where many Finns settled. Ameriikan Poijat will perform a pub gig at Diggs Pub on Friday night, a concert demonstration on Saturday at Northern Michigan University, and a church service at Messiah Lutheran Church on Sunday morning (commemorating Pauline and John Kiltinen).
The festival will also include folk music, foods, crafts, arts, and other folklife activities. Marquette is a 4 hour 30 minute drive from Duluth, during the height of fall color! See https://upfolklife.org/
Poijat Performing in Musiikkitalo Helsinki (Concert Hall). for July 4 Concert
Poijat performing at the Helsinki Esplanade Band Shell- by harbor outdoor market square
Our new 35th Anniversary T-Shirt. Contact Paul about how to obtain one!
Our New Documentary Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFCw8XgHNYU
FinnFun in Rockport Mass, Oct 2023: https://youtu.be/yQJcn8qkuF8?si=48JeJ3iuDL4hqJTE
Recent
Poijat (with Suomi 100 Choir) Christmas Concert Tour in December. Dec 12-13-14.
Dec 12- Mindekirken Church- Minneapolis – 7:00
Dec 13 Cloquet Presbyterian Church, 7:00
Dec 14- Gethsemane Lutheran-Virginia 3:00
Happy Birthday Russ Pesola! See our commemorative LP anthology: Verbena Vinyl in Northfield MN-https://www.verbenavinyl.com
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
