HAPPY TIMES
Long story... short !

The Band was born in 1991 in Utti village, 10 mails east from KouvolaCity,Here in Finland. The Russian borderline is only 80 mails east from Kouvola.
Iīm the only one whoīs still playing in Happy Times, otherīs original players are quit or doing music with some else bandīs. Iīm pleasend because I allways found new players in this band, and they bring something new energy and groove..

And whatkind of music we playing? Well, I call itīs something like… 50īs and 60īs and 70īs Beat,Rock, Surf, influences staff… ( Some nameīs: Link Wray, Dick Dale, Elvis, Kinks, Agents, Badding,etc..) And offcourse some Originalīs from Band.
When we doing kickīs here in Finland we play with singing and also Instrumental maybe half and half.. But ,,,We hope that someday we touring around the world and then we playing only INSTRUMENTAL`S. Thatīs because the sound of guitars are still very INTERNATIONAL!

We also have a nice little studio called; "Mysteryland" there we doing our records . We have done records since year 2001.

  • Thunderball EP 2001/ SOLD OUT! Sorry.

  • Turhaan päivät, turhaan yöt longplay. 2003 including our own material with Singing./ BUY THIS ONLINE OUR SHOP!

  • Soittaa Baddingia EP 2004 Tribute to Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki who was a Finnish songwriter/singer/ SOLD OUT! Sorry.

INSTRUMENTAL Records:

  • Twanging around the world 2002. / Twangsville productions/ Various artists. We have 5 instrotrack in this album.

  • Guitar mania, finn twang 2 2004/ Rarity records Holland/ Various artists, 2 song from us.

  • Rautalankaparaati 2005 /Twangsville productions/Various artists, 2 song from us.

  • Rautalanka Coctail 2006 / Power records / Various artists, 2 song from us.

  • INSTRUMENTAL CIRCUS 2007 /Twangsville productions/ Finally our own longplay instrumental album
    + Bonus track music video "The boys of summer" written by Don Henley./    BUY THIS ONLINE OUR SHOP!

    DVD

  • Finnish graffitti 2007/ Power records/ Various artists / We have "The boys of summer" video on this DVD. Others bandīs are Laika& Cosmonauts, The Charades, etc..

    So thatīs what we do.Itīs simple somekind of Rockīnīroll but we like it!!! If you want to hear our play alive or records please contackt: janne.tokko@pp.inet.fi or acoustic post:

    Janne Tokko/ Happy Times
    Sippolankatu 2b24
    45150 Kouvola/ Finland


    Hereīs some linkīs: www.twangsville.net , www.polarartistit.fi , www.markohaavisto.com , www.virtualpilots.fi , www.viitalo.com , www.laikaandthecosmonauts.com , www.rautalanka.org/forum , www.thecharades.info