thumb|right|Pihasoittajat in 1972. Pihasoittajat (1969 to 1975) was a Finnish folk music band with modern popular music influences.
thumb|right|Pihasoittajat in 1972. Pihasoittajat (1969 to 1975) was a Finnish folk music band with modern popular music influences.
== History == Pihasoittajat was founded in 1969 in Finland as an Irish folk music band. The group's founding members included Henrik Bergendahl, Kim Kuusi, Hannu Karlsson, Harry Lindahl, and Kyösti Pärssinen. All of them had played together in various lineups before. At the beginning, Riitta and Petri Hohenthal were also part of Pihasoittajat. Their involvement ended when Petri left to join a different band named Cumulus.
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