Pasi Lautala (left)

Listen to a few samples of their perfomance.

Finnish Song: WMV Movie clip 4 Mb

Waltz: WMV Movie clip 1 Mb

Finnish Song2: WMV Movie clip 5 Mb

Finnish Song3: WMV Movie clip 3Mb

CEE Grad student Pasi Lautala, Bio Sci Lab supervisor Mike La Beau are part of a unique band now performing in the Copper Country, The Pasi Cats, who play Finnish music from 40's to today, waltz, polka, jenkka, fox, tango, country and humppa music.

Their flyer states, 'Arguably the 3rd best Finnish Dance Band in the whole Copper Country'

Pasi Lautala - accordion and lead vocals
Raimo Aamukinkku (Randy Wakeham) - base and vocals
Kerkko Kaunispoika (Mike LaBeau) - drums and vocals
Paris (Bob) Hiltunen - electric guitar and vocals
Kullervo (Keith) Rintala - electric guitar and vocals
Ori (Oren) Tikkanen - mandolin and vocals

Recently the band helped the Chassell community celebrate summer with an authentic Lavatanssit (Finnish Dance Hall dance at the Centennial Pavilion in Chassell, Michigan on August 11th.

Pasi Lautala has been conducting the 'Summer in Finland' program for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Railroad Engineering class

Click to see flyer

Pasi Cats contact: Pasi Lautala ptlautal@mtu.edu