'Highwater' is the third album from the earthy americana roots rockers from Finland, Joensuu Riihimäki.

Released on December 1, 2017, 'Highwater' includes all their recent singles 'Keep On Marching', 'Hillbilly Falls' and '21' which are already rocking the radio stations in different countries like Finland, USA, Spain, Australia, UK, Canada and Estonia.

At the moment, things are looking good for Joensuu Riihimäki. "Just like our last album 'Where's The Fire, John?' clearly wasn't a 'Greetings From The Edge Of The World' part 2, this new one will break new ground for us, too. It's a fresh new direction while definitely staying true to our ROOTS.", says the band.

A busy schedule of gigs is set for the spring and summer of 2018.

But it took a while to get here...

The origins of the union go back a couple of years, when singer, guitarist and band's main songwriter Sami Joensuu met guitarist Kari Riihimäki at the songwriter's club he was hosting at the time. Things clicked right away and the band evolved from there, hence the name Joensuu Riihimäki (JR). Both last names are also town names in Finland, adding a nice touch to band's road imagery.

The band's mission is to combine singer-songwriter tradition of great songs and various styles within a roots rock group setting.

And sure enough, various music styles are exactly what the musicians in the band grew up listening to, so there's a lot to draw from when it comes to arranging songs. The music of the band has been described as a colourful combination of earthy roots rock and heartfelt singer-songwriter stuff. Influences like J.J. Cale, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Rory Gallagher, Joni Mitchell, The Doors and B.B. King can be heard living in perfect harmony with more modern influences as the musicians in the band get inspired on stuff like U2, Mark Knopfler, Jack White, Tom Petty, Esperanza Spalding, John Mayer and Sting, too.

Their first single 'Joe's Café Blues' was released on Puuma Records in May 2014. Soon after, Joensuu Riihimäki won the 'Band Of The Year 2014' award in Turku Music Awards in their hometown (and actually scored Top 3 next year). The debut album 'Greetings From The Edge Of The World' followed in April 2015. The band did have a great summer and fall as all of the record release tour shows in Estonia and Finland turned out to be killer - not to mention the great album reviews.

The single 'Seven Days' was released in April 2016, and the highly anticipated second album 'Where's The Fire, John?' on July 1, 2016. Record release tour and rave reviews followed.

After their successful Winter Tour 2017 the band went back to the studio to work on their third album 'Highwater'. The album was mixed during their 'Keep On Marching' summer tour and released soon after.

Now consisting of three solid members Sami Joensuu, Kari Riihimäki and percussionist Moilu Moilanen - plus additional musicians on the albums - the band sounds more like a cohesive group than before. “We never force the vibe - it's very spontaneous ...and we like to work fast.”