Easy Livin' In Salo on Salossa, Suomessa järjestettävä Uriah Heep -tapaaminen ja jatkaa menestyksekästä Uriah Heep -tapaamisten sarjaa tuomalla elävät legendat paikan päälle esiintymään, jammailemaan ja esitelmöimään musiikistaan. Tämä on erityinen tilaisuus tutustua tarkemmin lukuisia, ajattomia klassikoita tehtailleiden artistien metodeihin ja ajatuksiin muusikista, sen työstämisestä ja esittämisestä.

Easy Livin' In Salo is Uriah Heep meeting held in Salo, Finland. The meeting continues the succesful series of Uriah Heep meetings and brings the living legends to perform, jam and tell about their music. This is a special opportunity to get to know the methods and thoughts behind the music and the individuals that have created numerous timeless classics.

Program | Traffic connections | Accommodation | Fan Jam Session | ELIS Golf Tournament | Songwriting Class

EASY LIVIN' IN SALO - INTERNATIONAL URIAH HEEP FAN MEETING

Salo, Finland 20th - 23rd August 2009

Easy Livin' In Salo is a unique Uriah Heep happening in Finland from 20th to 23rd August 2009. It is held In Salo - a small town only ca. 100 kilometres from the capital Helsinki and it is organised by the Finnish Uriah Heep fan club.

During the three-day events there are concerts with ex-Uriah Heep members Ken Hensley (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Lee Kerslake (drums), John Lawton (vocals) and Paul Newton (bass guitar) plus Circle Of Hands band from Germany, Deiggj band from The Faroe Islands and several Finnish bands. Additional program includes also a unique interactive workshop "Ken Hensley songwriting class", Fan jam sessions, Golf tournament and more.

Event passes cost 50 EUR each including access to all four concerts in the program during three days. All buyers are also entitled to register as applicants to fan jam sessions as well as golf tournament. Ken Hensley songwriting class tickets are sold separately and they cost 25 EUR each.

EASY LIVIN’ IN SALO PROGRAM

Thursday 20th August

Sokos Hotel Rikala

Asemakatu 15

Rockin’ Hood

Rummunlyöjänkatu 7

Friday 21st August

Salo Golf

Anistenkatu 1

Sokos Hotel Rikala

Asemakatu 15

Rockin’ Hood

Rummunlyöjänkatu 7

Saturday 22nd August

Urheilutalo

Perniöntie 7

Sokos Hotel Rikala

Asemakatu 15


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TRAFFIC CONNECTIONS

Salo is situated along the Helsinki - Turku motorway and traffic connections are excellent. You can get there easily by train, bus or car if you fly to Helsinki from abroad.

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BY PLANE:

Helsinki-Vantaa airport is ca. 120 kilometres away. It’s the leading long-haul airport in northern Europe and ca. 60 airlines operate there, also from Asia & North America. From there it’s ca. 1h 30 min drive to Salo if you hire a car, there are several car rental companies at the airport. You don’t necessarily need to hire a car, it’s easy to travel to Salo also by bus. There’s a transfer service directly from the terminal to Helsinki-Turku express bus. Travel time is ca. 1h 45min.

From the airport to Helsinki city it takes ca. 35min. by bus.

Helsinki-Vantaa airport website: www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/home

Tampere-Pirkkala airport is ca. 150 kilometres away. It’s the third biggest airport in Finland. International flights are by Blue1 from Stockholm, SAS from Copenhagen and Ryanair from several European countries. If you fly to Tampere, it’s perhaps best to hire a car because the traffic connections are not as good as from Helsinki or Turku, there are several car rental companies at the airport.

Tampere-Pirkkala airport website: www.finavia.fi/airport_tampere-pirkkala

Turku airport is closest only ca. 50 kilometres away but it’s a lot smaller than Helsinki and Tampere. Finnair, SAS/Blue1, Wizz Air and Wingo fly there. By airport bus to Turku centre is ca. 20 minutes and from there you can take either bus or train to Salo. Also car hire is available at the airport.

Turku airport website: www.finavia.fi/airport_turku

BY TRAIN:

From Helsinki it takes ca. 1h 20min. and from Turku ca. 30 min. There are trains by every hour.

Train timetables: www.vr.fi/heo/eng/index.html

BY BUS:

From Helsinki it takes ca. 1h 45min. by express bus and from Turku ca. 1 h. At rush hour there are buses by every half an hour, at other times by every hour. From Tampere it takes ca. 3h 30min. and usually the routes go via Turku.

You can check the bus times here.

Special offer! 50% discount on bus tickets with Pohjolan Liikenne

If you have bought a concert ticket to Easy Livin' In Salo in advance, when travelling by bus you get a 50% discount on bus fares to Salo from Helsinki, Vantaa or Turku with Pohjolan Liikenne express buses. Just show your ticket and you'll get a two-way ticket for half the price.

Check out Pohjolan Liikenne time tables here: http://www.matkahuolto.info/lippu/fi/pohjolanliikenne/

BY CAR:

Salo is situated along the Helsinki - Turku motorway. From Helsinki it’s ca. 1h 30min. drive and from Turku ca. 30 kin. From Tampere the shortest route is via Toijala and Forssa and it takes ca. 2h 30min.

ACCOMODATION

OFFICIAL EASY LIVIN' HOTELS:

To these Sokos and Cumulus hotels special discount prices for Easy Livin’ In Salo attendants have been negotiated. Remember to mention reservation code ELIS when making the booking. Reservations directly to hotels only by telephone or e-mail and not online. Limited number of specially priced rooms available in each hotel so it’s best to book on time!

Hotelli Cumulus Salo

Länsiranta 10, 24100 Salo
Tel. +358 2 2114 500
Email salo.cumulus@restel.fi
Website: http://www.cumulus.fi

Right in the centre of Salo. Non-smoking hotel. All rooms with wireless and broadband internet connection.

Sokos Hotel Rikala

Asemakatu 15
24100 Salo
Tel. +358 2 7744 100
Email: reception.rikala@sok.fi
Website: www.sokoshotels.fi/hotellit/salo/

Hotel City Rikala

Asemakatu 15
24100 Salo
Tel. +358 2 7744 100
Email: reception.rikala@sok.fi
Website: www.sokoshotels.fi/hotellit/salo/

Both hotels right in the centre of Salo. Lower priced accomodation at Hotel City Rikala (250 meters) with all hotel services at Sokos Hotel Rikala. All rooms at Sokos Hotel Rikala with wireless broadband internet connection. Please note that ALL prices include breakfast and sauna.

JAM SESSIONS

Easy Livin’ In Salo is an event of unique nature in Finland because not only can you enjoy the concerts and other additional program but you can also apply to take part in jam sessions arranged at both Thursday and Friday nights at Rockin’ Hood. The jam will involve fans as well as some of the artists.

If you think your playing or singing skills are good enough to perform Uriah Heep music on stage, you can fill in the entry form here and send it to us but please note that you must have a three-day event pass purchased before you can apply.

Tell us about your skills and experience in playing as clearly as possible. Fill in also the song request field if you have favourite Heep songs or songs you know you can play.

Also remember to add a good quality audio or video sample of your own performance by placing the URL of the file into “Your sample” field (for example like this: “http://www.easy-livin-in-salo.com/sample.mp3”) if you or your band has a website where files can be downloaded or you have Myspace or Youtube-videos. You can also send your sample by e-mail to jamsessions@easy-livin-in-salo.com but please take notice that the attachment is not too large in size so that it can be received via e-mail.

The organising team will choose based on the samples from all applicants those who can take part in jam sessions and they will be notified of that well in time before the event.

There is no extra charge in taking part of the jams, it is completely free to those who have purchased a three-day event pass.

EASY LIVIN’ IN SALO INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

Sponsored by Gigantti, Salo

Easy Livin’ Golf tournament is held on Friday 21st August at Salon Golfkeskus. It is meant primarily for artists, organisers and sponsors or those who have been invited. If you’re into golf and already have a three-day event pass, you can also apply to take part by sending e-mail to golf@easy-livin-in-salo.com.

There is no admission fee, this tournament is sponsored by Gigantti and is completely free-of-charge for purchasers of three-day event pass. Please note that only limited number of players can take part so some elimination will have to take place if there are more applicants than can be taken along.

KEN HENSLEY SONGWRITING CLASS

Read more information on the Ken Hensley Songwriting Class here

Easy Livin’ In Salo is offering a unique opportunity for fans to have an insight to Ken Hensley’s songwriting and working methods and have advice on their own music career in this interactive workshop on Friday 21st of August.

Under the title “There is a song in every one of us”, legendary songwriter, producer and touring/recording artist Ken Hensley will use his extraordinary songwriting gift to encourage writers and non-writers to explore, discover, develop and enjoy the ability to create musical poetry that can not only change their own lives but make a positive difference in the lives of others and the world in which we all live.

Uniquely qualified, Ken has been writing poetry since he was a young boy and began turning his poems into songs at the age of 18. Since then, with more than 40 million records sold, over 300 songs published in a career spanning more than 45 years, he has the background and experience to inform, educate and inspire just about anyone into the field of music that continues to enrich so many lives all over the world.

Importantly, Ken has never had any kind of musical training and never learned to read or write music in the formal way so his class is open to anyone with just a little curiosity. A touch of ambition helps too! And you don’t even need to play an instrument! Remember, a lot of people have made a lot of money from simply being great lyricists!

Talking points:

This is a rare chance since there have been only a few of these workshops arranged so far. The latest was held at CeBit Fair in Hannover in the beginning of March as shorter version. You can see pictures, videos at these links:

Estimated duration of the songwriting class is 5 - 6 hours. Please note that tickets are NOT included in the three-day event pass, they are sold separately and cost 25 EUR each. All proceeds go to Ken Hensley’s Esperanza Street charity organisation.

Order your songwriting class tickets here.

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