Group
Auri
Latvian folk ensemble
- From
- Latvia
- Since
- 1990–present
- Releases
- 0
About
Auri is a Finnish progressive folk band composed of vocalist and violinist Johanna Kurkela, keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen (her husband), and guitarist and pipe player Troy Donockley. Holopainen and Donockley are also members of the band Nightwish. Their self-titled first album, Auri, was released on March 23, 2018 and was recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios.
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Holopainen described Auri's style as "rabbit hole music and celestial metal" with "influences from folk music, Celtic music, [and] soundtracks". British rock magazine Prog describes the band as prog folk. The band's name is based on a female character from The Kingkiller Chronicle.
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- latvian
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- MusicBrainz
- 6b559151-b93a-455f-9f78-1d96eafbdc4f
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.