FALCON TRAILS – Coming Home

Famed Finnish composer Mika Grönholm has put together a 70s Rock/Funk album with vocalist Lee Small (Lionheart, Arkham’s Razor, Andy Scott’s Sweet), and Finnish session drummer Tom Rask that takes us musically time travelling back to the early 70s. The band is called Falcon Trails, and the tracks for Coming Home were recorded in 2018 and 2019. The end result is a great rock/funk album that keeps you tapping your foot.

Back To The Roots

Falcon Trails – Coming Home is like a love letter to a bygone era when artists like Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder and Pink Floyd ruled the airwaves.

“It was the music we first heard as children, and it stayed in our hearts and minds forever,” Mika says. “We heard and saw those bigtime bands making their mark in our generation, and in our own way, we respect that spirit with our music. We take our hats off to those great acts such as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Pink Floyd, and many others.”

Le Small’s amazing vocals put the album over the top. Mika continues: “When we were writing the tracks for the album, I did rough vocal-guide melodies. Then I sent those on to Lee, and he changes what he needs to suit him and his very soulful vocal style, lifting the songs and taking them to where I wanted them to be. Both of us having such a similar style and thinking makes the creative process very enjoyable and easy.”

Final Notes

Coming Home has a lot to offer Rock and Funk fans who dig groovy beats and soulful vocals. The instruments are all great, and the mix is excellent. Fans of Lionheart will love hearing Lee paying homage to his roots on this album. Mika Grönholm has done a great job playing all of the guitars, bass and keyboards, and has succeeded in writing songs that fit right in to the 70s style and sound, only with a modern take and mix. If you love 70s Rock/Funk, you’ll find a lot to like on this album, and if it’s all new to you, it’s well worth giving a listen.

Lineup

• Mika Grönholm – guitars, bass, keyboards
• Lee Small – lead & backing vocals
• Tom Rask – drums
• Michelle Lynch – backing vocals on tracks 1, 5, 9

Coming Home – Tracklist

1. Fastlane
2. Feel
3. The Way We Want
4. Soul Satisfaction
5. Devotion
6. Caught
7. Winter’s Blues
8. Last Hearts of Fire
9. Safe in My Arms
10. Stars
11. Coming Home
12. Sapphire Sky

Check out the new video for “Caught” by Falcon Trails off of their new album: Coming Home