Frankin Tehdas - Atkins' own band

Frankin Tehdas gave it's first public appearance in 1984 in restaurant Kaisaniemi. The opening number was a song by J. Karjalainen called 'Blueskaava'.

The original band members were

• Frank Juha (vocals)
• Frank Kari (guitar)
• Frank Mika (drums & vocals)
• Frank Jari (bass, stage show)

The following people have been playing in the band

• Vocals: Ina, Jane, Juha, (Kari R), Mika, Pupu, Pete, Risto
• Guitars: Kari, Mika, Jyri
• Keyboards: Jarmo, Jouni, Marde, Mika
• Bass: Jari, Jatsi
• Drums: Ari, Jakke, Ilmari, Mika, Raimo, Simo

The music styles and songs have varied being dependent of the band members. Nowadays Frankin Tehdas plays mostly traditional rock in 70's spirit. Here are some examples from our recent play list:

Smoke On the Water (Deep Purple), It's allright now (Free), Easy Livin' (Uriah Heep), Tush (ZZ Top), Crossroads (Cream), Europa (Santana), The Stumble (Bluesbreakers/Peter Green version).

Latest live performance: 17 February 1999, Highlight Café, Helsinki, Finland
Musicians: Pete (vocals), Kari (guitars),Marde (keyboards), Jatsi (bass & Chapman Stick), Ari (drums & percussion)

Many thanks to our faithful audience and sponsors (ATK-instituutti & Tietotehdas)!