Trova was a trio comprised of Ruth MacKenzie (vocals),
Jeffrey Willkomm([vocals,
electric bas)] and Eric Peltoniemi (vocals, guitar, songwriter)
who thrilled audiences for 4 short years from the US to Northern Europe.
Critics branded their unique sound "powerfolk" and it combined the best
elements of urban and contemporary folk, rock and jazz with superior
songwriting, instrumentation and the dynamic voice of Ms. MacKenzie. First
coming together in the music theater, their harmony-driven, percussive and
rhythmic songs sounded quite innovative in the early 1990s, and in many ways
foreshadowed styles that would appear a decade or two later.