On their fourth studio album the prophets of fictive world music have taken it one step further – now releasing their first concept album, an epic which the ensemble themselves see as an main works of their 12 years long career. All the songs on the album are based on diaries and stories by Huuro […]
Tyyppi: Äänite (fyysinen tai digitaalinen)
Kansanmusiikkia Pohjois-Pohjanmaalta
Folk music from Northern Ostrobotnia gathered on one cd. Groups featuring are for example Iin Laulupelimannit, Kuivaniemen ja Simon pelimannit, Oulun Pammaus and Nivalan pelimannit. […]
Sytyke: Tulipunapalsami
Sytyke, the only stick-kantele-group in the whole world, has released its debut album. The six members of the band play 19-20-string Saarijärvi kantele, which are played with a wooden stick in the so-called stick style. This way of playing almost disappear in Finland, but is now revived and living again. The musicians of Sytyke – […]
Lyra All Stars: Kalevala
Lyra All Stars has released a record with compositions by Vega Välitalo to texts from Kalevala. The heading is Kalevala, the national epos for the whole people, for all ages. Elias Lönnrot gathered the Kalevala songs from the people and now Lyra All Stars gives the people its own version of what was gathered. […]
Sirkus: Hiluhilu
Sirkus, who has performed mostly Irish folk music during the last ten years, presents new interpretations of well-known Finnish folk songs on their new album Hiluhilu, as well as some own new songs. The musicians Petri and Keijo Keinonen and Heikki Kangasniemi have chosen songs which feel personally important. Even songs as much performed as […]
