Hiski Salomaa - Lännen lokari

This is an old Finnish immigrant song from the USA recorded in New York at 01.06.1930.
In fact Hiski Salomaa wasn't the most famous singer at Finns ballrooms, but he is one of those few, whose songs has been recorded and recordings has survived through these years.
These songs are mainly stories about hard work, homesick and clever notices about their new home country.
Finnish immigrants were known as "quiet people", they were hard workers working mainly as loggers and miners.
At free time they gathered together at their Halls where this kind of travelling musicians were entertaining them.
In some songs they are using Fingelska, an language including some words from English.
I hope owners of the rights want to see this as an honor to artist, which it really is !
And same goes to these random photos, which I have found from net.
My hope is , that everyone can just listen to these songs and think some minutes of those hard times, which these brave men and women has spent far away from home. Enjoy !

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Hiski
• Salomaa
• Lännen
• lokari
• Finns
• Immigrants
• History
• recordings

[granskare]

I saw the term 'HISKI' on a Finnish genealogy site but I never knew what it meant...still don't :)

[cojwat]

@granskare _ In your case it’s an abbreviation from HistoriaKirjat (HistoryBooks) - we have had here in Finland so called HisKi-project. But what does Hiski mean as an first name, I don’t know- maybe nothing. It’s not in general use anymore.

[TusinaImmonen]

@cojwat Hiski (and Hiskias, which was his full name) comes from Hezekiah who was the ruler of Judea from 716 to 687 BC.

[cojwat]

@TusinaImmonen _ Thanks, sounds sensible, of course. Hope "granskare" reads this answer too.

[mololol]

"Ballrooms" :)

[cojwat]

@mololol :), nooh, siihen aikaan "tanssisalit" on olleet ainoita tapaamispaikkoja, joten "ballroom" on saattanut olla hyvinkin kuvaava termi...;)!

[TZukiMrAxlson]

Kappalehan tappokamaa, tietty. Ja Suomen kulttuurissa sieltä tärkeimmästä päästä. Loistavia valokuvia! Kiitos niistä-kin!

[vaniljapulla]

"Täss'on lokari ny lännen risukossa..." Hiskihän ei henk.koht. tainut elää kiertolaiselämää, mutta täällä ollaan hengessä mukana - myös kääpiövillakoira Hiskissä elää suomalainen sisu!

[Busukis]

Nostalginen sävel ja sanat.

[jattam47]

kari tapio

[helveteguy]

Capitan

Toivo Mækelæ

voluntario canadiense

por la libertad

Batallon

Mackenzie Papineau

murio gloriosamente

en la defensa de caspe

marzo 1938

[remade1]

Hearing this make me want to play Red dead redemption!

[piraan2]

This is my favorite song. If you know anything about of this history, so it should be yours too.

[granskare]

@cojwat got it !

[granskare]

@RunkkaajaApina thanks - it was a strange thing but now, thanks to many. it is solved :)

[RunkkaajaApina]

@granskare I'm pretty sure it doesn't really mean anything... it's just a nickname for "Hiskias" which was Hiski Salomaa's real first name.

[Therealplstone]

@Vanhaeno *korjaus* enkelisko se on yks kieli