Memory of music - folk instrument videos (part 7)

Peasant kantele - Pauliina Syrjälä

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Music

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• Peasant
• kantele
• Pauliina
• Syrjälä
• finland
• suomifinnish
• folk
• music
• world
• ethno
• nordic
• scandinavian
• traditional

[therealsweep]

Superb.

[contactcompany]

Great stuff:)

[laelamarie1]

@ralphyboy25 well, can't argue with that...the music is beautiful and lulling for me

[ralphyboy25]

@laelamarie1 Well perhaps it is a note to self. But I hope that it also inspires others who like this music to seek it out. There is more of this style to be had.

[laelamarie1]

@ralphyboy25 is this "note to self"? Time perhaps that you start uploading..

[ralphyboy25]

@ralphyboy25 Well I finally picked up a copy of her CD "Monet nävöt". I was absolutely enthralled at the beauty and uniqueness of her compositions. This particular piece "Muanitus" is over 8-1/2 minutes long on the CD version. The majority of the CD is similar to this, in that it blends some traditional themes with a lot of improvisional spirit. Pauliina definitely has her own style. Looking for more of her work.

[EneriGiilaan]

@laelamarie1 In Finnish this is called Kantele or Kannel - there many variants and even some new models - like electric ones.

There is actually a family of related instrument around the Baltic, e.g., the Russians have a very similar instrument called Gusli (sp?).

[laelamarie1]

at the risk of showing my stupidity, is there another name for this instrument? Beautiful sounds - I tend to compare to and this would be rain -- running streams....

[ralphyboy25]

I really like the originality in this song. It starts off sounding traditional, and then by 2:12 she plays some chords reminiscent of Jimmy Page's 12-string.

I understand that Paulinna has at least one CD out titled " Monet nävöt ", of which this song "Muanitus" is on. I'm searching for a copy of this CD, as I am guessing it is probably full of a lot of interesting material worth exploring.

[streetwingsband]

Magistral!