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Säkkijärven polkka (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsækːiˌjærʋen ˈpolkːɑ]; "the Säkkijärvi polka ") is a well-known folk tune from Finland that is very popular with Finnish accordionists. It was especially popularized by Viljo "Vili" Vesterinen (1907–1961). The tune was first recorded in Säkkijärvi (now Kondrat'evo in the Leningrad ...
The folk music band JPP at the 2015 Kaustinen Folk Music Festival in Kaustinen, Finland. Pelimanni music is the Finnish version of Nordic folk dance music, and it is tonal.It came to Finland from Central Europe via Scandinavia in the 17th century, and in the 19th century, it replaced the Kalevalaic tradition.
Ievan polkka. " Ievan polkka " (Finnish for " Ieva 's Polka ") is a Finnish song with lyrics printed in 1928 [1] and written by Eino Kettunen to a traditional Finnish polka tune. The song is sung in an Eastern Savonian dialect spoken in North Karelia. It is sung from the point of view of a young man, about a woman called Ieva (dialectal for the ...
The Suite on Finnish Themes ( Russian: Сюита на финские темы) or Seven Arrangements of Finnish Folk Songs ( Семь обработок финских народных песен) is a suite composed in 1939 for soloists (soprano and tenor) and chamber ensemble in seven movements by the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich ...
Pages in category "Finnish folk songs" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.
History. Loituma's initial incarnation was in the autumn of 1989 as a septet called Jäykkä Leipä ("Stiff Bread"), born in the Sibelius Academy 's Folk music department. The original lineup included singers Sanna Kurki-Suonio and Tellu Paulasto, who later left for Sweden to join Hedningarna. Over the years, the group has persistently followed ...
Pages in category "Finnish folk musical groups". The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sanna Kurki-Suonio. Tellu Paulasto (Virkkala, Turkka) Ulf Ivarsson. Hedningarna (The Heathens) is a Swedish, and for some years partly Finnish, folk music band that mixes electronics and rock with elements from old Scandinavian folk music. Their music features yoik or juoiggus, a traditional Sami form of song.