FINNISH FOLK SONGS &
TRAD KANTELE TUNES
Photo: Ulla Nikula
Versioita suomalaisista kansanmusiikkihiteistä – painotus suosikeissani, eli eteläpohjalaisissa
kansanlauluissa, pienkanteleohjelmistossa sekä kantelekappaleissa Perhonjokilaakson soittotyyliin.
Kaikkiin kappaleisiin on ladattavissa nuotit, joita saa käyttää!
Versions of my favourite folk songs and traditional kantele tunes from Finland.
There's sheet music attached to every piece – feel free to use them!
MAAHERRAN POLSKA
trad. Kantele- ja jouhikkosävelmiä, Finland
🖤 NUOTTI / SHEET MUSIC 🖤
One of my favorite traditional small kantele tunes. In the kantele world
we call this playing technique as "mixed style" – strumming and plucking strings in turns.
🖤 NUOTTI / SHEET MUSIC 🖤
One of my favorite traditional small kantele tunes. In the kantele world
we call this playing technique as "mixed style" – strumming and plucking strings in turns.
IRTI MAASTA
trad. Härmän laulukirja, Finland / arr. & interlude melody by Maija Pokela
🖤 NUOTTI / SHEET MUSIC 🖤
🖤 NUOTTI / SHEET MUSIC (with 2nd harmonies) 🖤
🖤 NUOTTI / SHEET MUSIC 🖤
🖤 NUOTTI / SHEET MUSIC (with 2nd harmonies) 🖤
I found this lovely melody from the song book of Härmä and picked suitable lyrics
for it – mostly traditional songs are about old or current loved ones, so I wanted to arrange something
that kids can relate. Irti maasta is a story of courage and curiosity.
for it – mostly traditional songs are about old or current loved ones, so I wanted to arrange something
that kids can relate. Irti maasta is a story of courage and curiosity.
JOS SÄ OLET MINUN HELLUNANI
Casey Driessen's project Otherlands is full of interesting collaborations and sounds from e.g.
India, Japan, Scotland... Finland was lucky to be the country that Driessen got stuck for months due to Covid-19.
He visited Härmä to play traditional Finnish music with me and Antti Järvelä and we picked one of our
favourites - a sweet polska song from Kauhava.
India, Japan, Scotland... Finland was lucky to be the country that Driessen got stuck for months due to Covid-19.
He visited Härmä to play traditional Finnish music with me and Antti Järvelä and we picked one of our
favourites - a sweet polska song from Kauhava.
TUULI SITÄ TUPAA HUISKUTTAA
Casey Driessen, Esko Järvelä, Antti Järvelä & Maija Pokela: The Otherlands Session
Live stream concert in Kalevan Navetta, Seinäjoki 7.5.2020. Watch the whole concert from here!
The story of Tuuli sitä tupaa huiskuttaa is about life that didn't go as expected, keeping
dreaming about old loved one and having misfortune on the way – and in the end accepting
that it's all in the past now, even though it's impossible to forget.
Live stream concert in Kalevan Navetta, Seinäjoki 7.5.2020. Watch the whole concert from here!
The story of Tuuli sitä tupaa huiskuttaa is about life that didn't go as expected, keeping
dreaming about old loved one and having misfortune on the way – and in the end accepting
that it's all in the past now, even though it's impossible to forget.
© Maija Pokela 2021