The events and lessons of the Runoi’s Kantele Camp can be followed online on the camp’s youtube-channel. The events are free and the lessons are available via paid links. Live streaming by Jarmo Romppanen from Videotuotanto Vauhtiluiska Oy. Some events may be published retrospectively. The details of each stream will be informed closer to the […]
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Teppana Jänis – Album release Feb 28, 2021
February 18, 2021
Teppana Jänis – Album release February 28, 2021 (AANIA-37). The transcriptions are published earlier in the book “KIZAVIRZI karjalaisesta kanteleperinteestä 1900-luvun alussa”. With the book the CD comes for free. The digital album can be found, for example, at Spotify. This is the very first audio release from Teppana Jänis (1850–1921). The original recordings were […]
Read more...A Unique Runoi’s Kantele Camp, June 16-20, 2021, in Mekrijärvi, Ilomantsi
January 03, 2021
Welcome to participate the unique kantele camp in the landscapes of the runosingers of Ilomantsi in June 16-20, 2021! This special workshop gives you the tools to combine the ancient runosong and the kantele with creative music making. You will be familiarized with the two most famous runosingers of Ilomantsi, Simana Sissonen and Mateli Kuivalatar, […]
Read more...Six Hours of Exploratory Improvisation – The Analysis
January 02, 2021
Arja’s analysis of the exploratory six-hour improvisation with the EEG-measurement in 2017 is now published at the Research Catalogue site. The analysis is available for download on the Research tab. Abstract Creativity is seen as a fundamental human capacity which also seems to be very sensitive in escaping scientifically controlled conditions. During the last decades, […]
Read more...Satasarvi – Finnish Journal of Folk Music Research
December 30, 2020
The new scientific journal Satasarvi, published by the University of the Arts Helsinki, Sibelius Academy Folk Music Department, is aimed at promoting the research and discussion of folk music in Finland and internationally. Read the news at the university’s site from here. The first journal was published Dec 21, 2020. It contains seven articles from […]
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