Sinikka (Sinikka Langeland)
Lille Rosa: Kjærlighetsballader
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Medieval ballads and love songs form Østlandet, Norway, sung by one of the countries most repsected young singers, who accompanies herself on kantele (zither). It is sparse, sometimes almost spooky in its bare beauty.

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"The atmosphere is quiet and intense, transporting the listener into an ancient, medieval world where the oral tradition of mythical storytelling was very much alive... A very evocative recording which demands a lot of attention from the listener, but rewards the effort." - www.Folkworld.de

About Sinikka (from The Norwegian Traditional Music Agency)

Sinikka Langeland is a singer and player of the kantele, the traditional Finnish plucked zither. She draws her inspiration from the folk music traditions of Solør and the Finnskogen area of Norway, an area close to the Swedish border which has had a strong Finno-Ugric culture since the 1600's. Her main emphasis is on mystical songs and the tradition of the Kalevala, but she also includes in her repertory ballads from the Middle Ages and has uncovered hitherto unknown material from Solør and Eastern Norway. Sinikka accompanies her singing on a chromatic kantele with 38 strings. She works together with other folk and jazz musicians, and she also composes, having produced works commissioned by the Hedmark Theater and NRK, the Norwegian National Broadcasting. Her singing and playing has been featured in television and radio programs. Other Recordings:
Runoja (2002)
Langt innpå skoga (Deep in the Forest)
Har du lyttet til elvene om natta (Have you Listened to the Rivers in the Night)
Strengen var af røde gull (The String was of Red Gold)
Det syng - ballader på vandring (Singing - Wandering Ballads) (with Agnes Buen Garnås et al.)

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