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cd cover Liisa Matveinen (Olarin Musiikki)
Ottilia
15.99

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Matveinen interprets the traditional songs of folk singer Ottilia Ilkka (1875-1963), from Sapsilampi in southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. The album features Matveinen's vocals and kantele, along with Maria Kalaniemi, Anna-Kaisa Liedes, Heikki Laitinen and members of the Tallari ensemble.

MP3 samples:
Harmaa
Heilani
Muistan Aijan
Polskaa

"...songs collected by folk musicologist Erkki Ala-Knni, depict an archaic lifestyle in Finland that is as universal as it is local, a life of sadness, joy, births and deaths, simple work, good times and bad. These songs are brought powerfully to life by Matveinen and [the] ensemble... Each of the 16 songs on Ottilia carries well on just the music and vocal delivery and coveys an immediate sense of both the time they were written and the place they have in today's world." - CF (RootsWorld)

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