Finnish Music; Swedish Music
Object Details
- General note
- DPA number 74.402.10
- Local Numbers
- FP-1974-7RR-0171
- General
- 74.402.10
- Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
- Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 5, 1974.
- Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Old Ways in the New World Program 1974 Washington, D.C.
- Artist
- Syrja.lahti, Hannu, 1950-
- Niskanen, Tuuri, b. 1899
- Moraeus, Lars Olov, 1955-
- Borgmastars, Jonas
- Collection Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Place
- United States
- Washington (D.C.)
- Scandinavia
- Sweden
- Finland
- Topic
- Folk music -- Sweden
- Folk music -- Finland
- World music -- Sweden
- Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Old Ways in the New World Program 1974 Washington, D.C.
- Artist
- Syrja.lahti, Hannu, 1950-
- Niskanen, Tuuri, b. 1899
- Moraeus, Lars Olov, 1955-
- Borgmastars, Jonas
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife / Series 7: Old Ways in the New World / 7.3: Audio
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording
- sound-tape reel (analog, 7 in.)
- Date
- 1974 July 5
- Archival Repository
- Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
- Identifier
- CFCH.SFF.1974, Item FP-1974-7RR-0171
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
- Contents
- Finnish Music with Presenter Paula Hirsto, Field researcher Gordon Tracie - 1st song: Tune from Ostrobothnia (City in Finland), performed by three musicians. - 2nd song: A finnish "Polska". - 3rd song: Introduction of the Kântele, in English the Table Harp (the national instrument of Finland), one of the oldest string instruments. Then, a modern Karelian (from the Republic of Karelia, which influenced Finnish folk music) song is played by Hannu Syrjälahti. - 4th song: "Karelian Ballad" played in a Finnish folk style by Hannu Syrjälahti. The song tells the story of a woman who just got married but is weeping because her husband is not tender with her. - 5th song: "Finnish Polka" played by Finnish fiddler Tuuri Niskanen and Swedish fiddlers Lars Olov Moraeus and Jonas Borgmastars. Opening of the second program : Sweden - 6th song: "Ganglat fran Dalarna" (Walking Tune from Dalarna), with fiddlers playing the traditional folk instrument of sweden : The Fiddle Last Song
- Restrictions
- Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510202147-1503510202220-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0