#3192: Finno-Ugric Folk Songs
You probably don’t speak Udmurtian. Or Vepsian. Or Ivorian, Karelian Finnish, or Livonian. They are all Finno-Ugric languages – relatives of Finnish and Hungarian – that are spoken in what was the former Soviet Union. Overwhelmed by Russian, they have not survived as well as Finnish, Hungarian, or even Estonian. Some only have a few dozen speakers. That’s why musicians like Veljo Tormis, the group Hedningarna, and Markku Ounaskari & Samuli Mikkonen have become so interested in the folk songs of these people. We’ll hear these songs in arrangements for chorus, rock band, and jazz ensemble on this New Sounds.
PROGRAM #3192, Finno-Ugric folk songs (First aired on 4-7-11) Â
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Markku Ounaskari, Samuli Mikkonen, Per Jørgensen |
Kuara – Psalms and Folk Songs |
Tuuin Tuuin, excerpt [1:30] |
ECM #2116** www.ecmrecords.com |
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Hedningarna |
Karelia Visa |
Song of the Maiden [4:48] True Love [5:11] |
North side #6025. www.noside.com |
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Värttinä |
Oi Dai |
Oi Dai [3:44] |
Green Linnet #4014** www.greenlinnet.com |
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Veljo Tormis |
Forgotten Peoples |
Vepsian Paths: Forced to Get Married [2:05] Votic Wedding Songs: Distributing the Dowry Chest [1:26] |
ECM #1459/60**Â www.ecmrecords.com |
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Markku Ounaskari, Samuli Mikkonen, Per Jørgensen |
Kuara – Psalms and Folk Songs |
Soldat keljangur [5:57] |
ECM #2116** www.ecmrecords.com |
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Mari Boine (Persen) |
Gula Gula |
Gula Gula [3:43] |
Real World #91631. www.realworld.co.uk |
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Markku Ounaskari, Samuli Mikkonen, Per Jørgensen |
Kuara – Psalms and Folk Songs |
Sjuan Gur [4:44] |
ECM #2116** www.ecmrecords.com |
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Värttinä |
Oi Dai |
Yks On Huoli [4:06] |
Green Linnet #4014** www.greenlinnet.com |
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Veljo Tormis |
Forgotten Peoples |
Livonian Heritage: Day of a Herdsboy [3:23] |
ECM #1459/60**Â www.ecmrecords.com |
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Markku Ounaskari, Samuli Mikkonen, Per Jørgensen |
Kuara – Psalms and Folk Songs |
Pitkä Pajo, excerpt [3:30] |
ECM #2116** www.ecmrecords.com |
