Track listing
17 tracks · 54:50Traditional
- 1 Ol' kaunis kesäilta (One lovely summer evening) 4:27
Samuel Rinda-Nickola
- 2 Polska I 1:21
Traditional
- 3 Oi jos ilta joutuisi (If Only Evening Would Come) 3:35
Samuel Rinda-Nickola
- 4 Polska II Elia 1:41
Traditional
- 5 Kun ystävä jätti (When My Beloved Left Me) 4:42
Samuel Rinda-Nickola
- 6 Polska III Lampaanpolska 2:00
Traditional
- 7 Olet maamme armahin Suomenmaa (O Dearest Finland, Thou Art Our Land) 4:39
Samuel Rinda-Nickola
- 8 Polska IV Johans Ylinickola 1:45
Traditional
- 9 Tuolla mun kultani (Yonder My Sweetheart) 3:52
Samuel Rinda-Nickola
- 10 Polska V 1:34
Traditional
- 11 Kukapa se saunan lämmittääpi (And Who Should Heat the Sauna) 3:16
- 12 Läksin minä kesäyönä (A Wandring on a Summer's Eve) 4:09
Samuel Rinda-Nickola
- 13 Polska VI 1:27
Traditional
- 14 Heilani kotihin on monta tietä (There Are Many Roads to My Sweetheart's Home) 4:42
Samuel Rinda-Nickola
- 15 Polska VII Kouon frouva 1:57
Traditional
- 16 Härmän häät (Wedding in Härmä) 6:44
Konsta Jylhä
- 17 Vaiennut viulu (The Violin Fallen Silent) 2:59
Features
Booklet with liner notes written by the performing soloist, in English and Finnish
The artists
Pekka Kuusisto
Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto is one of the most versatile and distinctive musicians working today. Always demonstrating his extraordinary individuality and imagination, he is unusually free and fluid in his approach and has been acclaimed for the spontaneity and freshness in his playing. Setting Pekka Kuusisto apart from most other violinists of his generation is his desire and ability to improvise, and his love of playing many different styles of music, channeling the same intensity into each genre.
The Luomu Players
The Finnish folk band Luomo Players was founded by Pekka Kuusisto and Anna-Mari Kähärä (accordion & vocals), and also consists of Timo Myllykangas (double bass) and Zarcus Poussa (percussion).