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7 Oktober 2018
This morning, I'm listening to the beautiful pentatonic kantele that UK luthier, Michael King, made for me. I wrote this song to express my love for my home in the western mountains of Maine. Today, I'm wishing I was back in Maine for the fall foliage season!
playing my kantele
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10 Februar 2018
Rune 3 of the Kalevala tells the story of a young wizard named Joukahainen who decides to challenge the old and powerful Väinämöinen. Poet Sanna Peden, a Finn living in Australia, retells the story here: Joukahainen challenges Väinämöinen
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21 Juni 2017
Kimmo Sarja made this playable kantele, which was conceived by musician Andrew Cronshaw and lives in Kaustinen's Folk Arts Centre in Finland.