While researching folk music in America, I came across a collection of songs and stories as told by Finnish Immigrants in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula from 1938.
While researching folk music in America, I came across a collection of songs and stories as told by Finnish Immigrants in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula from 1938.
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sweet I’ll bookmark this for sure
A general recommonedation that might be useful for some readers. Check out these albums:
[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A4nnen-Jukka](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A4nnen-Jukka)
[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratiisin_pojat](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratiisin_pojat)
[https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polkabilly_Rebels](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polkabilly_Rebels)
I checked out the list of the tunes above but didn’t cross check with what materials J. Karjalainen was going through for his folk trilogy. I only remember some of Karjalainen’s songs but the ones that I remember aren’t the same… so they might be new suggestions for O.P. or someone else!
Anyways, another important person that deserves to be mentioned is Jenny Jingo Viitala! She was one of those keeping American Finnish song tradition alive. J. Karjalainen got a lot of inspiration, and also actual material from her recorded archives.
I live very near the upper peninsula of Michigan and I subscribe to this sub because Finland looks so much like the UP it reminds me of home (if we had social health insurance). So, this is very interesting.
Oikee hyvee sample matzq. Very good sampling material.
Holy crap thank you!