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Northern Light by Valerie Klemetti Blessley
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fave it Traditional Folk | Celtic
23 tracks | 50 minutes
Released Nov 2004
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:31 Planxty Fanny Power lyrics BUY MP3 02:31 Planxty Fanny Power lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:31 Planxty Fanny Power
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:26 Kalevala Melody lyrics BUY MP3 02:26 Kalevala Melody lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:26 Kalevala Melody
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:53 Hermanni ja Miina lyrics BUY MP3 01:53 Hermanni ja Miina lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:53 Hermanni ja Miina
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:48 Bridget Cruise & Eleanor Plunkett lyrics BUY MP3 02:48 Bridget Cruise & Eleanor Plunkett lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:48 Bridget Cruise & Eleanor Plunkett
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:29 St. Urho's Waltz (Pyhän Uhron Valssi) lyrics BUY MP3 01:29 St. Urho's Waltz (Pyhän Uhron Valssi) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:29 St. Urho's Waltz (Pyhän Uhron Valssi)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:03 Lapatossu lyrics BUY MP3 02:03 Lapatossu lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:03 Lapatossu
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:05 Fynbo lyrics BUY MP3 02:05 Fynbo lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:05 Fynbo
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:29 Mun Kanteleeni (My Kantele) lyrics BUY MP3 02:29 Mun Kanteleeni (My Kantele) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:29 Mun Kanteleeni (My Kantele)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:43 Runolauluja (Runesongs) lyrics BUY MP3 03:43 Runolauluja (Runesongs) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:43 Runolauluja (Runesongs)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:22 Nonesuch lyrics BUY MP3 02:22 Nonesuch lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:22 Nonesuch
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:44 Pakkasjenkka (Frosty Day Schottische) lyrics BUY MP3 01:44 Pakkasjenkka (Frosty Day Schottische) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:44 Pakkasjenkka (Frosty Day Schottische)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:56 Valssi Halsualta lyrics BUY MP3 02:56 Valssi Halsualta lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:56 Valssi Halsualta
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:49 Mairi's Wedding & Fairy Dance lyrics BUY MP3 01:49 Mairi's Wedding & Fairy Dance lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:49 Mairi's Wedding & Fairy Dance
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:22 Koivukannel (Birchwood Harp) lyrics BUY MP3 02:22 Koivukannel (Birchwood Harp) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:22 Koivukannel (Birchwood Harp)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:33 Tuoll' on Mun Kultani (There is My Sweetheart) lyrics BUY MP3 02:33 Tuoll' on Mun Kultani (There is My Sweetheart) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:33 Tuoll' on Mun Kultani (There is My Sweetheart)
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:24 Deer in a Riverside Meadow lyrics BUY MP3 01:24 Deer in a Riverside Meadow lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:24 Deer in a Riverside Meadow
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:33 My Lagan Love lyrics BUY MP3 02:33 My Lagan Love lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:33 My Lagan Love
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:59 Planxty Irwin lyrics BUY MP3 01:59 Planxty Irwin lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:59 Planxty Irwin
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:37 Carolan's Draught lyrics BUY MP3 01:37 Carolan's Draught lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:37 Carolan's Draught
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:00 Lachen lyrics BUY MP3 01:00 Lachen lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:00 Lachen
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Luscious Celtic and Scandinavian music on harp and Finnish kantele. Step into Northern Light and drift through the mystical lands of the Irish bards and Finnish poets with dulcet harp, bright kantele and lyric woodwinds.
Bio / Background
Northern Light - Artists seek it; wise men follow it.
Since the 19th century, the kantele has been the Finnish national instrument. Its history dates back about 2000 years, and is described in the epic poem, the Kalevala. In the epic, the hero Väinämöinen made the first kantele from the jawbone of a pike. Its music was so powerful that the whole world stopped to listen. The traditional instrument was carved from a single piece of wood with 5 strings stretched across the sound board. Modern day kanteles may have up to 38 strings, and some also have sharping mechanisms.
Valerie Klemetti Blessley began playing the kantele several years ago in Portland, OR, after playing the harp for many years. Making the transition between the instruments has been challenging as she has learned new techniques of string playing. Her kantele playing style is a hybrid of classical harp and folk kantele techniques.
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