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The new scientific journal Satasarvi, published by the University of the Arts Helsinki, Sibelius Academy Folk Music Department, is aimed at promoting the research and discussion of folk music in Finland and internationally. Read the news at the university’s site from here. The first journal was published Dec 21, 2020. It contains seven articles from […]

Arja Kastinen will play the museum kantele replicas and tell about their history and about the background of the music at the domicile of the runosinger Simana Sissonen in Mekrijärvi, Ilomantsi (Mekrijärventie 22, Ilomantsi) on the 5th of July, 2020, at 1 p.m. Simana Jyrinpoika Sissonen (1786–1848) was perhaps the last great runosinger of the […]

The second collaboration album from Peter Phippen and Arja Kastinen is released on May 19, 2020. The album Forest of a Thousand Songs (TEMPS07) is published digital only. Journalists and album reviewers can also ask for a promotional CD from kantele(at)temps.fi. The album can be found on Spotify, Amazon etc. If you wish to support […]

The 11-string kantele guidebook In Visible Vibration is now available also as a downloadable pdf. At the Temps Store there are two options; you can get both the physical guidebook and the downloadable file + the Last Gathering CD for 19,00 € from here, or you can buy just the downloadable file for 9,99 € […]

The Finnish-Karelian 5-string kantele played with the old plucking technique was a part of the ancient runosong culture. The kanteleplayers played the runosong melodies, improvised, and the instrument could also be used to accompany the runosongs. Old runosong melodies were published in two collections during the early 20th century: Inkerin runosävelmiä (Runosong melodies from Ingria, […]