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Gadfly Records is proud to announce the release of
“From the Land of the Kalevala,” a new CD of
instrumentals and songs from The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble.
The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble (KFME) is the only
touring group of musicians playing traditional folk songs and
instrumentals of Karelia, a large region that is part in Russia
and part in Finland. Warmly received wherever they perform, the
KFME are the keepers of the flame for this distinctive ethnic
music.
The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble is a professionally
trained and widely traveled trio of singers and musicians from
Petrozavodsk, in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. The
ensemble’s music is an exciting and interesting mix of
Finnish, Russian and Karelian cultures. They sing in Finnish,
Karelian and Russian, as well as perform instrumental and dance
music.
The Ensemble first came to the US in 1991 as a university
group with the Petrozavodsk State University. They have since
released two recordings on the Gadfly label, "The Karelian
Folk Music Ensemble" (an all-instrumental CD) and
"Ingrian Folk Songs," which is a set of songs from the
region. The members of the group are:
Igor Arkhipoff. Igor is a graduate of the Petrozavodsk
Conservatory of Music. He has been a featured presenter in the
Petrozavodsk State University Folk Ensemble, Toive and is now
their music director. He is also the music historian and bell
ringer for the island museum of Kizhi, the director of a Finnish
choir, Inkeri and is on the music staff of the Petrozavodsk State
University. In addition to performing in Russia, he has toured
the USA, Finland, Sweden, Poland and Iraq.
Alexander Bykadoroff. Sasha is a graduate
of the Petrozavodsk Conservatory in Choral Conducting. He has
been a choir director, and an orchestra conductor of the Karelian
national folk ensemble, Kantele. As a child, he performed piano
in competitions as a child prodigy and since then has added many
other instruments. He is a composer and music arranger and is
currently the musical director of a folk group Myllarit. With
Myllarit, he has toured Russia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the USA,
Canada, Scotland and Germany.
Arto Rinne. Arto is a graduate of
Petrozavodsk State University and was also a member of the Folk
Ensemble Toive. He started his musical career as a singer in a
boys’ choir when he was six. He sings and plays many
instruments. Currently he performs with the folk group Myllarit
and with them, has toured Russia, Finland, Sweden, Canada,
Norway, the USA, Scotland and Germany.
Winter 2001 tour:
Th. 2/8/01 Wenatchee, WA W. Coast Convention Ctr.
Fri. 2/9/01 Yakima, WA Yakima Valley Museum
Sat.2/10/01 Portland, OR Multnomah Cty. Library
Sun.2/11/01 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
Thu.2/15/01-
Sun.2/18/01 Vancouver, BC Folk Alliance Conference
Sun.2/18/01 Vancouver, BC Scandinavian Comm. Ctr.
Wed.2/21/01 Berkeley, CA Freight & Salvage
Thu.2/22/01 Mtn. View, CA Mt. View House Concert
Sat.2/24/01 Ashland, OR Unitarian Fellowship
Sun.2/25/01 Corvallis, OR 1st Congreg'l Church
Tue.2/27/01 Olympia, WA Traditions Fair Trade
Thu.3/1/01 Portland, OR St. John's Pub
Sat.3/3/01 Richland, WA Batelle Auditorium
Sun.3/4/01 Seattle, WA Nordic Heritage Museum
Thu.3/8/01 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Centre
Sat.3/10/01 NY Mills, MN NY Mills Cultural Centre
