Finland’s approach to modern folk music is vastly different than the singer-songwriter-centric subgenre most Americans are familiar with. Over there, it’s not so much a harbinger of heartbreak or ...

Finnish-American musician Sara Pajunen has been deeply immersed in both Western and Nordic classical musical since she was a child. With music degrees spanning two continents and six albums under her ...

In Finland, music is deeply ingrained in society. It's a natural part of daily culture, and the vocal tradition is especially strong. We welcome to the NPR studios one of the great male choirs from ...

Finnish band Steve’n’Seagulls have announced two Australian headline shows around their appearance at Bluesfest this Easter. The cult band – who play a mixture of bluegrass, folk, and metal – will ...

Concerts that span centuries and tug at the Northland's Finnish roots will become common in the years to come now that the Northland Nordic Music Association has formed. The Association's purpose is ...

How often do we read about the alleged folk roots of the great “national” composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries? But how infrequently do musicians and their patrons take any steps to ...

Delight in the haunting melodies and ballads, vocals and virtuosic guitar stylings of Pia Leinonen and Joni Tiala, the Finnish folk duo Vellamo, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 15, at the historic ...

When a Northern Finnish child picked up a kantele mostly to annoy her sister, no one imagined she would become one of the instrument’s boldest contemporary voices.