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 ...

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 ...

FITCHBURG — The Finnish-American folk music group, Oivan Ilo, will be featured at the Boulder Coffeehouse, First Parish Church Unitarian Universalist of Fitchburg, 923 Main St., on the Upper Common, ...

Free-folk enclaves have seemingly sprouted overnight like so many mushroom rings. From the Bay Area to Brattleboro, Vt., each esoteric scene is filled with ever-changing band names, a ...

This fall, see live performances from some of the top contemporary Nordic folk and jazz artists at Scandinavia House! This season's lineup brings folk artists from Finland to Sweden to Denmark for ...

Those lucky enough to have heard the extraordinary female Finnish vocal group Varttina when it performed at the Old Town School of Folk Music last November were already aware of the current musical ...

People speak of "the Finnish miracle," referring to the surprising number of important musicians produced by the little country (population 5.5 million): conductors, singers, virtuoso instrumentalists ...

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 ...

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