Varttina (trio)
Turner Sims Hall, Southampton
https://www.turnersims.co.uk/events/?timestamp=1512691200
Mari Kaasinen vocals
Susan Aho vocals
Karoliina Kantelinen vocals
One of Finland’s biggest musical exports, Värttinä have their feet firmly rooted in Finnish language, culture and history, but with a sound that is entirely their own. From ancient folk tales and laments to self-composed dance songs, their exquisite three-part harmonies are exhilarating and moving by turn.
Tonight they bring music from their thirteenth studio album Viena, inspired by a trip to the Viena Karelian folklore villages in Russia, where they had unique encounters with the last surviving ‘rune singers’ in the region. These singers are the last living connection to an ancient culture that is thousands of years old, and out of which Kalevala folk poetry tradition was born. Expect powerful songs about legend, landscape and ancestral lore.
The three singers are on fire. Songlines
Date: 8th December 2017
