Our first CD, "The
Simple Gift," is here! See below for ordering information.
2007 Portrait - outside the family sauna!
Photo by Nathan Tsukroff
www.tsukroffphoto.com
In November 2000, a group of people met in the
basement of the Lutheran Church in South Paris, Maine to learn how
to play Ode to Joy on the kantele. For most, that
Sunday afternoon, a spark of passion for the instrument ignited.
From such a humble beginning, the Maine Kanteles was born.
Originally, the intent for the group was not performance but to
learn how to play the instrument. However, in June 2001, the
Finnish American Heritage Society of Maine invited the kantele
players to perform and loved what they heard. Since that time,
the Maine Kanteles have maintained a regular performance
schedule.
CD RELEASE!
We are proud to announce
that our very first CD, "The Simple Gift," is now available.
It includes a range of styles, from traditional (Kalevala Melody,
Konevitsan kirkonkellot) to contemporary (Down By the River, Vyöry,
Mitä oikein on hiljaisuus?) and familiar American tunes (Edelweiss,
Simple Gifts)....and many others. Proceeds will help support
Kantele Laulu, Inc.
Cost:
$17.00 ($15.00 plus $2.00 S&H) Outside the U.S. $20.00
Click here for
Order
Form (PDF Format)
Also available at
CD Baby!
Upcoming Performances:
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Saturday, April 4,
Rochester, NH The Governor's Inn 2:30
p.m. This performance is a part of "The Kalevala - from Myth to
Marimekko" presented by the Poetry Society of New Hampshire and made
possible by support from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
Sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude with a hands-on kantele
workshop from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Presenters include scholars from
the United States and Canada. Free and open to the public.
For more information:
poetrysocietyofnh@gmail.com or 603.332.0732
Performance sites have included:
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St. Charles Church with The New Camerata Singers
(Brunswick, ME 2009)
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St. Patrick's Church with The New Camerata Singers
(Portland, ME 2009)
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First Parish Church with The New Camerata Singers (Freeport, ME 2008)
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Maine State Museum (Augusta, ME July and
November, 2008)
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Artstream Gallery/New Hampshire Poetry Society
(Rochester, NH 2008)
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St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Coffee House
(Lisbon, ME 2008)
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New Year's Bethel (Bethel, ME 2006, 2007)
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Mission Congregational Church (West Paris, ME 2007)
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The Brick Church (Lovell, ME 2007)
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Andover Old Home Days (Andover, ME 2007)
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Fiddlehead Center for the Arts Cultural Festival
(New Gloucester, ME 2004, 2006)
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Simply Scandinavian (Portland, ME 2006)
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St. Michael's Finnish Lutheran Church (Montreal,
Canada 2006)
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA 2004)
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Ilomantsin kanteleviikko, an annual kantele
festival (Ilomantsi, Finland 2004)
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American Association of University Women (Orono, ME
2004)
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St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts (Berlin, NH
2004)
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"Finn Funn" Weekends (Burlington, VT 2003; Rockland,
ME 2002)
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Festival of Nations (Portland, ME 2003)
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Northern Forest Heritage Park (Berlin, NH 2003)
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Finlandia Foundation, Boston Chapter (Boston, MA
2003)
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Penobscot Language School (Rockland, ME 2003, 2002)
Photos below taken in Ilomantsi,
Finland by Jorma Kohonen, 2004
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