Finland is the editor's home-away-from-home, a place he visits to too briefly and never enough. So in lieu of Kaustinen and saunas, I make due with the music. Maria Kalaniemi and Kimmo Pohjonen have contributed newly recorded pieces to the festival, both strikingly original, both quite different. We also have some tracks from some new Finnish recordings, more of which will be added throughout the festival this month. - CF

Maria Kalaniemi	Kimmo Pohjonen
A live recording of Finland's most exhuberent player, Teppo Välimäki
A new song from Pekka Lehti and Timo Alakotila Timo also plays piano with piano accordionist Karen Tweed in this live recording Also: Listen to the 1999 Festival of Finns Archive

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