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 ...

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence, FinnFest USA offers four full days of special events Sept. 21 through 24, including an all-Finnish program of music from the Minnesota ...

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 ...

While playing 15- and 38-string kanteles, Kardemimmit sings mesmerizing harmonies in original compositions that blend a modern approach with a deep foundation in Finnish, Eastern European and ...

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 ...

Tuomo & Markus released their debut album, Dead Circles, to American audiences today. The folk duo recorded the album at the WaveLab Recording Studios in Tucson with the help of Joey Burns, John ...

The ancient folk music of Finland has served as an inspiration for subsequent musical explorations from artists ranging from classical composer Jean Sibelius to contemporary black metal bands such as ...

Carol L. Krumhansl, Jukka Louhivuori, Petri Toiviainen, Topi Järvinen and Tuomas Eerola This study of Finnish spiritual folk hymns combined three approaches to understanding melodic expectation. The ...

Two popular guests of the Twin Cities classical music world — Gabriel Kahane, based in Portland, Ore., and Finnish musician Pekka Kuusisto — shared their new project, Council, at the Parkway Theater ...

Whether it’s jazz, blues or a bracing Finnish folk song, music may do more than soothe nerves and inspire a little air guitar. It may help stroke victims recover specific verbal and cognitive ...