{"product_id":"teppana-janis-arja-kastinen-teppana-janis-lp","title":"Teppana Jänis \u0026 Arja Kastinen - Teppana Jänis [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: DEATH087LP\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 5050580841031\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 05 Sep 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Folk (Field Recordings)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeppana Jänis was born in the village of Uuksujärvi in Suistamo on 21 June 1850. After becoming blind in the late 19th century, he went house to house, supporting himself by playing the kantele, a traditional Finnish and Karelian plucked string instrument belonging to the southeast Baltic box zither family. He performed at dances and in schools, and also participated in the Suistamo kantele and runosong competitions in 1911.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the summers of 1916 and 1917, the young folk music researcher Armas Otto Väisänen (1890-1969) made collecting trips to Border Karelia. His aim was to collect kantele tunes, laments and shepherd melodies, which were confusingly few in the archives. The 1916 trip was financed by the Finnish Literature Society, who provided a phonograph for recording purposes. In 1917, the trip was financed by the Kalevala Society and the recording was carried out using a parlograph. During these two summers, Väisänen recorded kantele players in the parishes of Suojärvi, Korpiselkä, Suistamo, Tuupovaara, Kitee and Impilahti. Väisänen met Teppana Jänis in both summers and transcribed 22 kantele melodies from him. He recorded 14 of these on wax cylinders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis LP, titled simply 'Teppana Jänis' fuses and intertwines the original raw cylinder recordings with replayed pieces by Kantele player and researcher Arja Kastinen together with the now late Finnish folk musician Taito Hoffrén, taking into account the additional information and notes found in Väisänen's sheet music manuscripts. Warm thanks to the Finnish Literature Society for permission to use the archive recordings, to Risto Blomster for his invaluable assistance, and to the Karelian Cultural Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded 1916-17 and 2020-21.\u003cbr\u003eIn memoriam Taito Hoffrén (1974–2024) credits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e01: Vanha valssi - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e02: Ruskoi - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e03: Lippoa - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e04: Letška - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e05: Vanha letška - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e06: Hoffalssi l. foffalssi - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e07: Hoilolan polkka, 3 parii - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e08: Ruohtalazen falssi - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e09: Vaivazen pojan kaulu (Kantele) - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e10: Vaivazen pojan laulu (Laulu \u0026amp; Kantele) [feat. Taito Hoffrén] - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e11: Runolaulu – Voi minä poloine poiga (feat. Taito Hoffrén) - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e12: Riivattu eli ristakondra ja tšiitžik - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e13: Maanitus eli ribatška ja tšiitžik - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e14: Markan kiža - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e15: Markan kiža sovitus - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e16: Valamon kirkonkellot - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003cbr\u003e17: Valamon kirkonkellot sovitus - Teppana Jänis \u0026amp; Arja Kastinen\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Death Is Not The End","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45245468377244,"sku":"DEATH087LP","price":24.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/1_71fff662-2f4f-4813-812d-850e8130494e.jpg?v=1756503434","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/teppana-janis-arja-kastinen-teppana-janis-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}