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 ...

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 ...

Concerts that span centuries and tug at the Northland's Finnish roots will become common in the years to come now that the Northland Nordic Music Association has formed. The Association's purpose is ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Vilma Jää enrolled at the Sibelius Academy to study folk music she never expected to end up playing a major role in one of the 21st century’s most acclaimed operas. Kaija Saariaho ...

Free-folk enclaves have seemingly sprouted overnight like so many mushroom rings. From the Bay Area to Brattleboro, Vt., each esoteric scene is filled with ever-changing band names, a ...

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How often do we read about the alleged folk roots of the great “national” composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries? But how infrequently do musicians and their patrons take any steps to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Vilma Jää, a graduate of the Sibelius Academy, has emerged as a key performer in the acclaimed opera 'Innocence,' composed by Finland’s prominent opera creator, Kaija Saariaho. Jää's ...