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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Playing Kantele
A rather utilitarian video of my playing, Little My, one of my five string kanteles. The instrument shows up many times in my short story collection, Unikirja.
16 comments:
Anonymous
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Nice Vlog! The instrument is beautiful and I love the sound. :)
I've played the guitar, both acoustic and electric for 45 years, and I'm a fan of all stringed instruments. I'd never seen this one before. Thanks for sharing this, and happy pickin' & strummin'!
Marvin D Wilson http://inspiritandtruths.blogspot.com/ http://tiedyedtirades.blogspot.com/
Gee, that was just great. What a pretty sound the Kantele makes--due in part to the musician, for sure. Nicely done. Charming post. Galen http://GalenKindley.com
This is so cool! I want to learn to play! I love when bloggers include videos within posts -- And you kept it to under 1:30, which I think is a good cutoff for time.
Thank you all for the kind comments! The kantele is a beautiful and soothing instrument. It's easy to picture all the animals laying down to listen to Väinämöinen play, isn't it?
Alexis -- it's also very easy to learn, particularly the 5-string. In Finland, they introduce them to small kids in school.
That was excellent. The video clip is well done and plays smoothly without pausing, even on my stubborn laptop. The instrument sound is nice -- reminds me of the instrument my aunt used to play as she demonstrated folk music from the Appalachians.
16 comments:
Nice Vlog! The instrument is beautiful and I love the sound. :)
I've played the guitar, both acoustic and electric for 45 years, and I'm a fan of all stringed instruments. I'd never seen this one before. Thanks for sharing this, and happy pickin' & strummin'!
Marvin D Wilson
http://inspiritandtruths.blogspot.com/
http://tiedyedtirades.blogspot.com/
A nice sounding instrument - I enjoyed the demo. Thanks.
Jane Kennedy Sutton
http://janekennedysutton.blogspot.com/
Gee, that was just great. What a pretty sound the Kantele makes--due in part to the musician, for sure. Nicely done. Charming post.
Galen
http://GalenKindley.com
This is so cool! I want to learn to play! I love when bloggers include videos within posts -- And you kept it to under 1:30, which I think is a good cutoff for time.
What a great change of pace, although you've been leading up to it all along. Wonderful- You've Got Talent!
Karen K. Brees, Ph.D.
http://www.karenkbrees.com
http://www.practicalpreserving.blogspot.com
Thank you all for the kind comments! The kantele is a beautiful and soothing instrument. It's easy to picture all the animals laying down to listen to Väinämöinen play, isn't it?
Alexis -- it's also very easy to learn, particularly the 5-string. In Finland, they introduce them to small kids in school.
I'm saving to get one of the cherry red electric 15-strings from Koistinen. They are really gorgeous.
What a beautiful sound it makes! Thanks for introducing me to the Kantele. I really enjoyed your clip...
Elizabeth
http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/
That was excellent. The video clip is well done and plays smoothly without pausing, even on my stubborn laptop. The instrument sound is nice -- reminds me of the instrument my aunt used to play as she demonstrated folk music from the Appalachians.
Patricia
http://patriciastoltey.blogspot.com
Charming and magical!! I love the melodic sound of your Kantele. Also, your presentation was very natural and appealing. Video length was perfect.
Jina
http://tinyurl.com/BerlinSexDiary
That was both charming and educational. Thank you for sharing that with me.
Alan Chin
Author of Island Song
http://alanchin.net
This will inspire me to finally get the audio speakers on my computer working - they've been silent for far too long!
Alas, I can't get the photos to download today, much less the vlog. Sigh. The delights of country living include dial-up.
Dani
http://twitter.com/blogbooktours
Thanks for sharing! I love the sound.
Thanks for sharing your playing of the kantele. That was lovely!
As Patricia Stotley notes, the semblance to an autoharp is strong, and not unflattering to either.
Get down with your musical self, Kate!
LOL -- I don't think I ever noticed just how asymmetrical my face is! Wow. Thanks for the kind comments. Glad folks enjoyed it.
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