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RUSSIAN KARELIA

  • MYLLARIT  "The Millers" are a vocal, instrumental, acoustic / electric folk music group from Petroskoi, performing trad Karelian music. Guitars, keyboards, jews harp, jouhikko, kantele, fiddle, bass, accordion drums. Their latest album is less party music compared to to their earlier 

    • Tenth Spring (2002: live in Petrozavodsk) (MCR 001-2002) OUT OF PRINT 
    Birth of an Island (2004 ) 20,00 
     

ESTONIA

  
  • COLLAGE Complete recordings from legendary and brilliant Estonian 7 piece group from 1970-76. Three female singers and four male musicians doing amazing and daring combination of jazz, folk, pop, classical music, with a fifties and sixties flavour. There is nothing like this anywhere. Deluxe 2 CD set with English notes and fotos. Without a doubt one of the coolest albums and bands ever. Essential.

    • Parimad Lood 1970-76 (Hyper 804-6) OUT OF STOCK 
  • SOFIA JOONS / EMMA HARDELIN / MELIKA HAINSOO Vocals, bowed harp, fiddle, zither, harmonium. Featuring Emma Hardelin of Triakel. . OUT OF STOCK.

    • Strand...Rand - Folk Songs and Chorales from West Coast of Estonia (2002) (JVCD 004) OUT OF STOCK     
  • VIRRE Folk music quartet: violin, viola, 12 string guitar, percussion, vocals. Trad pieces. OUT OF STOCK.

    • Esimene (2002) 19,00 OUT OF STOCK 
  • PEETER VÄHI Estonian composer and a new album of modern meditative folk-inspired electronic/acoustic music. Performers include Estonian National Male Choir, English Handbell Ensembele Arsis, Hungarian singer Irén Lovász. 

    • Supreme Silence (1999) (CCnC 00182) OUT OF STOCK  
  • WEEKEND GUITAR TRIO VERY impressive kind of psychedelic avant-garde electric instrumental trio. Composed and improvised music for electric guitars and electronics. Anyone into this field will be very happy with this excellent album. Recommended!

    • Animotion (2001) (211200-001) 18,50 
    Aim (2003) (211200-003) 18,00 
  • COMPILATIONS 

    • AIRS ANCIENS "Olden Tunes"  Radio and field recordings from 1912 - 1987. Lots of solos: bagpipe, hurdy-gurdy, herdsman horn, kannel, accordion, stringed instrument rataslüüra and more. Excellent collection with extensive English notes. Essential for anyone interested in Baltic traditional music.(Ocora 600012).   OUT OF STOCK 
    SINGING REVOLUTION (Live choral recordings from Tallinn Song Festival 1994) (Erdenklang 40762)   OUT OF STOCK
  

SETULAND

  • COMPILATIONS 

    • SETU SONGS (Women's choirs of Setuland, recorded in Helsinki 1990/91. Eighteen selections, extensive notes.) (MIPUCD 104) 13,50  (Note: this excellent title is now out of print. Limited stocks now available.)
  

LATVIA 

  • DANCO DIEVIS Latvian dance music, produced by Ilgi's multi-insrtrumentalist Maris Muktupavels.

    • Danco Dievis (2000) (UPE CD 019). OUT OF STOCK. 
  • DZINTARS Latvian women's choir 

    • Songs of Amber (1989 recorded by Mickey Hart, Jerry Garcia) (Ryko 10130) 17,00 OUT OF STOCK   
  • ILGI Latvia's premier contemporary folk music group. Features Ilga Reizniece- vocals and violin, Maris Muktupavels - vocals, kokles and accordion, plus bassist, guitarist, percussionist, more. Excellent.

    • Agrie Gadi (2 CD collection of recordings from 1981-1993) (UPECD 032) 20,00 
    Riti (LBR 001). OUT OF STOCK. 
    Saules  Meita (1999) (UPE CD 004). OUT OF STOCK.  
    Seju Veju (2000) (UPE CD 106). OUT OF STOCK. 
    Speleju Dancoju (2002: musical based on play by Latvian poet Janis Rainis) (UPECD 038). 17,00  
    Kaza Kapa Debesis  (2003) (UPECD 048). OUT OF STOCK.  
  • JAUNS MENESS Folk-rock project with Ilga and Maris from Ilgi. Male voice, guitar, accordions, violin, kokles, bass, percussion, mandolin. 

    • Garastavoklis (1997) (UPE CD 001) OUT OF STOCK 
    Best of (1995) (SWHL&M 006). OUT OF STOCK.  
    Kopotie Ieraksti (2001: 4 CD box set retrospective) (UPE CD 030). OUT OF STOCK.  
  • INGRID KARKLINS Singer from Austin Texas with Latvian roots. Trad Latvian songs plus some originals by Ingrid. Violin, cellos, guitars, drums, bass etc. 

    • A Darker Passion (1992) (GLCD 1118) 20,00  
  • LABRITINI, RITINA Children's songs performed by JAS nursery school pupils and Ilga Reizniece (fiddle, kokles, whistle), Gints Sola (guitar), Mikus Cavarts (percussion), Kaspars Tobis (keyboards)

    • Labritini, Ritina (2001) (UPE CD 028) 17,00 
  • LATVIESU DANCI Latvian dances performed by Ilga and Maris from Ilgi group. Colorful packaging and some English notes.

    • Latviesu Danci (1999) (UPE CD 011) 17,00  
  • BIRUTA OZOLINA Singer and kokles player. First CD of trad material and it's quite nice. Simple, folky and a good feeling throughout. Quality packaging, English notes.

    • Bolta Eimu (1999) (UPECD 013) 17,00  
  • PAGANU GADAGRAMATA Latvian folk music project featuring vocalist/violinist Ilgi  Reizniece and bagpiper/accordionist Maris Muktupävels, both from the Ilgi group, plus kokle, keyboards, flute, recorder, guitars, basses, percussion. Another very strong album of mostly trad/arr material. If this is the direction the Ilgi folks are going, there is a great future ahead for Latvian music!

    • Paganu Gadagramata (1999) (UPECD 009) 17,00 OUT OF STOCK 
  • ENSEMBLE RASA Quintet from Riga: voices, bagpipes, kokles, trumpet, accordion, reeds, panpipes, drums, violin, flute, ocarina, clarinet 

    • Music of Solar Rites (1993 recording) (Inedit W 260062) 19,50 OUT OF STOCK 
  • RIGA DOM BOYS CHOIR Forty or so men and boys and 7th CD. Religious choral pieces with some modern-ish electric accompaniment. Stylish and somehow effective.

    • Odi Et Amo (1999) (UPE CD 010) 17,00  
  • STALTI FAMILY Livonian folk music group. Debut CD of thirty-five trad pieces.

    • Livonian Songs (1998) (RS 018) 18,50 OUT OF STOCK 
  • SUPULDZIESMAS Collection of Latvian lullabies, new recordings produced by Ilga and Maris from Ilgi. 

    • Supuldziesmas (2000) (UPECD 018) 17,00  
  • VILKI Wolves are Latvia's only men's vocal group that specializes in warrior songs. Nine member group performing nineteen acapella Latvian war songs. Booklet with English and Latvian texts.

    • Dzelzim Dzimu (2000) (UPECD 020) 17,00  OUT OF STOCK 
  • VARIOUS ARTISTS Skaistakas Dziesmas Latvian folk songs performed by Ance Krauze, Kaspars Putins, Ingus Ulmanis, Andris Alvikis, Rolands Udris, Ainars Mielavs, Gints Sola, Kaspars Tobis, Arnis Mednis, Agnese Kannina-Liepina. (2000) (UPECD 021). OUT OF STOCK.
  • VARIOUS ARTISTS Kalado Winter solstice and Christmas songs performed by folk music groups Ilgi, Rasa, Grodi, Skandinieki, Auri, Laiksne. (2000) (UPECD 022) 17,00
  • VARIOUS ARTISTS Dudas Latvija Seventeen pieces by six Latvian bagpipers. Recordings from 1984 - 2000 (2000) (UPE CD 017). OUT OF STOCK.
  • VARIOUS ARTISTS - Beyond the River Excellent collection of 16 pieces by Latvian folk music artists: Auri, Ilgi, Grodi, Rasa (Hemisphere 493 341-2) OUT OF STOCK
  

LITHUANIA

  • DAINAVA  Lithuanian folk music group: kankles, accordion, violin, trumpet, tuba, clarinet, panpipes, choir. Notes in English. 

    • Songs and Dances from Lithuania (2001) (EUCD 1609). OUT OF STOCK.   
  • GRIEZIKAI Trad 7-piece folk group from Vilnius. 

    • Griezikai (1998) (VSCD 033). OUT OF STOCK.   
  • JIEVARAS Traditional music sextet. Bagpipes, recorder, reed pipe, wooden bells, mouth harp, kankles, cymbals, violin, double bass.

    • Traditional Lithuanian Songs and Music (1988) (SMF 005). OUT OF STOCK.  
  • KEISTO FOLKLORE GROUP Eight piece acoustic trad folk music group.

    • Dainos Ivairios (1998) (001 KFG). OUT OF STOCK.   
    Silai Pusynai (2000) (002 KFG). OUT OF STOCK.   
  • NALSIA FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE Seventeen piece trad folk group performing songs from several localities of Lithuania. 

    • Rytu aukstaiciu dainos, sokiai ir pasakojimai (1999) (LRCD 0015) 18,50 OUT OF STOCK 
  • VERONIKA POVILIONIENE Well known traditional singer. Twenty-two solo pieces recorded in a forest.

    • Vai ant kalno (2000) (SMF 008) 18,50  
  • SAULE Folk music group since 1972 with over 40 members. Trad and original songs from 2002 recordings and from earlier albums.

    • Sveiki Atvyke! (2003) (SMF 015) 17,00 OUT OF STOCK 
  • ANTANAS SMOLSKUS Most popular player of national instrument birbyne, a wooden reed instrument with a sound like clarinet and flute. 

    • Unique Musical Instruments (1997: classical and folk music pieces with emsemble) (Rytas VSCD 018) 17,00 
  • SUTARAS Traditional music quintet. Ancient, traditional and modern instruments are featured including kankle (board zither), herdsman's horns, pipes, flutes, drums, Jew's harp, accordion, harmonica and a three stringed contrabass called basetle. 

    • Call of the Ancestors (1992-1993. Thirty-eight selections.) (JACD 065) 18,50 OUT OF STOCK 
    Pripilk Alaus (1994: traditional drinking songs) (SMF 001) 18,50  
    Tautiska Kapelija (1997: Concertina, violins, dulcimer, bass, kankles and lamzdeliai. Liner notes read: "The men of Sutaras are notorious for their inventiveness, good sense of humor, their music is merry, witty, sounds harmoniously and cheerfully.")  
    (Kuku SMF 002) 17,00   
    Radijo Bangomis / On the Radio (1998) (Kuku SMF 003) 17,00 OUT OF STOCK 
  • ETHNOMUSIC ENSEMBLE ULA Lithuanian folk music group: violin, bandoneon, whistles, flute, harp, wooden trumpets, stringed instruments. 

    • Ula Debut CD, 34 pieces including instrumentals and songs. (ULA 00195) 17,00 OUT OF STOCK    
  • VYDRAGA Instrumental folk music quintet led by Algirdas Klova: fiddles, shepherd's flutes, guitar, bagpipe, bass, bandoneon, kankles, percussion. Trad Lithuanian dance tunes with Swedish, Danish and Irish elements. 

    • Vydraga (2000) (no number) 17,00 
  • ZEMAICIU Folk music from the Zemaiciu (Samogitian) region of Lithuania. Recorded in late eighties, now a rare document of this particular style of music. Fiddles, kankles, double bass, voice, bandoneon, harp and more. 

    • Dainos Ir Sokiai (1999) (no number) 17,00 OUT OF STOCK 
  • VARIOUS ARTISTS Lithuanian Traditional Music - Sutartines / Polyphonic Songs Thirty nine wedding, work, dance, spinning, war, family songs from four regions of Lithuania. Recordings from 1911 to present. Extensive English notes. (TNS CD 002) 20,00
  • VARIOUS ARTISTS Lithuanian Traditional Music - Smuikas / Fiddle Thirty eight fiddle tunes from four regions. Recordings from 1920s to present. (TNS CD 003) 20,00
  • VARIOUS ARTISTS Kalediene Top Lithuanian folk music singers, compsers and musicians and a special presentation of Christmas songs; some trad, some original. Sixteen pieces in all. (431 006-2) 18,50 OUT OF STOCK
  • VAROUS ARTISTS Lietuviu Liaudies Muzika II - Songs of Aukstaicai A 3CD set, with book including English texts, focusing on folk music from North Eastern Lithuania.

    • (ISBN 9986 503 13 2) 390  
  • VARIOUS ARTISTS Skamba, Skamba Kankliai Thirty-six pieces of traditional music from the top trad artists and ensembles, including Sutaras, Ula, Apynys, Visi Kulgrinda and more. (SMF 004) 18,50 OUT OF STOCK
  • VARIOUS ARTISTS Lithuanian Folk Music Forty-six different pieces recorded from the thirties to the eighties, including work songs, ritual songs, wedding songs, nature songs, children's songs, historical and war songs, and instrumental music. Attractive digipak design with extensive English notes. An essential collection for enthusiasts of Baltic musics. (33CD004) 18,50 OUT OF STOCK
  
  

MORDVA 

  • ME NAISET & TOORAMA Seven member female acapella vocal group Me Naiset doing mostly trad Finno-Ugric songs but also original material. On this their second album, they do Mordvin songs together with the group Toorama. Lyrics printed in Mordvin, Finnish and English.

    • Mastorava "Mother Earth" (MNCD 1) 18,50 
  • TOORAMA Vocal group specializing in the traditional polyphonic songs of the Erzyan, Mokshan, Shokshan and Karatai Mordvinians. On this their second CD, they focus on music of the Mokshan tradition. Includes printed lyrics in English, Finnish and Mordvinian. Excellent recording and essential for all enthusiasts of traditional Finno-Ugric and polyphonic singing. Recommended.

    • Taga Erjaza Skai! Moksha Mordvin Songs  (2000) (9985 60 928) 20,00 OUT OF STOCK 
  

MISC 

  • COMPILATIONS 

    • MOTHER VOLGA Volga Ugrians (PAN 2008) 17,00   
    VOIX DES PAYS BALTES "VOICE OF THE BALTIC COUNTRIES" (Traditional songs of Setuland, Latvia, Lithuania performed by various women's choirs) (Inedit W 260055) 19,50 OUT OF STOCK  
  

All titles listed are CDs unless otherwise indicated. Prices are in Euros and, due to fluctuating exchange rates, are subject to change.  
  

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Last edited 29.2.2004