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Maria Kalaniemi
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Member Since6/8/2007
Band Websitewww.hoedown.com
Band MembersBELLOW POETRY: Olli Varis. MARIA KALANIEMI TRIO: Olli Varis, Timo Alakotila. ACCORDION TRIBE: Bratko Bibic, Lars Hollmer, Guy Klucevsek, Otto Lechner. RAMUNDER: Marianne Maans, Olli Varis.
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Jul 23 2009 8:00P
Krems Krems
Jul 23 2009 8:00P
Krems, Itävalta Krems
Aug 6 2009 7:00P
Oulunsalon nuorisoseurantalo Oulunsalo, Pohjanmaa
Aug 15 2009 6:00P
Westers trädgård Kimito-Kemiö, Uusimaa

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   About Maria Kalaniemi
One of Finland’s most popular accordionists, Maria Kalaniemi has enjoyed a long professional career. Kalaniemi started playing accordion at age eight. After an extensive classical background, she eventually chose folk music as her career path. Trained and now teaching in the Sibelius Academy Folk Music Department, she is regarded as one of the most respected and influential teachers in the history of the Academy. Kalaniemi is known in Finland and worldwide as an inspiration to accordion fans and newcomers alike, possessing technical proficiency and composing and performing skills of astounding melodic sensitivity and power. Kalaniemi has been involved in numerous groups, collaborations and projects, recording and performing worldwide. Most recently is the Bellow Poetry solo project, with accompaniment from guitarist Olli Varis, and the international accordion collective Accordion Tribe with three albums and an award winning documentary film and DVD to their credit. Also known internationally from the nineties is Aldargaz, with two albums available. Additional projects include the Finnish-Swedish trio Ramunder, the Ice Fishers with violinist Arto Järvelä, UNTO Tango Orchestra, the Maria Kalaniemi Trio with pianist Timo Alakotila and Aldargaz guitarist Olli Varis, Ambra duo with Timo Alakotila and the Airbow trio with Swedes Sven Ahlbäck and Johan Hedin. Kalaniemi has also collaborated on recordings and / or tours with Finnish accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen, Finnish opera star Jorma Hynninen, well known Finnish singer Vesa-Matti Loiri, Pidot improvisation trio with Finnish singers Anna-Kaisa Liedes and Heikki Laitinen, Swedish accordionist Lars Hollmer, British accordionist Karen Tweed, Irish accordionist Sharon Shannon, Japanese singer Halo and Japanese conceptualist Yasunori Mitsuda. She also performed on a French EMI recording of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. In London 2004, Kalaniemi guest starred with Timo Alakotila, JPP and the BBC Concert Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall for the BBC Nordic Adventures concert. In Helsinki 2004-5, Kalaniemi enjoyed additional success with the Finnish National Theatre production of “Niskavuoren Nuori Emäntä” featuring new and old Kalaniemi compositions. The program ran for almost one year and a CD of the music was released locally. In mid 2005, The Arts Council of Finland appointed Maria Kalaniemi one of four new Artist Professors for five years term alongside composer Kaija Saariaho, writer Olli Jalonen and artist Juho Karjalainen. In 2006 and 2007, Kalanieni and Olli Varis have toured in Europe, USA and Taiwan in support of the Bellow Poetry album which is released in Europe, America and Taiwan.

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Maria Kalaniemi's Friends Comments
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Carey Loftin, Composer





Jul 19 2009 6:35 AM

Thank you for the add, I hope you have great success with your musical adventure!!!

Carey
Paracumbé





Jul 7 2009 10:38 PM

Greetings and thank you for the add. Your music is admirable and excellent. We wish you greater success. Paracumbé de Puerto Rico. 
JEWISH MONKEYS





Jul 7 2009 9:54 PM


 

Carnivaleros





Jul 7 2009 9:42 PM


Elisa Marroni





Jul 7 2009 7:12 PM

Thank you so much!wonderful music...
Elisa
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Jun 25 2009 9:53 AM

 

Heidi Irmeli





Jun 24 2009 1:55 PM

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ETHNOS ATRAMO





Jun 18 2009 5:11 PM

Thank you very much for add!!.

We are Pepa G Lillo & Gabriel Navalón and we invite you to discover our new music project >> ETHNOS ATRAMO.

We invite you to see video of the concert that we offered last June 4 at Teatro de Rojas (Toledo, Spain) performing our concert "tr3s" on the occasion of the Opening of the Great Week of Corpus Christi.



We hope your comments and we will send you a greeting from Toledo, Pepa & Gabriel.
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ETHNOS ATRAMO >> different kinds of world music through a prism vanguardist result of twinning between different languages, ancient tones of instruments and experimental electronic sequences.
More music and information www.ethnosatramo.com
félicité





Jun 11 2009 8:22 PM

Hello Maria, nice to listen your sound!
Félicité from Paris
Mark Kmit





Jun 10 2009 12:05 AM

Maria;
Thank you for being my friend.
"Cranes of Spring" is a beautiful piece and "Ahma" is just jubilant.
Both pieces just go outside of what you would usually expect to hear from the accordion.
Peace.
Hugo Leiva





Jun 9 2009 8:03 PM

Hola Maria,
I love your sound!
thanks for the friendship,
regards from Chile.
Mikko Karhula





Jun 9 2009 7:41 PM

Hei!

Kiitos ystävänkutsun hyväksynnästä. Musiikkisi on täynnä elämää.

t. Mikko
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Jun 9 2009 6:48 PM

Hi there Maria Kalaniemi, thanks for being friends, really appreciate it! really love your site and what you stand for...good luck here on myspace and whatever you have set your sights on in the future!:-)

Maybe you want a quick peek at what I do...take a look at my video...

Kidu Bringue Bal





Jun 9 2009 9:07 AM

Thanks for the add!
Thanks for the music!
I wish all the best from France...
Paulo Djorge





May 23 2009 9:41 PM

Muito grato. Maravilha!!!. A música faz com que as pessoas experimentem um pouquinho do mundo divino. Neste espaço, pude perceber que são habitados por anjos - e você é um deles - não importa sua legião. Imagino que a música está acima do bem e do mal - Deus é mais - e espero que você esteja sempre envolvido por ela. Portanto desejo uma ótima existêcia e agradeço por existir na mesma época que você. Um beijo no coração!!!
Paulo Djorge
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PAUL





May 20 2009 11:24 PM

Hope you have a nice weekend coming up. So how have you been doing? I been getting some sun today. After all the cold and rain we been having here. Well take care.
xoxo Paul :o)
Myriam Belfer





May 20 2009 10:53 PM

kiitos paljon!!!
Tim





May 20 2009 2:45 PM

Thanks for music ! Tim
Nosturi





May 20 2009 6:13 AM

SISULLA STAGELLE!

Sisu ja Nosturi tarjoaa mahdollisuuden päästä keikalle Nosturiin!!
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Sisulla stagelle nosturiin
Luna Melisande





May 19 2009 6:20 PM

Many thanks for the friendship!

All the best!

Luna Melisande
www.luna-melisande.com





Johan Niskanen





May 19 2009 4:46 PM

Moi Maria, thanks for the friendship! :) All the best, Johan
GoJam Group





Apr 30 2009 8:37 PM

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Anders Peev





Apr 21 2009 2:51 PM

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Apr 16 2009 9:36 PM

Just want to let you know that you'll be featured on this week's edition of Multe Music -- a weekly audio show exploring the roots, shoots and fruits of Scandinavian and Nordic traditions. This Saturday at 19:00 GMT/UTC / 1:00 p.m. CST / -6 UTC with Internet streaming available at http://kymnradio.net or http://multemusic.com
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Apr 16 2009 3:28 PM

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