In the music of Suden Aika (The Time of the Wolf), new and old traditions are combined: In our music, the age-old traditional Finnish oral poetry reciting meets the music of today. Suden Aika is a group of four female vocalists singing about women’s life in all its phases.
Suden Aika can’t be labeled as a traditional folk music group although our tone language draws its strong roots from the Nordic and Finno-Ugric folk music tradition. We compose our music ourselves, the arrangements are made together on the basis of improvisation.
Our texts are based either on ancient and recent lyrical folk poetry or on new poetry we have written ourselves using the old Finnish oral poetry verse metre. When you listen to the old poems, you can see how, in spite of all the changes in time, the basic things in the human life, the joys and sorrows, are still the same as they were two hundred years ago. The old Finnish poetical language (based on the Kalevala epic) is rich, colourful and beautiful and each listener is entitled to his own interpretation, there is no single official version. This rich Finnish oral tradition is what we want to maintain also on our part.
The main thing, of course, in our music is the singing but we also use lots of different musical instruments, such as different types of Finnish Kantele, Swedish Mora-harp, long wooden flutes and Udu-drums, etc.
Watch the first mission of the COMMANDO TRAD in a Montréal subway station With their weapons of mass tradition, 18 musicians play a set of 3 reels For a better video quality, here's the link youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gMpRCMttSM
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this folk-carol on myspace... Poem 230 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (see my blog for details): CHRISTMAS SUNG SIMPLY
As gospellers have said, Beneath signalling skies, On land dusty to tread, A trough in a stable Was the strawy first-bed Of a divine baby - The forgiving Godhead.
A season for new hope - There then and here now; The yuletide of goodwill - There then and here now.
In respect of this chance, Beneath bright or dark skies, Faith's the star that we glance Attending Christ's churches And trying to enhance, With singing and ritual, Our God-loving stance.
hope everyhing is? Your song "Ero" has been with me constantly on my Balitrip. Wonderful - and now I have this song with a great memory of the dream island. 1000 thanks for it
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
Thank you kindly for adding us to your long list of friends, we sure appreciate your support. Please check TheClayhillBrosTV at YouTube for live videos from Kaustinen Folk Music Festival from June 2009. Take care & chop 'til you drop! The Clayhill Brothers from Finland
Hi Suden Aika ! Thx 4 the add,it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance ! In a world full of music that irritating to the ears,your music is a breath of fresh air,utterly beautiful !! Best regards from Germany ! Assraell
