Värttinä: Kyly

Värttinä: Kyly

December 9, 2025

Sweet Spot Between Extremes Listening Post 391. Värttinä has iconic status in Finnish folk music, and considering the ensemble’s boreal origin it’s no surprise that Kyly, their fourteenth studio album, features themes of heat and cold— expressed in sharp harmonies and...
Tuuletar: Rajatila/Borderline

Tuuletar: Rajatila/Borderline

November 12, 2019

Voices on the Edge Listening Post 227. Tuuletar’s debut album introduced vocal folk hop, a performance style of a cappella harmony, beatboxing, gesture and movement that filtered the natural world through Finnish mythology. Listening to Rajatila (Borderline), the...