A bold and inventive recording of traditional Estonian song from an artist deeply rooted in tradition yet utterly unafraid to explore her imagination and embrace the apparent limitations of the seven note kannel.
12 tracks arranged for solo 7-string kannel (archaic plucked lyre) and voice with sparing accompaniment by hiiu-kannel (bowed lyre) and guitar (long neck, fretted lyre).
The CD comes in a heavyweight gatefold laminated digipack with postcard by illustrator Peter Stevenson.
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Traditional. Additional music and arrangement Sille Ilves. “Linad liulaskjale” learnt from Liisa Kümmel, “Lina elulugu” traditional from Karksi.
This song is put together from two separate songs concerned with and in praise of linen.
The first song is sung on the “sledging day” (Shrove Tuesday), accompanied by the vurr (a toy instrument, made out of a pig's toe bone and a thread pierced through the bone to spin the bone around.)The sound of vurr is supposed to scare away the bad spirits.
This song is encouraging the sledging folk to slide down the hill as far as possible, as then in the Summer their flax will grow well and they'll be able to make linen as tall as the trees in the forest.
The second song describes all the work necessary to make linen. In the song linen is addressed as if it was a living creature, saying: “Linen, you chickling, you have to live through thousand deaths...”
lyrics
Liugu, laugu!
Linad pikad, luust lahti ja libedad.
Liugu, laugu!
Linad liulaskijalle!
Liugu, laugu!
Takud tagatõukajalle!
Liugu, laugu!
Tutrad tuasistujalle!
Liugu, laugu!
Ei sa tohe ümmer minna!
Liugu, laugu!
Siis jääb linad koerusesse!
Liugu, laugu!
Liugu, laugu!
Mede linad metsapikkusess!
Liugu, laugu!
Linaliugu, pitkä kiudu!
Liugu, laugu!
Linakene – jooeda, linnukene - jooeda
ailelu lee linnukene – jo.
Tuhat surma – sulle tettu –
Sada surma – sulle loodu -
Kaalapidi – kakutesse -
Arjapidi – aaratesse -
Vikadille – viilitesse -
raudadelle – raadsitesse -
KANNEL captures many worlds into one free from political borders, referencing historical influences in traditional music but confidently eschewing populist expectations; it is natural, focused and fresh music: rooted but free.
They've got such an unique sound, nothing like it in the World. Artfully groovy and boldly beautiful with lots of scholarly work behind. Explosion of feelings expressed skilfully through music. Cool! Sille Ilves
Distinctive and different from what may well be the only recorded music available from Christine Cooper. Constantly revisiting to remind me just how good this is and to wish Christine well for the future. badgerist67