Kantele

with Pauliina Syrjälä, who shows us the Finnish national instrument and what it can do, along with a solo performance.
Visit www.pauliinasyrjala.com for more music.
Find us on facebook: / thestringdom
Recorded: Helsinki, May 2017.

[@angelcustodius3310]

Amazing, i love Finland and its culture. Greetings from Spain 💜

[@christinefrazier4766]

I have seen Paulina play--she's wonderful. It always sounds like there are three or four instruments being played. Outstanding!

[@TheStringdom]

She's fantastic isn't she! It was a real treat to be able to interview her. And she's also the nicest person!

[@DevinJuularValentine]

That composition was one of the most amazing things I've seen on an instrument, wow

[@albbb96]

You know that the music is good when you get ASMR-tingles thanks to it. When she played her composition I thought I'd melt. This is sooo good!

[@aftertheendtimes]

I got the tingles too, So devine to hear it =) Love cheers

[@Ostsol]

That was absolutely wonderful! Pauliina's a master at her art. I wish I'd started trying to learn the kantele twenty or thirty years ago and had a teacher.

[@user-kd1eb6vc7y]

His Finnish pronunciation isn’t bad. It isn’t perfect, but he at least makes an effort unlike so many foreigners.

[@TheStringdom]

Oletteko suomalainen? :) about 10 years ago I tortured myself by trying to learn a bit of the language. Didn't get so far, but I love the sound of it! Definitely have a soft spot for Finland 😊

[@marthamoney1042]

My dear mom Aili passed 2014 # 89 yearrs I miss her desp e ratly and this music brings years of joy I

[@zoolkhan]

i noticed that too.

[@bacicinvatteneaca]

As an Italian, Finnish strikes me as being not too bad in terms how closely related spelling and pronunciation are.

[@Aquapod9]

So nice! You can still here the church bells played in that style today in Eastern Orthodox Churches!

[@pati5346]

I am profoundly touched listening to this, tears pouring down my face, absolute & pure magic ✨💛🙏🎢🌼

[@AulisA.O.T]

well, I'm living in Estonia. so my instrument was a *VÄIKEKANNEL* (small kantele) and *KÜLA-KANNEL* (village-kantele)

[@0so586]

Wow, how beautifully she plays the kantele❤️

[@polkusin]

The right hand patterns at the end are just mesmerizing to watch! Amazing player and instrument. :)

[@perryguitar1]

I just became Pauliina Syrjälä 's biggest fan! What an amazing musician!!!

[@TheStringdom]

She is incredible isn't she! And also the nicest person you could hope to meet!

[@TheStringdom]

@World Trad & Ethno Folk Channel yes she's incredible right! And couldn't be lovelier! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@JohannesGeworkianHellman]

She is amazing! I am also part of her biggest fan-club!! :)

[@isakfalk-eliasson1675]

Agree! This music is so unexpected, and maybe also modern? From such an old and "simple" instrument. Absolutely beautiful.

[@VesaKo]

That is a completely new face to the kantele that I hadn't known of before. Absolutely mesmerizing!

[@TheKnaeckebrot]

Haha the Levas Polka at the beginning :D This Channel is sooo underrated for its great Content! :(

[@nextlifeonearth]

He's been uploading content for less than a year. For a year old channel he has pretty many subscribers. Still, we gotta share the love.

[@TheStringdom]

Thank you for your kind words! And yes, please if you know of anyone who'd like the channel, please let them know, it's always great to be able to share this unique music with as many people as possible. I've got some more great interviews I'm editing and still more planned!

[@yelsavidaravskaja905]

*Ieva, not Leva

[@Aquelll]

There is a metal version of Ievan Polkka available by Korpiklaani. Because it's Finnish so of course there is. :D

[@jonahhillman6491]

Does anybody know where I can find a recording of the polka?

[@bobinthewest8559]

I keep hearing a hint of Led Zeppelin "The Battle of Evermore"

[@JohannesGeworkianHellman]

Well... Pauliina is just magic in the way she plays the kantele and she is one of the best!

[@TheStringdom]

Johannes Geworkian Hellman yes I agree! And a pure pleasure to chat with. Not unlike yourself Johannes! 🙂 I hope all is well in Sweden!

[@TheStringdom]

Johannes Geworkian Hellman yes I agree! And a pure pleasure to chat with. Not unlike yourself Johannes! 🙂 I hope all is well in Sweden!

[@bobinthewest8559]

Aren't those basically the same thing?

[@maciasg1217]

Such an enchanting instrument!

[@rodrigoribeiro2569]

I love kantele and finnish culture... have been listening some Ulla Katajavuori, Tenhi, even Kotiteollisuus has the song Mahtisanat which supports the kantele imaginary

[@timh.6872]

The idea of putting together a chord progression and melody by starting with a full scale and subtracting some of the notes is a really neat inversion, something I'd never consider on a keyboard or fretboard simply because there aren't enough strings or fingers to fill it out.

[@arno-luyendijk4798]

This is very interesting. I have become interested in a similar string family, that of the hommel/hummel/scheitholt instruments, and this explanation made clear what fascinates me in both hommels and kanteles: their restriction in tone fields which at the same time inspire my own imagination. As such, I have used my own hommel collection next to my acoustic ukeleles in my work at schoolcare. All of the children trying to play them respond with great enthousiasm due to the ease with which they can play these instruments. I invite all schoolcarrière colleagues to get some of these plank cither instruments and have them try out with your pupils: it will give you and your children so much joy and fullfillment.

[@yuugihasgalaxy]

Amazing instrument 🙏✨💜

[@Uriel333]

THIS IS SO COOL, LOVE FROM GREECE

[@TheStringdom]

Thank you for watching! and thanks for the love! :)

[@VivianHanai]

Wow! Amazing sound! It’s fascinating how sensitive she is, we can see through her fingers.

[@statostheman]

My aunty to whom came from russia part of Karelia, she had an metal pick at her pointing finger and thumb, so she never needed a "pen". She played on a 32 string kantele, which I understood was very expensive kantele.

[@Unit987654321]

Красивый инструмент, и красивая музыка!

[@CooP3R7]

wow. this is incredible. i'd love to see this live. greetings from eastern europe

[@berserk_NIK]

Я из Карелии, у нас это тоже национальный инструмент. Паулина об этом упомянула.

[@gabrielgabriel5177]

Are you finnic karelian?

[@Majeed.]

she played it very beautifully. I can tell that she's connected to her ancestors through music 🌹 I respect that

[@gabrielgabriel5177]

What on earth is that flag in your name 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gabrielgabriel5177]

@@Tiera_H i am finn living in ostrobotnia Western Finland in rural area and 99% of finns here are against lgtb movement and other green liberal western propaganda. Helsinki is totally different and should be separated from finland. Most of finns are not brainwashed by western liberalism dont think helsinki represent Finland.

[@gabrielgabriel5177]

@@Tiera_H i am from eteläpohjammaa and this is most patriotic area in finland even women here are more manly than men in helsinki. In my working place people say they would not even want defend finland if there would be war becouse finland has became liberal feministic joke and does not deserve to be defended agaisnt russia. current covernment is a joke and politics are joke with greenfeminism liberalism. Children are being brainwashed in schools by new liberal propaganda. Russia at least has stayed in traditional values. Turku also has bad reputition and tampere is nice town but it is full of hippies and greenwashed people. So no wonder these cities have people that like lgtb. But wikipedia is not reliable source anyway. Of course in western europe there are more lgtb friendly countries than finland. How has wikipedia even made this kind of survey? If they would ask people here i am sure they would get totally different kinf of result.

[@gabrielgabriel5177]

@@Tiera_H osthrobotnia has bad reputition becouse in the eyes of liberal finns becouse people here are more old fashioned. I would not trust in eurobarameter either. You are one of liberal minded finns who has been brainwahsed by western media if you are saying that finland is doing fine. The veterans did not fight for finland so that finland would turn gay-paradise. This current direction is huge disrespect for our forefathers. Southern ostrobohnia still has lot of this old thinking and i am sure the veterans would agree with us if they would ne alive.

[@gabrielgabriel5177]

@@Tiera_H And becouse you are finn listen this do you can understand what i mean greeting from eteläpohjammaa 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZW7mZqDZalkf6M

[@UpDownStroke]

👏👏👏👏👏 A flawless technique, superb musicality, and of course a masterly lesson of how must a musician be: inspirated, self-formed, and inner search by knowledge. This one of the best performance that I've see on KZbin. Superb

[@Loupa57]

Well said. Paulina is joy to listen to. This sound is so evocative of Finland 🇫🇮I miss living there

[@JohannesGeworkianHellman]

I agree!

[@FischRicardo]

Great domain of the instrument, and very beautiful music, thanks and congratulaitions!

[@TheStringdom]

Ricardo Fisch yes it was so lucky of me to find such a friendly and amazingly skilled player of the kantele!

[@thetasurfers]

very steve reich-ish her kantele playing, it's lovely..

[@qaz2173]

1:22 - Yep, "many Finnish-related nations that live in Russia", not forgetting anyone.

[@Ama-Elaini]

The Finns have very few related languages that are widely spoken, with Estonian being the most notable. A number of smaller ones are found in Russia indeed; sadly, they are going extinct. I'm a Finn who listened to the videos where they were spoken... there were many things I could understand indeed.

[@justskip4595]

Yup. The slavs came from the south to the north relatively recently in the terms of history and many things have happened since. Finnic/finno-ugric tribes living here and there covering big areas of the land without enough unity.

[@qaz2173]

@@justskip4595 That's great, dear comrades, but the comment was not about that. It was about her picking "many Finnish-related nations that live in Russia" while describing related instruments and ignoring the national instrument of Russians, which is gusli. By the way, the word "kantele" itself comes from Balto-Slavic and not from the "Finnish-related nations".

[@justskip4595]

Indeed I didn't speak of those things. My point was to highlight the area of unknown that is with this thing. Lots of different cultural etc contact points and possibilities with low population in big area from which records are few if any. Recorded history in the north is hard to find and what you got to deal with are comparisons.

[@Ama-Elaini]

@@justskip4595 The Eddas and Kalevala are still something even if they're fiction, they tell something about the ancient cultures and faiths in the North in poetry (if the North here means Fennoscandia, but you can fix me on this). And there are archaeological findings from even thousands of years back. There are some "loan words" from other cultures in Finnish indeed, Germanic and Baltic included. Some of them are fairly old and no longer in wide use by them. They tell a story about the people we interacted with back in the days. That might also help in backtracking our steps. I've been doing some research into this lately. The tribes may have been separate but there definitely has been factors in common as well.

[@punkrockneverdie]

🌹ขอบพระคุณครับ🌹 💛สุขภาพแข็งแรง💛 💚โชคดีแล้วก็มีความสุข ทั้งครอบครัวนะครับ💚

[@VinlandAlchemist]

That was **BEAUTIFUL!!** 😃

[@OliverJazzz]

Great playing, thank you for this!

[@mccypr]

Great stuff! Thanks! 🌞🎅🏻🎉

[@whitepinkblue1744]

I love how easy it is to know if the speaker is finnish if youre finnish yourself

[@TheStringdom]

I tried to teach myself Finnish for about a year, I love the language and the accent. And now I just heard they did a course on duolingo! That would have been so useful when I was torturing myself learning it 10 years ago hehe. Oletteko suomalainen?

[@paris5410]

@@TheStringdom In fact, the reason I’m here is because Duolingo keeps asking me to translate “Tämä on hyvä kantele” and I got curious 😂

[@pechaa]

I am also here from Duolingo. I had met a Finnish exchange student when I was younger and really enjoyed hearing her speak Finnish. Then my husband, who is interested in folk literature and mythology, started reading the Kalevala. We started to learn Finnish together on Duolingo. Here in the U.S., it’s like having a secret language that no one around us can decipher. Kantele on kaunis suomalainen soitin! Kiitos! Jee!

[@Onionbaron]

Konevitsan kirkonkellot! So beautiful!

[@mickmc3832]

masterful playing!

[@martinlatvian5538]

She is like a Godmother of kanteles.

[@Tfrne]

It's like a Suomi autoharp, I love it

[@TheStringdom]

Right! Similar concept! :)

[@AulisA.O.T]

1:18 Estonia has a differently Kantele instrumend Like *Väikekannel* (small Kantele) *Lastekannel* (Gusli) Labata [without] - *labakannel* (kokle) *Külakannel* (village kantele) *Rahvakannel* (Kantele + Zither)

[@jesuisravi]

if I weren't so old I would take the up the kantele ...but 50 years on the guitar has taught me how long it would take...not enough time anymore for me.

[@NicholasKonradsen]

that's no way to look at it! Age is just a number, if you can pick up a kantele why don't you go and give it a try!

[@Krabadaque]

I started playing the 5-string kantele at 38 years of age - it's not impossible at all! (For a taste of what I do check out "The Runaway Kantele" on Sp*tify or other sites)

[@inimolend]

How about the small kannel? Those are supposed to be easier to play.

[@aftertheendtimes]

That´s amazing playing i got the goosebumps =) Love cheers

[@mattiasakemalm1412]

Thanks A LOT for this

[@TheStringdom]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@regisordeur9854]

Interesting! Keep going!

[@Rockyourassed]

Moi! Mitä kuuluu? Minun nimeni on charles-edouard, olen Ranskalainen, was talking in Finnish hehe, i'm learning it, but let's move on, i'm gonna buy me in 1 month my own Kantele made in Finland! Can't wait , for Christmas i'll have a Balalaika and i play piano and cello.

[@karimaijala7039]

Hyvää kuuluu, kiitos 😀

[@dansden3528]

Puhut hyvä suomi, charles!

[@Rockyourassed]

@@dansden3528 I'm Miroslav now.

[@finnicpatriot6399]

Autistic

[@WHALEx3]

Oh, this is nice:)

[@Ama-Elaini]

Mind blown at her performance at the end.

[@TheStringdom]

She's a fantastic performer isn't she! Thanks for watching! :)

[@alanfbrookes9771]

The idea of muting notes that are not in the chord goes right back in antiquity to the ancient Greeks. It's the basic concept of the Autoharp, where the buttons block out all the notes not in the selected chords.

[@RumiSHatt]

Your videos are great, thank you for making them! It seems that the Autoharp is an "automated" Kantele.

[@Krabadaque]

Sort of! :)

[@kathleenebsen2659]

National Treasure!

[@woodsnstrings]

Did that ending not sound like Steve Vai's "Ballerina?" Phenomenal.

[@johnhelms8226]

Wow!

[@c_farther5208]

What a great day introduction!

[@beagleissleeping5359]

I found your video because of a comment about a Frozen 2 song. I was trying to figure out what instrument was being played and someone mentioned the kantele. 😁

[@TheStringdom]

Well thanks for watching! :)

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

Haven't seen Frozen 2. Was there really a kantele?

[@beagleissleeping5359]

@@SuviTuuliAllan quite possibly. The song "All is Found" sounds like it. (Not the Kasey Musgrave version. The Evan Rachel Wood one.)

[@beauarthur2617]

Hi thank you! The nice thing that would accentuate would be - to set up 2 or 3 Kanteles to further illustrate.

[@OhcejohkanK]

Mieletöntä!

[@c_farther5208]

What if you took the chord bars off a autoharp, close enough?

[@domenicotrombetti8583]

embarassingly beautiful

[@Metallicjoe]

dude that was amazing, found her music but where can I find the remix at the end?

[@kupariusa4202]

Your channel might be the ONLY channel in English that has recorded this. If someone in 2300 read this, this is a rare theme.

[@alekseyl]

looks like russian gusli but with additional bass strings

[@TheStringdom]

Yes I believe they are distantly related. I've also done videos on Latvian Kokle and Lithuanian Kankles which are some other distant cousins :)

[@hunnybean269]

It looks so similar to qanun

[@TheStringdom]

Yeah it looks similar! Although the playing style is quite different!

[@Ernthir]

lmao the remix at the end

[@TheStringdom]

I try to keep it interesting :)

[@elisemarie5140]

So much ASMR.....

[@glennredwine289]

Is this like the autoharp?

[@TheStringdom]

In a way they are similar, except the kantele player has to stop the strings ringing manually, and it allows some complex rhythms and plucking patterns. As far as I know the autoharp is limited to chords only, since the non-chord tones are automatically muted? It's on my list when I get back to the states, so I'll find out :D

[@marcognudi664]

The Kalevala brought me here

[@paular5380]

Damn those church bells must've really gone off

[@fearlabsaudio7815]

Holy @&#*

[@sigmoidcurve]

Sociology really contributes to the design, playing style, and the melody of this music

[@martinlatvian5538]

Only nords play as good as latvian kandelists ;)

[@leehaleakala8979]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/naOQoHZ_h7iWoa8 KOTO JAPONAIS

[@benelbedjaouiabdallah3618]

what choise the beatiful woman or instrument i like all

[@zoolkhan]

A bit sad that pauliina only shows her personal favorite - this "strumm, stick with basestrings box", is by no means a normal modern kantele, it is not a good representation for someone travelling across mountain, sea and valley to make himself a good picture. ikävä kyllä, ois ollut kiva nähdä erilaisia tyypit kun kerran koko seinä on täynnä selän takana

[@JohannesGeworkianHellman]

But she is a specialist in playing with stick on this specific model of the traditional Finnish kantele? And I think she does it amazingly well, both technically och musically! She is one of the most known and best kantele players in Finland regarding this model of kantele and this tradition. Maybe it is difficult to show everything in the same time, especially if you then would need to have different instruments? All the best!