Liisa Matveinen – Konevitsan Kirkonkellot with Concert Kantele

Liisa Matveinen is a professional traditional folk musician who has done her masters degree in Kantele playing and singing.

Kantele is a traditional Finnish and Karelian instrument which is played by plucking the strings. The amount of strings vary from small traditional 5-string versions to 40-string concert models.

Kantele is also mentioned in Finnish national epic Kalevala. In Kalevala the mage Väinämöinen makes the first Kantele from a jaw bone of a huge pike.

In this recording Matveinen is playing a concert Kantele

Sound & Photo: Antti Makkonen