Pauanne & Karoliina Kantelinen | Minsku Tammela – Valkoinen hevonen – Etno-Espa

When the musicians of Pauanne take the Espa Stage, they are joined by dozens of voices from generations past. Minsku Tammela’s The White Horse concert presents an enchanting programme of open-minded, fresh and non-compartmentalised music that speaks to us through its stories.

Programme

at 4 pm
Pauanne & Karoliina Kantelinen
With their innovative use of old archival tapes, Pauanne’s music takes its listeners on a journey where different eras merge into one another. Accompanied by a violin, a Hammond organ and acoustic and electronic percussion instruments, old Finnish cattle callers and folk singers are heard via the archival tapes. Pauanne speaks the language of folk music with a contemporary accent and bends tradition into a form that is comprehensible to people of our own time. From the depths of archives, the ensemble has unearthed a rich collection of songs and texts, spells, incantations, shepherds' daydreams and stories of witch-hunts and folklore. In their Etno-Espa concert, Pauanne is joined by guest musicians, including vocalist Karoliina Kantelinen from Värttinä.

Kukka Lehto – violin, keyboards, archival tapes
Tero Pennanen – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
Karoliina Kantelinen – vocals
Janne Haavisto – drums

at 5.15. pm
Minsku Tammela: The White Horse
Musician, singer-songwriter and jouhikko player Minsku Tammela is known from her many folk music groups, such as the Ethnogala award recipient Juurakko. Her stories and compositions draw from the worlds of Nordic folk music, ballads and blues. Tammela's long-awaited debut solo album Valkoinen hevonen (White Horse) was released on the Kuohu Records label in 2023, receiving a rave review from Helsingin Sanomat, among others. The album's strong themes include our relationship with nature, the work of female creators and the stories of Tammela's own relatives from the northern village of Kelontekemä. The White Horse concert presents an enchanting programme of open-minded, fresh and non-compartmentalised music that speaks to us through its stories.

Minsku Tammela – vocals, piano, jouhikko, percussion
Laura Kaartinen – piano, percussion, backing vocals
Eija Kankaanranta – kantele, percussion
Anna Wiksten – percussion, backing vocals
Kaisa Saarikorpi – bass, percussion, backing vocals
Emma Raunio – live sampling, backing vocals
Myyri Sysivesi – mixing / audio engineer