Ilmatar

by V盲rttin盲

Ilmatar cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 2000
  • Label: Wicklow
  • Country: Finland
  • Length: 47:08
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Named for the air goddess of the Kalevala, 'Ilmatar' digs into the Karelian runo-singing tradition, with guest singer Ismo Alanko howling through '脛ij枚'. Its American edition reached No. 1 on the CMJ World Music Charts.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad, Folk, Acoustic, Vocal, Finnish, traditional, choral, harmonies, folk, female-vocals

Tracklist

  1. Itkin (5:21)
  2. K盲ppee (2:33)
  3. Laiska (4:05)
  4. Liigua (5:09)
  5. Milja (4:27)
  6. Aij枚 (4:22)
  7. Kivutar (3:28)
  8. Linnunmieli (3:57)
  9. Lieto (3:07)
  10. Sanat (4:37)
  11. Meri (5:59)

Credits

  • V盲rttin盲 - primary artist, arranged by
  • Risto Hemmi - engineer
  • Paddy Moloney - executive-producer
  • Pauli Saastamoinen - mastered by
  • Vertti Ter盲svuori - photography by
  • Hughes De Courson - producer
  • Kirsi K盲hk枚nen - written-by
  • Mari Kaasinen - written-by
  • Pekka Lehti - written-by
  • Traditional - written-by
  • Kari Reiman - written-by
  • Sirpa Reiman - written-by
  • Susan Aho - written-by
  • Antto Varilo - written-by
  • Janne Lappalainen - written-by

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