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In Transit

by Aallotar

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Aallotar, a daughter of the waves, her name has graced the hulls of Finnish ships for centuries – ships that separated the ancestors of Aallotar’s members, Sara Pajunen and Teija Niku. One hundred years ago, their families lived within hours of each other in the western regions of Finland, but the immigration of hundreds of thousands of Finns from 1870-1930 found Pajunen’s ancestors relocating to Northern Minnesota, while Niku’s family remained in Finland.

Both Finnish accordionist Niku and Finnish-American violinist Pajunen began performing Finnish folk music at an early age. The music on Aallotar’s debut album “In Transit” includes songs that both Teija and Sara knew from their past (Väliaikainen, Jos voisin), songs that they wanted to share with each other (Juottomarssi, Hellulaulu) and songs especially written for the duo (Aamupolska, Day & Night).

Aallotar’s physical and cultural separations allow a unique probing of both traditional and personal music. Singing in both English and Finnish, Teija and Sara pay tribute to their respective cultures, which - although they pulsate with many of the same values and energy of 100 years ago - have grown apart. The music of Aallotar is an exploration of those differences, with the intent to create new sounds that reflect their contemporary cultures and shared roots.

'IN TRANSIT' was recorded during one cold January week in 2014 in Kärsämäki, Finland.

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released March 21, 2014

AALLOTAR - IN TRANSIT ASWD0321, And Say We Did 2014

1. Syämestäni rakastan (Trad./Niku, lyrics trad.)
2. Lonely Sparrow (Trad.)
3. Lauluni laulan (Trad./Niku/Pajunen, lyrics Pajunen)
4. Juottomarssi (Trad.)
5. Hiljainen suru (Trad./Niku, lyrics trad.)
6. Aamupolska (Niku)
7. Jos voisin (Trad./Pajunen, lyrics trad./Pajunen)
8. High 5 (Niku)
9. Hellulaulu (Trad./Niku, lyrics trad.)
10. Temporary (Jurva/Niku, lyrics Pekkarinen/Helsingius) 11. Day & Night (Niku)

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Aallotar

A transatlantic collaboration that uses Finnish and Finnish-American
music as a starting point for an original 'chamber-folk’ style.

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