• 1. Vanha Valssi
      • 2. Ruskoi
      • 3. Lippoa
      • 4. Letška
      • 5. Vanha Letška
      • 6. Hoffalssi L. Foffalssi
      • 7. Hoilolan Polkka, 3 Parii
      • 8. Ruohtalazen Falssi
      • 9. Vaivazen Pojan Laulu (Kantele)
      • 10. Vaivazen Pojan Laulu (Laulu & Kantele) w/ Taito Hoffrén
      • 11. Runolaulu – Voi Minä Poloine Poiga w/ Taito Hoffrén
      • 12. Riivattu Eli Ristakondra Ja Tšiitžik
      • 13. Maanitus Eli Ribatška Ja Tšiitžik
      • 14. Markan Kiža
      • 15. Markan Kiža Sovitus (arr. A. Kastinen)
      • 16. Valamon Kirkonkellot
      • 17. Valamon Kirkonkellot Sovitus (arr. A. Kastinen)

      Teppana Jänis was born in the village of Uuksujärvi in Suistamo on 21 June 1850. After becoming blind in the late 19th century, he went house to house, supporting himself by playing the kantele, a traditional Finnish and Karelian plucked string instrument belonging to the southeast Baltic box zither family. He performed at dances and in schools, and also participated in the Suistamo kantele and runosong competitions in 1911.

      In the summers of 1916 and 1917, the young folk music researcher Armas Otto Väisänen (1890-1969) made collecting trips to Border Karelia. His aim was to collect kantele tunes, laments and shepherd melodies, which were confusingly few in the archives. The 1916 trip was financed by the Finnish Literature Society, who provided a phonograph for recording purposes. In 1917, the trip was financed by the Kalevala Society and the recording was carried out using a parlograph. During these two summers, Väisänen recorded kantele players in the parishes of Suojärvi, Korpiselkä, Suistamo, Tuupovaara, Kitee and Impilahti. Väisänen met Teppana Jänis in both summers and transcribed 22 kantele melodies from him. He recorded 14 of these on wax cylinders.

      This LP, titled simply ‘Teppana Jänis’ fuses and intertwines the original raw cylinder recordings with replayed pieces by Kantele player and researcher Arja Kastinen together with the now late Finnish folk musician Taito Hoffrén, taking into account the additional information and notes found in Väisänen's sheet music manuscripts. Warm thanks to the Finnish Literature Society for permission to use the archive recordings, to Risto Blomster for his invaluable assistance, and to the Karelian Cultural Foundation.

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