The strength of the SibA Folk Big Band (FBB) rises from the collective creativity of close to
40 folk musicians. Each member is a player, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, soloist and ensemble musician – as well as a skilled improviser! The orchestra performs without using a conductor or sheet music, with all the members communicating together in each given situation in a dynamic, rhythmic and expressive way, through improvisation and focus.
Despite our careful research of historical singing and playing styles, we see folk music as something that lives strongly in the present. It doesn’t belong in museums; we live with it
every single day. The FBB is a part of a 10,000-year continuum, and the only way to continue is to keep creating new folk music. The end result is something unprecedented, powerful and contagious – it glows with pride for our own musical traditions!
01 - A-Taklax
02 - Kaivantomiehen Laulu
03 - Omatekopolkka Vili-Vainaan Polkka Reepakan Polkka
04 - Laulu Suomessa
05 - Haliasoitto
06 - Konstan Koko Tuotanto 16 Sekunnissa
07 - D-Mollisottiisi
08 - Neijon Valitus
09 - Maria Pohjan Neiti Osa I
10 - Maria Pohjan Neiti Osa II
11 - Vanhalla Nuorisoseuralla
12 - Paimendisko
13 - Ruskova
14 - Metsän Sävel
15 - Promootiokantaatti
Accordion [Five Row] – Juska Ojajärvi, Veikko Muikku
Accordion [Two-And-A-Half-Row] – Leija Lautamaja, Miia Palomäki
Arranged By – FBB* (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13)
Cittern, Jew's Harp – Petri Prauda
Clarinet – Ine Nord
Double Bass – Anna Landvad, Elina Lappalainen, Mirva Tarvainen
Flute [Månmarkpipa], Sopranino Saxophone, Trumpet [Luikku] – Maija Kauhanen
Guitar – Jussi-Pekka Piirainen, Martin Gripentrog, Matias Tyni, Roope Aarnio
Harmonium – Helmi Camus, Lukas Kristo, Neea Harju
Harp [Folk Harp] – Niamh O'Brien
Kantele – Jutta Rahmel, Maija Pokela, Sarah Palu, Ulla-Sisko Jauhiainen
Nyckelharpa, Stroh Violin – Meriheini Luoto
Percussion – Minna Koskenlahti, Oskari Lehtonen (2), Tatu Viitala
Viola, Jouhikko – Iida Savolainen
Violin – Esko Järvelä, Matti Pitkänen (2), Nelli Ikola, Tero Hyväluoma
Violin, Jouhikko – Ella Isotalo, Nea-Maria Korpelainen, Päivi Hirvonen
Voice – Anette Åkerlund, Charlotta Hagfors, Désirée Saarela-Portin, Mirva Soininen, Noora Kauppila, Sirkka Kosonen, Zane Përkone
Voice, Triangle, Jew's Harp – Amanda Kauranne
Written-By – Trad.* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 8, 12, 13)