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Ilmatar's inspirations : nationalism, globalization, and the changing soundscapes of Finnish folk music

Title
  1. Ilmatar's inspirations : nationalism, globalization, and the changing soundscapes of Finnish folk music / Tina K. Ramnarine.
Published by
  1. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2003.
Author
  1. Ramnarine, Tina K.

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Description
  1. xxii, 262 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. Through extensive interviews and observations of performances, the author reveals how new folk musicians think and talk about past and present folk music practices, the role of folk music in the representation of national identity and the interactions of Finnish folk musicians with performers from around the globe. She reveals how new folk musicians think and talk about past and present folk music practices, the role of folk music in the representation of national identity, and the interactions of Finnish folk musicians with performers from around the globe. She focuses especially on two internationally successful groups--JPP, a group that plays fiddle dance music, and Värttinä, an ensemble that highlights women's vocal traditions. Analyzing the multilayered processes--musical, institutional, political, and commercial--that have shaped and are shaped by new folk music in Finland, the author gives us an entirely new understanding of the connections among music, place, and identity.
Series statement
  1. Chicago studies in ethnomusicology
Uniform title
  1. Chicago studies in ethnomusicology
Subject
  1. Folk music > Finland > History and criticism
  2. Music and globalization > Finland
  3. Folk music
  4. Music and globalization
  5. Volksmusik
  6. Volksmuziek
  7. Nationale identiteit
  8. Finland
  9. Finnland
  10. Finland
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Contents
  1. Place, identity, representation -- The folk and the nation -- The folk music revival in Finland : toward "new folk music" -- New folk music in the urban center -- Värttinä : women's songs from the East -- New folk music in a rural context -- A family of folk musicians : the Järveläs -- Musical and social identities : borrowing from the traditions of "others" -- Global commodities : the new folk music recording in world music markets.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-249) and index.
  2. Includes discography.