Forest of a Thousand Songs, by Peter Phippen & Arja Kastinen

Forest of a Thousand Songs

by Peter Phippen & Arja Kastinen

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1.	Night Born 05:55	info	buy track
2.	The Water’s Mistress 02:29	info	buy track
3.	Aspen Meeting 06:26	info	buy track
4.	Why Do You Weep, Wooden Bark? 04:13	info	buy track
5.	Sun-Bird 05:39	info	buy track
6.	And the Great Oak Sighed 03:57	info	buy track
7.	Risen from Stone 05:39	info	buy track
8.	Ten Seeds 06:06	info	buy track

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The second collaboration album by Peter Phippen and Arja Kastinen (TEMPS07). Peter Phippen: Shakuhachi & Ocarina. Arja Kastinen: Kanteles & the Klockarsten of the Nötö island. All music by Peter Phippen & Arja Kastinen.
"These eight World genre tracks on the album are neither East nor West, but omni-versal. Meaning the sounds are representative of this good Earth and conceivably beyond. They are more than just flute and kantele. Thunder, rain, birdsong, and more make an appearance. The album at times is an exercise in musical minimalistic splendor. At other times the music fills the spirit to the very top. ---
The final tune is called Ten Seeds. The flute and zither are in perfect balance like water and sunshine. It reminds me of an old Greek proverb, “A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit.” Perhaps now is a good time for all of us to plant some seeds. The seeds may be from the oak tree or it may be a word of encouragement. It may be just a smile. You plant them now to get a reward in the future. “You’ve got this” as they say."
– R J Lannan, Artisan Music Reviews

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released May 19, 2020

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Arja Kastinen Finland

The kantele player and researcher Arja Kastinen specializes in the 19th century Karelian kantele improvisation. By exploring the philosophy, instruments, tuning, and playing technique of the early music tradition, and bringing this knowledge into musical improvisations, she combines history and the modern times. She holds a doctorate in music from the Sibelius Academy in 2000. ... more