Kantele Duo Eija Kankaanranta & Mervi Yli-Vainio

Kanteleliiton juhlayhtye 2002


Eija Kankaanranta and Mervi Yli-Vainio have played as a duo for 10 years. The ensemble has commissioned and premiéred compositions by Heikki Valpola (2001), Kirmo Lintinen (2002) and Timo Alakotila (2004). The duo also makes own compositions and arrangements of Finnish folk melodies.

Besides Finnish music festivals the ensemble has performed in Estonia and made a 10-day concert tour in Germany in 2000. In May 2004 they visited Cuba and played also with Cuban musicians. In 1997 the duo received first prize in the national kantele ensemble competition and was nominated ”The Ensemble of the Year” by the Finnish Kantele Association in 2002. Their first CD ”Christmas Kantele”, which consists of own arrangements, was published by Warner Music in 1999 and the ensemble appears also as guest artist in three other albums.

email: ekankaan@siba.fi

email: mervi.yli-vainio@welho.com


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