Oasis
Recorded by Marko Myöhänen, Olli Varis and Vesa Laasanen
Mixed by Vesa Laasanen and Antti Järvelä
Mastered by Minerva Pappi, Finnvox
1. Jokijenkka
Comp. Antti Järvelä.
This schottische is bound to pull you into turbulence. A bottle of spirits, a pair of dancing shoes, a life jacket and some good music – and your summer in Finland will be fine!
Esko Järvelä: piano, violin
Antti Järvelä: double bass, violin
Alina Järvelä: violin
Gjermund Larsen: violin
Einar Olav Larsen: violin
Tuomas Logrén: guitar
Kalevi Louhivuori: trumpet
Joonas Outakoski: sax
Petri Prauda: mandolin
2. David and I
Comp. Esko Järvelä, arr. Alina Järvelä, Antti Järvelä, Esko Järvelä, Einar Olav Larsen, Gjermund Larsen, Tuomas Logrén, Petri Prauda.
Esko Järvelä: violin
Antti Järvelä: double bass
Alina Järvelä: violin
Gjermund Larsen: violin
Einar Olav Larsen: violin
Tuomas Logrén: guitar
Petri Prauda: mandolin
3. Hasse
Comp. Mikael Marin, arr. Alina Järvelä, Antti Järvelä, Esko Järvelä, Einar Olav Larsen, Gjermund Larsen, Tuomas Logrén, Petri Prauda.
We learned this polska at Sulhoranta in Kaustinen in 2003 when four Swedish rogues and Frigg met under a birch tree on a beautiful summer day.
Esko Järvelä: keyed fiddle, viola
Antti Järvelä: double bass
Alina Järvelä: violin
Gjermund Larsen: violin
Einar Olav Larsen: violin
Tuomas Logrén: guitar
Petri Prauda: cittern
Sara Puljula: udu, tambourine
4. Oasis
Comp. Petri Prauda, arr. Antti Järvelä.
Dont look back in Tanger!
Arto Anttila: double bass
Inka Eerola: violin
Marion Göbel: cello
Sanna Helén: viola
Esko Järvelä: organ
Esko Järvelä: viola
Antti Järvelä: double bass, vocals
Alina Järvelä: violin
Alina Järvelä: violin
Aili Järvelä: vocals
Aija Kangas: vocals
Pekka Kuusisto: violin
Gjermund Larsen: violin
Einar Olav Larsen: violin
Tuomas Logrén: guitar, vocals
Eeva Oksala: violin
Petri Prauda: cittern
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5. Toastmasters march
Comp. Gjermund Larsen, arr. Antti Järvelä, Gjermund Larsen.
The composer of this march wrote it for his own wedding.
Esko Järvelä: church organ
Antti Järvelä: double bass
Gjermund Larsen: hardangerfiddle
Einar Olav Larsen: hardangerfiddle
Tuomas Logrén: guitar
Petri Prauda: cittern
6. Heikki Mäenpää's Waltz
Comp. trad., arr. Antti Järvelä, Tuomas Logrén.
Tiila Ilkka (1875-1963), a folk singer from Alavus, sang away this waltz. It was rough originally, too
Esko Järvelä: viola
Antti Järvelä: double bass, bass synth
Alina Järvelä: violin
Gjermund Larsen: violin
Einar Olav Larsen: violin
Tuomas Logrén: guitar
Petri Prauda: estonian bagpipes
Sara Puljula: cajon box, tambourine
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7. Fantomen
Comp. Eric Öst, arr. Alina Järvelä, Antti Järvelä, Esko Järvelä, Einar Olav Larsen, Gjermund Larsen, Tuomas Logrén, Petri Prauda.
MacGyver – A Swedish polka that blows your mind up.
Esko Järvelä: hammond organ
Antti Järvelä: double bass
Alina Järvelä: violin
Gjermund Larsen: violin
Einar Olav Larsen: violin
Tuomas Logrén: guitar
Petri Prauda: mandolin
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8. Tepeq
Comp. Tuomas Logrén, arr. Juha-Matti Kurra, Tuomas Logrén.
Something to get you going inspired by Ingrian herdman Teppo Repos music as well as French Canadian traditional music.
Antti Järvelä: violin
Tuomas Logrén: guitar
Petri Prauda: mandolin
9. Solberg
Comp. Gjermund Larsen, arr. Alina Järvelä, Antti Järvelä, Esko Järvelä, Einar Olav Larsen, Gjermund Larsen, Tuomas Logrén, Petri Prauda.
Need for speed
Esko Järvelä: violin
Antti Järvelä: double bass
Alina Järvelä: violin
Gjermund Larsen: violin
Einar Olav Larsen: violin
Tuomas Logrén: guitar
Petri Prauda: mandolin
Sara Puljula: triangel, cajon box, snare drum
10. Return From Helsinki
Comp. Ian Stephenson, arr. Antti Järvelä, Esko Järvelä, Ian Stephenson.
A British friend of ours wrote this melancholy ballad on return to Newcastle, having spent a year as an exchange student in Helsinki.
Esko Järvelä: piano
Antti Järvelä: violin, double bass
Alina Järvelä: violin
Tuomas Logrén: guitar
11. Toulpagorni
Comp. Kalle Ankarblom, arr. Kalle Ankarblom, Alina Järvelä, Antti Järvelä, Esko Järvelä, Einar Olav Larsen, Gjermund Larsen, Tuomas Logrén, Petri Prauda.
This polska is a praise to the nobility of Swedish mountain landscapes.
Esko Järvelä: violin
Antti Järvelä: double bass, guitar
Alina Järvelä: violin
Gjermund Larsen: violin
Einar Olav Larsen: violin
Tuomas Logrén: dobro
Petri Prauda: cittern
Sara Puljula: cajon box, rhythmical teddy bear
12. The sorrowful march of Hintriikki Peltoniemi
Comp. trad., arr. Antti Järvelä, Petri Prauda.
One of the most beautiful traditional Finnish tunes. This sad march is played in Kaustinen whenever a pelimanni is being taken to his final resting place. In memory of our friends Kurt Lindblad and Juho Koiranen.
Arto Anttila: double bass
Inka Eerola: violin
Marion Göbel: cello
Sanna Helén: viola
Esko Järvelä: church organ
Esko Järvelä: viola
Antti Järvelä: double bass
Alina Järvelä: violin
Pekka Kuusisto: violin
Tuomas Logrén: guitar
Eeva Oksala: violin
Petri Prauda: estonian bagpipes