Pauhu
Anne-Mari Kivimäki (b. 1976) got her first accordion at the age of 9. Later in 1995 she started her studies at the Sibelius Academy Folk Music Department in Helsinki, where her accordion teacher was Maria Kalaniemi. There the old archive recordings of Karelian accordionist and storyteller Ilja Kotikallio initiated Kivimäki's interest to traditional Karelian music for 1- and 2-row accordions. This interest has now come into life in this, her first solo album.
This album also contains "Puhti" duo's video tracks "Ilja" and "Patronen". Puhti is Anne-Mari Kivimäki (accordion) and Reetta-Kaisa Pirhonen (dancing).
1. Ilja
Comp. trad., arr. Anne-Mari Kivimäki.
Anne-Mari Kivimäki: 1-row accordion
2. Sinda II
Comp. Anne-Mari Kivimäki, arr. Anne-Mari Kivimäki.
Anne-Mari Kivimäki: 1-row accordion
3. Siiputus
Comp. trad., arr. Anne-Mari Kivimäki, Reetta-Kaisa Pirhonen.
Anne-Mari Kivimäki: 1-row accordion
Reetta-Kaisa Pirhonen: dancing
4. Matka
Comp. trad., arr. Anne-Mari Kivimäki.
Anne-Mari Kivimäki: 1-row accordion
5. Sinda I
Comp. Anne-Mari Kivimäki, arr. Anne-Mari Kivimäki.
Anne-Mari Kivimäki: 1-row accordion
6. Pauhu
Comp. Anne-Mari Kivimäki, arr. Anne-Mari Kivimäki.
Anne-Mari Kivimäki: 1-row accordion
7. Tanhuvaara
Comp. Anne-Mari Kivimäki, arr. Eero Grundström, Anne-Mari Kivimäki.
Eero Grundström: harmonium, Nord Modular -synthesizer
Antti Järvelä: bass
Anne-Mari Kivimäki: 5-row accordion
Piia Kleemola: fiddle
Juha-Matti Kurra: mandolin
Petri Prauda: jew's harp
8. Patronen I
Comp. trad., arr. Anne-Mari Kivimäki.
Anne-Mari Kivimäki: 2-row accordion
9. Patronen II
Comp. trad., arr. Anne-Mari Kivimäki.
Anne-Mari Kivimäki: 2-row accordion
10. Patronen III
Comp. Eero Grundström, Anne-Mari Kivimäki, arr. Eero Grundström, Anne-Mari Kivimäki.
Eero Grundström: harmonium
Anne-Mari Kivimäki: 2-row accordion
11. Patronen IV
Comp. Anne-Mari Kivimäki, Soila Sariola, arr. Eero Grundström, Anne-Mari Kivimäki, Reetta-Kaisa Pirhonen.
Anne-Mari Kivimäki: 2-row accordion
Reetta-Kaisa Pirhonen: dancing
Soila Sariola: vocals