Äänitys Olli Varis ja Kalle Vanhapelto. Miksaus Olli Varis ja Petri Hakala. Masteroitu Garey Shelton Studiolla, Seattlessa, Washingtonissa, USA:ssa.
1. Homenaje a mi Pueblo (Homage to my Town)
Säv. Macario Gonzalez.
Ruthie found this tune on a wonderful Venezuelan recording of double fiddle waltzes.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
2. Cranberry Hill
Säv. Tapani Varis.
A bossa nova Tapani named after a country outing with his daughter, Siiri, in which they found cranberries not in a bog, but atop a hill.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
3. Orpolasten Polska
Säv. trad.
Collected in the 1890s by Ilmari Krohn and first published in his book, Old Fiddle Tunes, in the early 1900s.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
4. East End
Säv. John Miller.
Peter Matthiessen’s novel, ”Far Tortuga”, provided the title for John’s tune. In the book, the East End of Grand Cayman Island is a place where the old ways, Obeah, are practiced.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
5. A Slip of Blue
Säv. John Miller.
A slip jig that plays fast and loose with the rhythmic feel.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
6. Hannuland
Säv. Ruthie Dornfeld.
A polska named in honor of Timo Hannula, a big-spirited violinist, violin teacher and music festival organizer who does so much to keep the town of Haapavesi, in central Finland, filled with music.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
7. Halki Kirkkomaan
Säv. Petri Hakala.
Petri originally composed this beautiful air for a trio of mandolins.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
8. Purple Sea
Säv. Timo Alakotila.
The great Finnish composer and keyboardist Timo Alakotila, with his distinctive harmonic and rhythmic sense, wrote this tune for us.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
9. Oikotie
Säv. Tapani Varis.
Tapani plays overtone flute here in a trio with Ruthie and Petri.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
10. Plowboy
Säv. Petri Hakala.
Petri composed this tune very shortly before the recording, and the band immediately took to it.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
11. Luz (Light)
Säv. John Miller.
In this samba John creates a long form with a churning rhythm and the melody floating serenely over it.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
12. A Labyrinth
Säv. Petri Hakala.
A chorinho, in a duet with Petri and John.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
13. Raita
Säv. Tapani Varis.
Tapani has been inspired by French medieval music, and this tune reflects that spirit.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
14. Fancy Squirrel / The Plover
Säv. Ruthie Dornfeld.
Two polkas, the first named for a stylish little fellow we saw foraging outside a Finnish cottage, and the second after the kildeer family that nests on the roof of Ruthie’s house every year.
Ruthie Dornfeld: viulu
Petri Hakala: mandoliini
John Miller: kitara
Tapani Varis: kontrabasso
