Maimu Jõgeda: Nordic Reflections

1. Pööriöö päike

2. February 17th

3. Joogilaul

4. Maimu’s Sønderhoning

5. Kuma

6. Kaamos

7. Waltz for Broken Dreams

8. The Land of All Dreams

9. Sextur & Halling från Rõuge

10. Reaching Home

11. Õhtuvaikuse jõuab

All tracks are performed by Maimu Jõgeda and are her original compositions, except for tracks 3 and 11, which are folk songs arranged and sung by Maimu Jõgeda. ”Õhtuvaikuse jõuab” is a Siberian Estonian song adapted from a 1923 recording featuring Linda Trisk. ”Joogilaul” is from Ruhnu Island and is adapted from a 1967 recording featuring Peeter Roosilaid.

Album design by Kadri Kadalipp
Photos taken by Laura Reunanen
Recording, mixing, and mastering on all tracks, and effects on tracks 7 and 9 by Alec Havinmaa
Recorded at the University of the Arts Helsinki Sibelius Academy studio (February 2024)
Free-bass accordion, stomp-box, and singing by Maimu Jõgeda

This recording is part of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki Folk Music department’s recording series.