Pauliina Lerche

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Pauliina Lerche (b. 1974) is one of the many Finnish folk musicians who have their roots in the small North Karelian village of Rääkkylä near the Russian border. Her musical career began in the original line-up of the most famous of the folk bands stemming from this small village, Värttinä, but she had early on found the musical direction she wanted to pursue. Studies at the Folk Music Department of the Sibelius Academy only served to strengthen this musical vision and after graduating in 2002, she has quickly become one of the most personal ambassadors of Finnish folk music on the world music scene. Pauliina is a multi-instrumentalist whose instruments include accordion, violin, kantele, deltar and her own voice. She composes, arranges and writes lyrics for her own material in which she combines her solid background in the Karelian tradition with influences from both world and popular music. Her first solo album ‘Katrilli’ (2002) received very positive reviews in both Finnish and international folk publications. The follow-up, ‘Malanja’ (2006), which will also be released in Japan, continues the lively, dance-like atmosphere of her debut album and draws on Finnish nature as its main inspiration. In addition to her solo career, Pauliina plays violin and sings in some of the top Finnish folk music bands, for example, Burlakat, the only folk combo singing in the original Karelian language. The most exotic of her bands is, however, Kriya, an all-star group combining the musica

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Malanja

Katrilli

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#543

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Arctic Paradise

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Tervetuola Kioskiin Vol. 3

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Arctic Paradise: Contemporary Folk Music From Finland - Songlines Edition 2007

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Arctic Paradise Contemporary Folk Music From Finland 2007

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Soundtrip Finland

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Contemporary Folk Music From Finland

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Arctic Paradise - Songlines Edition 2007

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Pauliina Lerche

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Sound Trip Finland

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