More About Kanteles
Watch a short video about making and playing kantele – from YLE TV in Finland
Help create a new recording of kantele music by Diane Jarvi! Diane is asking for support: "For more than thirty years I have followed various musical paths, beginning with American folk roots, stopping at jazz, hopping the world music train, and engaging in my own songwriting. Twenty of those years I have been compelled to pick up and play the kantele. Why? It’s a bit of sun that lights in the hand. So I am going back to my roots to record songs from Finland and Finnish-America. It’s been 15 years since my last recording that concentrated on my heritage. Joining me are Arto Järvelä, the great Finnish fiddler and Minna Raskinen, a wonderful kantele player also of Finland. Other friends will be added as I make my journey through gypsy songs, ancient runes, waltzes, instrumentals and maybe a tango." Find out more about this project at dianejarvi.com
A gorgeous video by Priscilla Hernandez featuring a 10 string kantele from the kantele shop
Watch a video of 5 string kantele played in Native American style by Mark Church
An Endorsement Of A Kantele Shop Instrument "One of my best purchases in life"
More Endorsements from purchasers of kanteles from The Kantele Shop
"Katele" and other unusual kanteles
"Konantele" - a kantele for Conan O'Brien
Kantele Playing Instructions Book by Lani Thompson
Some kantele resources - recordings, build-your-own plans, teachers, and more
The Kanteleplayers Group online
Carl Rahkonen's Dissertation on the Kantele
Diane Jarvi's Poem about 5 string kanteles
Photos of and poem about the "haiku of harps" weathered kantele that Rick Tarquinio plays
Video of Gerry Henkel Playing "Music For A Straw Hat"
Video of Gerry Henkel accompanying Ulla Suokko
Spiral Nebula Improvisations - a recording of kantele music
Finnish folk music magazine article about The Kantele Shop (pdf) - With English translation
The founder of The Kantele Shop
The Kantele Shop - where even a bull can make music.
Click on photo above for a QuickTime movie. Meet El Torokantele.
