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Bye DJ. And thanks for giving it back so graciously .

Cya later DJ!!

Hopefully you will be back before I leave again (which is in 6 hours )

So, Fiona, how are things going there??

Oh I'm having a wonderful time this month. I am tired but very happy with the music I am hearing. There are never any Finns here, by the way. Don't you have any folk music there?

I am up because I have people staying with me and I am waiting for them to surface. Otherwise I'd still be asleep too. *counts brownie points*

[QUOTE=Fiona]Oh I'm having a wonderful time this month. I am tired but very happy with the music I am hearing. There are never any Finns here, by the way. Don't you have any folk music there?
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Hmmm... yes...
But AFAIK only minor part actually listens it, so it's not that popular here. Mostly we listen modern music and classic music, or at least that's what I think.

I'm back all, and Fiona, the pleasure was mine.

It's like a parallel universe most places, I think. It's is international and a lot of people like it but unless you do, you won't necessarily be aware of it. Not much mainstream publicity really

What is traditional Finnish music like We had some Russians (or possibly ex-soviets, no offence but I don't know exactly how the politics is working in former soviet states) who came twice a few years ago.They came from somewhere near Finland and they had a peculiar fiddle type thing but with only two (maybe) one string which they used as a drone. Is that a typical thing where you are?

Hello DJ. shorn?

Regrettably, yes . My some what long (rather sticking out) hair is no more, to be replaced by this parody, this monstrosity, this short hair .

[QUOTE=Fiona]What is traditional Finnish music like We had some Russians (or possibly ex-soviets, no offence but I don't know exactly how the politics is working in former soviet states) who came twice a few years ago.They came from somewhere near Finland and they had a peculiar fiddle type thing but with only two (maybe) one string which they used as a drone. Is that a typical thing where you are?
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If you mean the instrument I'm thinking then yes, our folk music is quite based to same instrument.

WB DJ!!
I can imagine your feeling, since after all I have also experienced the situation when I had to cut down my long hair

Oh, btw, the new part of my story is finally ready!!

I'm going to cut my long hair in march.

Well, my hair is curly (grrr ) so it doesn't go long, it just bunches up, and grows high .

Let me know when you post it... I should still be around.

And as for our culture, it splits two ways. We have the Indigenious Australian route, with didgeredoos, and other such instruments. Then you have simply music, much in the same vein as all other forms.

@Gog: You aren't the one cutting it are you , that could get quite messy .

It is a pity about your hair, DJ. But in the circumstances I think the sympathy needs to go to Kipi. Having to cut your hair short in those temperatures is crazy. But it appears that is another instance of army mentality

@ Kipi. What is that instrument called?

*turns spaniel eyes on Fiona*

But, but, but...

Hah! Like that would work

[QUOTE=Fiona]It is a pity about your hair, DJ. But in the circumstances I think the sympathy needs to go to Kipi. Having to cut your hair short in those temperatures is crazy. But it appears that is another instance of army mentality

@ Kipi. What is that instrument called?[/QUOTE]
Don't know any translation to it, but in Finnish it's "Kantele".

@DJ
It's already posted

@Fiona: You mean meanie .

@Kipi: I'm off to go read it then...

@ Kipi They had one of those as well

http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/ ... SAID=27002

But the other thing was more like a fiddle with hardly any strings. The music was strange but I liked it. I suppose it must be common to all the people in that part of the world

Nice Kipi, keep it coming .

Maybe I'll have to write something... one day...

[QUOTE=Fiona]@ Kipi They had one of those as well

http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/ ... SAID=27002

But the other thing was more like a fiddle with hardly any strings. The music was strange but I liked it. I suppose it must be common to all the people in that part of the world[/QUOTE]
Hmm... if it's not Kantele the I can't think of what you are meaning...
Could you give any link to pic of such instrument?

@DJ
Heh, thanx
That part was actually quite easy to write, since most of it was quite ready in my head already...

Cool.

Well reading that has geed me up for writing something... so maybe I will...

@ Kipi. No, sorry. Without the name I don't know how to search for it. And they dont seem to be here this year. But the Kantele is a good find. Thanks for the name of that