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Although it is no longer performed in its authentic context, traditional Finnish music is still very popular at festivals and contests. Instrumental folk dance music, or pelimannimusiikki, is the most popular style with a variety of instrumental folk musician associations. The polska (reel), a group dance, was popular in the 18th century. This example of a polska is performed on a kantele, a ten-string double-boarded zither, and is well known throughout the Balto-Finnish region.
"Polska Dance" from Tunes and Songs of Finland (Cat.# Folkways FW 6856) (p)1957, 1961 Smithsonian-Folkways Recordings. All rights reserved.
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