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May 13th, 2006:
Just 5 copies of the original 10 string plans left, after these go It will available only on CD!

pwPatrick Wolf
Wind in the Wires
Tomlab - Tom47

Viola, violin, grand piano, baritone and soprano ukuleles, kantele, mountain dulcimer, Farfisa Pianogram, Farfisa Transivox electronic accordion, piano accordion, guitar and bass guitar, Kawai SX-240 and 100-P synthesisers. Bodhran, re-programmed Wild Electricity, re-sampled found sounds and various percussion.

Patrick plays one of my closed back (2002) 5 string kanteles with a spruce soundboard and sycamore backs, its Sycamore frame finished in antique black!

Patrick talks about the kantele in an interview here:

You can purchase from Amazon or from here:

 

32Chris Conway
River of Life
Paradise Music PMCD042- 2005

"lush, evocative, relaxing music, played on an amazing collection of instruments", "a unique melange of world music influences from a multi-instrumental master."
You can hear one of my Electric Kanteles on the track called "Between Waterfalls"

available to purchase here

also available at Amazon.co.uk

 

323Bára Grímsdóttir (With Chris Foster & John Kirkpatrick)
Funi
[GMCD002]

You can hear one ofmy 10 string Kanteles on track 1-Morgunbæn

To purchase this CD or listen to the sample track "Morgunbæn" click here For UK purchasers try The living Tradition site here

and there is just a hint of the Icelandic Fidla on track 4!

a very beautiful and enchanting CD indeed, Highly recommended

 

More Music  to check out:

www.kantelemusic.com  Music to hear and download, plus books to buy

www.kantele.com Gerry's great site has lists of essential listening in his reference section

Also Check out Gerry's new CD,  a Solo Kantele album!

 

Taith : Welsh and Finnish music, Gillian Stevens (Viols/Crwth) and Dylan Fowler (Guitars/Clarinet)  TIMO VÄÄNÄNEN, various Kanteles .   Listen and find out more here