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Written in fRoots issue 316, 2008


HALOGEENI
Alehinin Puolustus
Sibelius Academy PELI-006 (2009)

Honest, unpretentious, appealing and beautifully typical Ostrobothnian music with a chugging melodeon, harmonium and mandolin polkka rhythm from Kokkola trio featuring simple, just-right vocals from Anne-Mari and Matti Hakamäki. A great example of the nature and charm of the ongoing local tradition, breathing the past and present absolutely naturally without pose or archivism. www.halogeenitheband.net


© 2009 Andrew Cronshaw
 

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