KAIVAMA: Finnish-American Excavators from Minneapolis, performing Nordic folk music on a West Coast Tour
Wednesday, April 13Fifth St. Farms1517 Fifth Street, Berkeley, CA
(between Cedar and Jones)
upstairsDoors open at 7, music at 7:30
$15-20, sliding scale.
All proceeds go to the musicians.
Reservations encouraged to assure a seat: 510 525-9248 or fifthstfarms@gmail.com
http://www.kaivama.com/PRESS RELEASE
February 16, 2011. For immediate release.
NEW FINNISH-AMERICAN FOLK BAND KAIVAMA TO TOUR WEST COAST
Minneapolis, MN – Violinist Sara Pajunen and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Rundman have teamed up to form a new folk music duo called KAIVAMA. The band is founded on Pajunen and Rundman’s common Finnish ancestry and performs original compositions and inventive and energetic arrangements of traditional folk tunes from the Nordic countries. The name KAIVAMA stems from the Finnish word “kaivaa:” to delve or dig.
Pajunen’s virtuosity on the fiddle and Rundman’s versatility on guitar, harmonium, piano, and banjo allow KAIVAMA to explore a surprising variety of sounds. Excited to represent a new generation of Finnish-American performers, KAIVAMA brings the melodies of their Nordic heritage to fans of modern classical music, bluegrass, and indie rock.
KAIVAMA will tour the West Coast in April in support of their self-titled debut CD.
PERFORAMANCES ARE OPEN TO ALL AGES.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13th, 7PM, $15
Fifth Street Farms Concert Series
1517 Fifth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Reservations encouraged: 510-525-9248 or fifthstfarms@gmail.com
Performing for the first time less than a year ago, KAIVAMA has been received with great enthusiasm by Nordic communities in America, and by listeners in Finland too. Within a few months of their public debut they were featured on Finland’s national YLE radio network, and have appeared on the Finnish-American television program “Suomi Kutsuu” on WLUC TV 6 in Marquette, MI. Audiences in performance halls to folk festivals to rock clubs are captivated by this youthful duo’s instrumental skill and fresh approach in creating music that is alternately joyous, primitive, experimental, haunting, and time-honored.
In April 2011 KAIVAMA will release their self-titled debut album, containing adventurous interpretations of traditional tunes from Finland as well as original compositions inspired by their ancestry.
Sara Pajunen and Jonathan Rundman are available for interviews and in-studio radio/TV
appearances. To schedule a phone or email interview, please email kaivama@gmail.com or call 612-382-5299.
KAIVAMA biography and hi-res promotional photos and posters are available here:
http://www.sarapajunen.com/kaivama.html. To request additional press material please email kaivama@gmail.com or call 612-382-5299.
KAIVAMA webpage : http://www.kaivama.com
Posters, bio, audio, here: http://www.sarapajunen.com/kaivama.html
YouTube videos here : http://www.youtube.com/user/kaivama
More audio and tour dates at MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/kaivama
KAIVAMA: Finnish-American Excavators
PO Box 24163
Minneapolis, MN 55424-0163
phone: 612-382-5299
Email: kaivama@gmail.com
http://www.kaivama.com
