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Joulupuu on rakennettu: Finnish Christmas Songs

by Heikki Ruokangas and Simo Laihonen

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about

Our collaboration started off in 2020 as an initial remote working experiment. The idea of recording a collection of traditional Christmas
songs came about soon after. It was clear from the start that we had
something going on, a mutual frequency was there on which ideas were exchanged.

The tunes on this EP are traditional Finnish Christmas songs with two exceptions; ”Psalm” is our original output and ”Maa on niin kaunis” has its origins in Silesia (region in modern day Central Europe). We aimed to capture something about the feeling and atmosphere of Finnish Christmas with this music. We hope you enjoy these tunes as much as we did while playing them - SL & HR, November 2021.

Record Crates United, Dec, 21, 202.

"For those who want to feel festive, but are tired of hearing the same old Christmas songs that jam the air waves every December, may I suggest the ethereal folk-jazz stylings of Heikki Ruokangas and Sio Laihonen’s Joulupuu on rakennettu: Finnish Christmas Songs.

While there are no vocals on this EP, guitarist Ruokangasand percussionist Laihonen perfectly evoke the stoicism and dreamlike wonder of a snowy Northern Christmas. Across the release’s four tracks, wandering guitar lines flitter and drift like fluffy white snowflakes caught in a breeze while Laihonen adds mystical auras with his shimmering percussion and ritualistic drumming.

The yuletide vibes are especially strong on the traditional “En etsi valtaa loistoa,” which features a backing haze of sleigh bells behind soft flamenco-like fingerpicking. If there was ever a song that was filled with the warmth of dozing off on after a few glasses of wine on Christmas Eve with sugar plums dancing in your head, it’s surely this one.

If you like spacey Jerry Garcia-like guitar improvisations, plus the holiday records by Sean Smith and Anthony Pasquarosa, then this CD is the perfect stocking stuffer for you"

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released December 20, 2021

Heikki Ruokangas - guitar
Simo Laihonen - drums and percussion

Mixed and mastered by Markus Pajakkala
Cover art by Heikki Ruokangas

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