Vellamo
Finnish Folk-Pop
- When
- Sat Oct 21, 2017
- Where
- City of Menlo Park - City Council
- Time
- 11:00 a.m.
- Cost
- Free
- Tags
- Music, World Music, Folk
Description
The Menlo Park Library is hosting a free performance by the pop duo Vellamo, on tour from their home country of Finland.The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 21 at the City Council Chambers at 701 Laurel Street. The event is being billed as an entertaining musical performance, as well as an introduction to the Finnish language and folk music tradition, which combines Scandinavian and Slavic influences with Finnish folklore.
In Finnish mythology, Vellamo is the goddess of the sea. In the world of music, Vellamo is the performing & songwriting team of Pia Leinonen and Joni Tiala. Their music is characterized by haunting melodies, ethereal vocals, and virtuosic guitar styling. They write instantly-memorable songs in English as well as in their native Finnish, and they also perform traditional ballads from the Finnish, Celtic and Scandinavian folk traditions.
The duo’s Menlo Park Library performance is part of a seven-week U.S. tour, their sixth trip to share music in the states. Vellamo’s Menlo Park performance will be its only stop on the Peninsula.
Vellamo’s October 21 performance is free, thanks to funding by the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
More Info
- Link
- http://menlopark.org/vellamo
- Call
- 650.330.2501
- Contact Form (account required)
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