• Jarmo Romppanen Releases Nordic Mandolin

    Jarmo Romppanen - Nordic Mandolin

    Finland — Jarmo Romppanen has announced the release of his third solo album, Nordic Mandolin, a collection of fresh, airy and compelling music based on Nordic fiddle tunes and traditional dance music.

    This album is the result of 25 years experience and intensive studying of mandolin playing and Nordic folk music.

    Romppanen has earlier released two records via his own record label Zebo Records; Päre: Hausjärvi Beat and Nordic Choro II.

    This recording is published with the financial support of Svenska kulturfonden and Musiikin edistämissäätiö.

    Listen

    The opening track from Nordic Mandolin, "Gustaf."



    Track Listing

    • Gustaf (trad./Romppanen)
    • Viberg valsen (trad.)
    • Linnoitus (Romppanen)
    • Pyttis och Verlander (trad.)
    • Garvarens vals (trad.)
    • Renlund och MyRe (trad./Romppanen)
    • Långt borta (Romppanen)
    • Bromarv mazurkan (trad.)
    • Raseborg menuetten (trad.)
    • Mattby (trad.)
    • Borgå-Helsinge (trad.)
    • Pyttis (DJ Emil Remix) (trad.)

    Additional Information

    Comments 12 Comments
    1. mandocrucian's Avatar
      mandocrucian -
      Excellent player!
    1. billhay4's Avatar
      billhay4 -
      Does anyone know what kind of instrument this is? It's a ten string and has a crisp, brilliant sound.
      Nice playing.
      Bill
    1. Jarmo Romppanen's Avatar
      Jarmo Romppanen -
      Quote Originally Posted by mandocrucian View Post
      Excellent player!
      Thanks Niles! You were an excellent teacher! You showed me, that mandolin really rocks!
    1. Jarmo Romppanen's Avatar
      Jarmo Romppanen -
      Quote Originally Posted by billhay4 View Post
      Does anyone know what kind of instrument this is? It's a ten string and has a crisp, brilliant sound.
      Nice playing.
      Bill
      Thanks Bill! Yes, it´s a 10-string mandolin that I use. I have normal mandolin tuning plus D-strings (not C-string) down below the G-strings. A Finnish luthier Arto Pulkkinen built this one for me 15 years ago.
    1. ralph johansson's Avatar
      ralph johansson -
      I note that several of the pieces have Swedish titles, including one of your own (långt borta, far away). Is there a distinct Swedish tradition in the folk music of your province?

      Very good playing, nice groove.
    1. Jarmo Romppanen's Avatar
      Jarmo Romppanen -
      Quote Originally Posted by ralph johansson View Post
      I note that several of the pieces have Swedish titles, including one of your own (långt borta, far away). Is there a distinct Swedish tradition in the folk music of your province?

      Very good playing, nice groove.
      Yes, you're right Ralph. Actually the west coast and the south coast of Finland both have been mostly Swedish speaking areas. The influences between Sweden and Finland have been strong within folk music. I don't have myself Swedish as a mother language, but I love to speak it Thank you for your interest! Do you have grand-mothers or grand-fathers from Nordic Countries?
    1. JeffD's Avatar
      JeffD -
      This is such great stuff. Comments from my non musical friends:

      "Wow, that's a mandolin? Usually they are so ... you know..."

      Great job.
    1. Jarmo Romppanen's Avatar
      Jarmo Romppanen -
      Quote Originally Posted by JeffD View Post
      This is such great stuff. Comments from my non musical friends:

      "Wow, that's a mandolin? Usually they are so ... you know..."

      Great job.
      Thanks, Jeff! And greetings to your friend as well
    1. Eric L's Avatar
      Eric L -
      Jarmo, will the CD be on ITunes U.S.?
    1. Jarmo Romppanen's Avatar
      Jarmo Romppanen -
      Quote Originally Posted by Eric L View Post
      Jarmo, will the CD be on ITunes U.S.?
      Yes, Eric! Worldwide distribution (iTunes, Amazon, Google Music etc.). But no physical album this time, sorry. Thanks for asking!
    1. derbex's Avatar
      derbex -
      Lovely tone.
    1. Jarmo Romppanen's Avatar
      Jarmo Romppanen -
      Quote Originally Posted by derbex View Post
      Lovely tone.
      Thank you!