The traditional stringed instruments of Finland are entwined with mythology, history, and identity. This illustrated talk, punctuated by live musical performance, offers an introduction to some of the historic and modern types of kantele and jouhikko (a.k.a. jouhikantele).

Performer Bios: Alice Margerum has been researching and handcrafting reconstructions of historical musical instruments for more than 30 years and has PhD in Historical Musicology. Kay Seppala teaches 5- and 10-string kantele and is director of the Ilon Kaiku Kantele ensemble.