Snow Angel (Album)
Encyclopedia
Snow Angel is a compilation album
of songs by the Finnish
band Värttinä
. It contains songs from earlier albums iki
, 6.12, Ilmatar
, Aitara
and Seleniko
. It was released in the Czech Republic
in 2005 by Indies Records
.
The first pressing of this album had "Outona omilla mailla" instead of "Laulutyttö" for the 19th track. This was corrected in subsequent pressings.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of songs by the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
band Värttinä
Värttinä
Värttinä is a Finnish folk music band which was started as a project by Sari and Mari Kaasinen back in 1983 in the village of Rääkkylä, in Karelia, the southeastern region of Finland. Many transformations have taken place in the band since then...
. It contains songs from earlier albums iki
Iki (album)
iki is Värttinä's 11th album , released in 2003. It continues Värttinä's trend of having more original compositions, while retaining a folk influence in the songs and their style....
, 6.12, Ilmatar
Ilmatar (album)
Ilmatar is Värttinä's 8th album, released in 2000.The album is named for the Finnish goddess of air Ilmatar who, according to the creation story in the Kalevala, creates the world from two eggs from the eagle Kokko...
, Aitara
Aitara
Aitara is Värttinä's 5th album, released in 1994 in Finland. In 1995, it was released by King Records in Japan, Music & Words in Benelux, and Xenophile Records in the United States, where it spent five weeks at #1 on the CMJ World Music charts. In 2003, it was re-released in Finland by BMG, and...
and Seleniko
Seleniko
Seleniko is Värttinä's 4th album, and second after they re-formed in 1990, released in Finland by Spirit/Polygram in 1992. It immediately reached the top of the European World Music radio charts, and remained there for 3 months. In 1993 it was released by Music & Words in Benelux and Xenophile...
. It was released in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
in 2005 by Indies Records
Indies Records
Indies Records is a record label based in Brno, Czech Republic. The label was founded in 1990 by Milan Páleš and Miloš Gruber and has since released over 200 titles, working under the label motto "We only release music that we like". Starting out releasing different types of alternative music, the...
.
Track listing
- "Laiska"
- Sepän poika"
- "Morsian"
- "Tumala"
- "Pirsta"
- "Aitara"
- "Äijö"
- "Milja"
- "Potran korean"
- "Lieto"
- "Travuska"
- "Käppee"
- "Nahkaruoska"
- "Lemmennosto"
- "Fanfaari"
- "Kylä vuotti uutta kuuta"
- "Ukko lumi"
- "Liigua"
- "Laulutyttö"
- "Vot i kaalina"
The first pressing of this album had "Outona omilla mailla" instead of "Laulutyttö" for the 19th track. This was corrected in subsequent pressings.