{"id":38872,"date":"2019-07-08T21:15:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T18:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kaustinen.net\/?p=38872"},"modified":"2019-07-08T21:15:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T18:15:26","slug":"three-new-champion-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaustinen.net\/en\/kolme-uutta-mestaripelimannia\/","title":{"rendered":"Three new champion players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38873\" src=\"http:\/\/kaustinen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Uudet-mestaripelimannit-sek\u00e4-Festivaaliplaketin-saaja.-Kuva-Krista-J\u00e4rvel\u00e4-1000x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/>Three new master players have been announced for 2019 at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival: <strong>Toivo Rajala<\/strong>, Lappaj\u00e4rvi (vocals), <strong>Ritva Talvitie<\/strong>, Kaustinen (violin,) and <strong>Aimo Ruisniemi<\/strong>, Raisio (harmonica).<br \/>\nSince 1970, 148 players have now been awarded the title of champion player in Kaustinen. For the first time, four violinists were awarded the title: Konsta Jylh\u00e4 from Kaustinen, Kustaa J\u00e4rvinen from Eura, Otto Hotakainen from Halsua and Tuure Niskanen from Pielavede.<br \/>\nThe new champion players were announced on Monday 52. Kaustinen Festival's opening ceremony:<br \/>\nShopkeeper Toivo Rajala is a renowned bellman, mandolin player and entertainer whose first instrument as a child was a comb. Later he added violin, two-string accordion, harmonica and mandolin. He has had an exemplary attitude to minstrel music and folk singing. Tireless performance and sharing good cheer have been Rajala's trademarks.<br \/>\nTapio Rautavaara once encouraged an exciting young player: \u201dthere is only one Toivo Rajala, who sings like Toivo Rajala, and that's all you need to care about\u201d.<br \/>\nRitva Talvitie is originally from Kauhajoki. She has lived in Kaustinen for over 30 years. Talvitie is best known from the folk music band Tallar, from which she retired last spring. He has previously worked as a violin teacher and orchestra musician.<br \/>\nTalvitie was inspired to folk music by the violinist Eemeli Risku, who asked him to join the Kauhajoki Pelimanne in 1969.<br \/>\nAimo Ruisniemi from Viljakkala was given a harmonica by his mother as a child. Since then, he has played and been a member of singing groups. In the early 1990s, Ruisniemi joined the Raisio Goose Club to play the drums. The folk music ensemble M\u00f6tt\u00f6l\u00e4iset, the Pelimannitrio El\u00e4k\u00f6\u00f6ri and the Naantali Pelimannit have also been important members. Traditional folk music such as polkas, polskas and sottiisi are close to his heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A renewed plaque for Savo<\/strong><br \/>\nThe renewed festival poster was handed out for the first time at the opening ceremony on Monday. It was awarded to the life's work as a journalist <strong>Seppo Kononen<\/strong> From Kaavilta. The plaque is a badge given to a person who has worked selflessly for Kaustinen and the whole folk music scene, and not necessarily a player.<br \/>\nThis year, the theme of Kaustinen is Savo. According to Seppo Kononen, the golden age of modern Savo's pelican activities began when Savo was last<br \/>\nIn Kaustinen as a regional theme in 2007.  He himself has been active in the North Savo playing groups for 20 years and has studied the traditions of Savo musicians.<br \/>\nThe festival plaque was designed and created by Juhana Virkkala from Kaustis, and is made of slate quarried from the soil of Kaustis. The festival plaque reminds us that in Kaustinen, stones also ring.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ritva Talvitie (second from left), Aimo Ruisniemi and Toivo Rajala are the 2019 champion players. Seppo Kononen (left) received the renewed festival plaque at the opening ceremony in Kaustinen on Monday.<\/em>\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaustisen kansanmusiikkijuhlilla on julkistettu vuodelle 2019 kolme uutta mestaripelimannia: Toivo Rajala, Lappaj\u00e4rvi (laulu), Ritva Talvitie, Kaustinen (viulu,) ja Aimo Ruisniemi, Raisio (huuliharppu). Mestaripelimannin arvon on Kaustisella saanut nyt 148\u00a0pelimannia vuodesta 1970. Ensimm\u00e4isell\u00e4 kertaa nimityksen sai nelj\u00e4 viulunsoittajaa: Konsta Jylh\u00e4 Kaustiselta, Kustaa J\u00e4rvinen Eurasta, Otto Hotakainen Halsualta ja Tuure Niskanen Pielavedelt\u00e4. Uudet mestaripelimannit julkistettiin maanantaina 52. 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