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Three new champions were named at Monday's opening ceremony: Toivo Rajala<\/strong>, Lappaj\u00e4rvi (vocals), Ritva Talvitie<\/strong>, Kaustinen (violin,) and Aimo Ruisniemi<\/strong>, Raisio (harmonica). A renewed plaque for Savo<\/strong> Ritva Talvitie (second from left), Aimo Ruisniemi and Toivo Rajala are the 2019 champion players. Seppo Kononen (left) received a renewed festival plaque.<\/em>\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Maanantain avajaisjuhlassa nimettiin 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. Kauppias Toivo Rajala on armoitettu kuplettimies, mandoliininsoittaja ja […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yleinen"],"yoast_head":"\n
\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.
\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.
\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.
\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.<\/p>\n
\nThe renewed festival poster was handed out for the first time at the opening ceremony. It was awarded to the life's work as a journalist Seppo Kononen<\/strong> From Kaavilta.
\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