American Musician Tours the Land of Her Grandparents

Published in Ilta-Sanomat July 3, 1997 Diane Jarvi is Perhaps More Finnish Than She Knows A voice that bewitchingly moves from dark to light reaches for the works of Satumaa. The accent reveals immediately that Finnish is not the singer’s native language. And yet the interpretation is as strong as a deep, still pool. Third…

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Review of Diane Jarvi’s Flying Into Blue

Published in The Finnish American Reporter March, 1999 I suppose it’s not surprising that the Twin Cities should become one of North America’s centers for music based on, or influenced by Nordic folk traditions. A prime example is Diane Jarvi, the poet, singer, and kantele player, who has just released her third CD, “Flying Into…

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