Honeypaw: Songs Sealed in Wax
Saturday, December 7, 8:00 PM
Small World Music Centre, 180 Shaw St, Toronto, ON
Tickets: Advance $20 / Door $25
Presented by Small World Music
Join us for an unforgettable evening of Finnish-Baltic folk grooves, with Honeypaw!
In this concert, Honeypaw will be presenting material from wax cylinders recorded by the folklorist A.R.Niemi, who travelled to several villages in Lithuania over one hundred years ago to collect archaic songs.
During a trip to Finland in May 2023, Honeypaw visited the archives of the Finnish Literature Society and obtained copies of the unpublished wax cylinder recordings made by Niemi. This show is the project finale, where they will share their adventures and favourite tunes. This project is supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Honeypaw is the Toronto-based experimental folk duo of Jurgita Zvinklyte and Matti Palonen, formed after Jurgita moved to Canada in 2019. Since then, they have been performing traditional songs in Lithuanian, Finnish, and Karelian in Canada and Europe. They play traditional instruments including kantele, jouhikko, and skudučiai, blending them with modern soundscapes and rhythms.
Doors open at 7:30 PM
The 2024 Small World Music Series is sponsored by TD and funded by the Government of Canada, Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada, Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario, and the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council.
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