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Paavo the Peasant (Saarij​ä​rven Paavo)

by Jonathan Rundman

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lyrics: J. L. Runeberg
music: Jonathan Rundman
cp 2021 Salt Lady Music (ASCAP)

This digital single previews the forthcoming new collection Lost Songs Of The Suomi Synod by Jonathan Rundman to be released on September 7, 2021.
Finland's national poet J. L. Runeberg wrote the poem "Paavo the Peasant (Saarijärven Paavo)" in 1830. Dr. Börje Vähämäki created this English translation in the 1980s.
Jonathan Rundman has composed the first-ever musical setting of Runeberg's legendary poem for the English language.

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released July 30, 2021
Jonathan Rundman: acoustic guitar, harmonium, mandolin, bass drum, tambourine, vocals
Produced and engineered by Jonathan Rundman at Verkstad Studio in Edina, MN, July 2021.
Mixed by Russel Munson at Small Circus Studio in Fridley, MN, July 2021.

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Jonathan Rundman Minneapolis, Minnesota

"bright, catchy indie pop" NEW YORK TIMES
“clever, intelligent songwriting” PASTE MAGAZINE
“clever phrasing and fresh rhymes" PERFORMING SONGWRITER
“literate…excellent…a record for anyone who hasn't given up on the idea that good songs, electric/acoustic guitars, and a great drummer are the key to all sorts of epiphanies” CITY PAGES
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