Folk Music As Anti-Anxiety
Soul Lift
“Though the storms of life can cause us strife,
Freedom finally does win out.”
—Lännen Lokari
In the first era of Covid terrorism, 2020, we all found ways to self-distract.
When my nerves froze up, I turned to this most famous of Finnish immigrant songs, Lännen Lokari, by Karelian Folk Music Ensemble, listening to it over and over and over. I also listened…
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