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Folk Music
Finnish folk music can be roughly divided into two historical eras, the earlier stratum is often called the ancient Finnish period or the Kalevala era. It covers such genres as the singing of Kalevala poetry, the chain dance, the lament, and a distinctive brand of music performed on such instruments as the five-stringed kantele, the bowed harp, and a host of folk wind instruments. The later stratum of Finnish folk music is the period of agrarian or pelimanni music and it is clearly rooted in Western culture.