Brave Tales for Winter Nights

Eternal Song - Stories from the Kalevala. The kalevala is the national epic of Finland, containing stories some 5,000 years old. Stories of Creation, the birth of song, the origin of fire, unfolding in an ancient world, rich in the spirits of forest, sea and sky. Nick Hennessy brings out the song in the story and the story in the song. He is a powerful, passionate performer - wordsmith, singer and musician. He has travelled in Finland and the Russian Karelia and in 2000 he won the 6th World Championship of the Finno-Ugric epic singing.