CLUB MED- This tune was recorded at Mid-Ocean Recording studios in the mid-eighties. The track was originally released on the project entitled, "In The Free Zone". The Players on this track are: Ari Lahdekorpi - Guitar; Larry Campbell - Bass; Gary Brenner - Keyboards; Frank Meagher - Drums; Eli Herscovitch - Saxophone.

 Letters Theme - This track was written by Ari for the National Film Board feature film entitled, "Letters from Karelia". Recorded at Channels Sound in Winnipeg in August of 2004, the track features Richard Moody on violin, Gilles Fournier on Bass, Shayla Fink on accordian, Christian Dugas on Percussion, and Ari Lahdekorpi on Guitar.

Backwoods Bells - This track was written as a collaboration between Ari Lahdekorpi and Gerry Henkel. Gerry is a musician and instrument maker based in Duluth, Minnesota. Gerry is one of the leading manufacturers of the Finnish folk instrument known as the Kantele. This piece is based on one of Gerry's original tracks performed on the Kantele. For more information on the Kantele click here. For more information on Finnish culture in North America click here.

Quotes

"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened up a new heaven to the human spirit." - Helen Keller

" You can count how many seeds are in the apple, but not how many apples are in the seed." - Ken Kersey

"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, breeding reptiles of the mind" - William Blake

"Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythmns for bears to dance to, while we long to make music to melt the stars." - Gustave Flaubert

 " I tunes my guitar to the squeak in my shoe" - Bukka White

" How much for the shoes?" - Big Dave McLean