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finN’d it
Help us find the lost Finnish bagpipe
säkkipilli
ABOUT OUR
Initiative
Finn’d it initiative aims at researching all evidences of the presence of the Säkkipilli and bringing international awareness to piping in Finland.
We are a non profit initiative lead by Gonçalo Cruz & Petri Prauda – PhD.c. Sibelius Academy – amongst other researchers in Finland and neighbouring countries.
Objectives
- Survey all evidences of the presence of Säkkipilli piping in Finland
- Create an open archive of all Finnish piping evidences, both of the past and present.
- Provide the scientific data necessary for the promotion and development of Finnish piping traditions.
- Re-build the Finnish Säkkipilli into a working Musical instrument
- Promote the production of high quality Säkkipilli for the needs of professional musician and an affordable easy to use instrument for Finnish pipe students.
Short time Set Goals
- Promote the creation of a Finnish Piping association
- Look for multi-disciplinary research partners
- Look for institutional support and funding
Open survey
We are surveying all evidences of the presence of Säkkipilli piping in Finland, and we need your help!
Maybe you are aware of a piece of the puzzle, and you want to share it with us.
Today, with social media, it’s easier than ever to be connected, to share information, articles, photos, video.
Take pictures of a drawing in a Book you saw, of a painting in an old church you recently visited, of a living piper in your town…
Neighbouring countries DO count!
Pipes like to travel, and normally don’t carry a passport! So if you are a neighbour to Finland and your country currently has or had in the past bagpipes, please share your knowledge with us:
Help your own culture, by helping Finnish culture
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Evidencies
THIS IS HOW IT WORKS
We have a plan, and we need your help!
FIND it
We are surveying all evidences of the presence of Säkkipilli piping in Finland, and we need your help!
Build it
Build working Säkkipilli prototypes, that folk musicians can play, listen to, and discuss “what makes it Finnish”.
Play it
Bring awareness to piping in Finland.
Teach a young generation of musicians how to express themselves in this wonderful instrument.
Bagpipe
Finland has an incredible tradition of folk music for instrument like the Fiddle, Kantele, Flutes…
But what happen to the Bagpipes? Why do Sweden, Estonia, Latvia… still have it?
Pipers in Finland, using bagpipes from around the world, wish to bring awareness to the Säkkipilli.
Together, we must add the Säkkipilli to the world family of bagpipes, along side the likes of the Scottish Bagpipes, the Iberian Gaitas, the Estonian Torupil and the Swedish Säckpipa.
We aim at offering a high quality Säkkipilli design for the needs of professional musician and an affordable easy to use instrument for Finnish pipe students.
Together let’s teach a young generation of musicians how to express themselves in this wonderful instrument.
Network
meetings
Finn’d it initiative aims at researching all evidences of the presence of the Säkkipilli and bringing international awareness to piping in Finland.
We are a non profit initiative lead by Gonçalo Cruz & Petri Prauda – PhD.c. Sibelius Academy – amongst other researchers in Finland and neighbouring countries.
Objectives
- Survey all evidences of the presence of Säkkipilli piping in Finland
- Create an open archive of all Finnish piping evidences, both of the past and present.
- Provide the scientific data necessary for the promotion and development of Finnish piping traditions.
- Re-build the Finnish Säkkipilli into a working Musical instrument
- Promote the production of high quality Säkkipilli for the needs of professional musician and an affordable easy to use instrument for Finnish pipe students.
Short time Set Goals
- Promote the creation of a Finnish Piping association
- Look for multi-disciplinary research partners
- Look for institutional support and funding
Time until next meeting
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Forgotten Bagpipes
The Latvian Dudas
01 Network
meeting
Helsinki 2019
Available seats are limited!
PLEASE inform us you will be attending by filling free Enrollment form
NOTE: If you already play some bagpipe, please become first a member of our Network, and only afterwards enrol.
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#02 Piper Staccato – Marieke Van Ransbeeck
The second episode of "Piper Staccato - A short interview", this time with Marieke Van Ransbeeck Piper staccato, a podcast produced by Gonçalo Cruz, is aimed as an international pro-bono project creating cultural bridges. On this episode, this talented piper from...
The 2020 FIL – Festival Interceltique Lorient, not canceled!
The 2020 FIL – Festival Interceltique Lorient, appears not to have been cancelled… At least so far. Every year a different world culture is celebrated. This year’s edition, the 50th, is under the theme “Bretagne” (Brittany) and will take place from the 7th-16th of...
SibA Researcher Days 2020 – Gonçalo Cruz
Finnd'it founder, Gonçalo Cruz, presented his doctoral research “Forgotten Bagpipes – The Re-design of the Säkkipilli in Finland” at the Musiikkitalo (Helsinki Music Center) on Tuesday 10th March. He introduced the audience to our project - "The Finnd'ít initiative" -...
#01 Piper Staccato – Callum Armstrong
Piper staccato, a podcast produced by Gonçalo Cruz, is aimed as an international pro-bono project creating cultural bridges. On this episode, Callum Armstrong, a piper from England, lets us know how he became in love with bagpipes and tells us all about his current...
01 Bagpipe Network Meetings Latvian Dūdas
Available seats are limited! PLEASE inform us you will be attending by filling this FORM NOTE: If you already play some bagpipe, please become first a member of our Network, HERE and only afterwards enrol....
A Finnish Piper living at the National Theater
Patrik Weckman, a recent member of our growing Finnish piper’s network, has brought to our attention an interesting artwork by the painter Juho Rissanen (1873-1950). In picture 1 - “Kolme soittajaa” (Three players) - the 1928...
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