Tellu

Tellu Turkka Formerly Tellu Paulasto Tellu Virkkala B. 1969 Koskenpää Is A Finnish Fiddler And Singer In The Contemporary Folk Music Genre. She Studied Violin At The Jyväskylä Conservatory From 1978 To 1985 At The Savonlinna Art College From 1985 To 1988 And At The Folk Music Department Of The Sibelius Academy From 1989 To 2001. She Also Studied Hardanger Fiddle With Ånon Egeland In Norway From 1992 To 1993. She Is Probably Best-Known For Her Work With The Band Hedningarna 1990-1996 2001-2003 . During Her Work With Hedningarna She Developed A Strong Interest In The Ancient Finnish Runo-Songs Which Compose The Finnish National Epic The Kalevala. read less