Säkkipilli

Säkkipilli

Säkkipilli

Generic Finnish term for bagpipes

Säkkipilli is the generic Finnish term for bagpipes, but is also applied to the formerly extinct traditional Finnish bagpipes which are currently being revived.

History

Images of a bagpipe appear in painting dating to the 15th century at a church in Taivassalo, though is not definite as to whether the image is intended to depict a local Finnish tradition. Later 17th century sources make mention of the bagpipes in Turku.[1]

Revival

One prominent proponent of the revival of the Finnish pipes is the musician Petri Prauda. Prauda began playing the Estonian torupill, and later had a Finnish bagpipes reconstructed based on museum examples.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Ilmar Talve (1997). Finnish folk culture. Finnish Literature Society. ISBN 978-951-746-006-4. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. [2]
    Dawn K. Shanks. Start with Finnish. Culture Week, Oct 1st, 2008
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