Oi Dai
{{Infobox album
| name = Oi Dai
| type = Album
| artist = Värttinä
| cover = Varttina - Oi Dai.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1991
| recorded = Finnvox-Studio, Helsinki 1991
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Finnish folk music
| length = 34:25
| label = Spirit/Polygram
| producer = Riku Mattila
| prev_title = Musta Lindu
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Seleniko
| next_year = 1992
}}
Oi Dai is Värttinä's 3rd album, and the first after they re-formed in 1990 after losing many members. It was released in 1991 in Finland by Spirit/Polygram. It was a great success, and led to Värttinä touring throughout Europe. In 1994, it was released in the United States by Xenophile Records. It was later re-released in the US by NorthSide.
Track listing
- "Marilaulu" (traditional, arranged by Värttinä) – 2:08
- "Mie oon musta" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:17
- "Viikon vaivane" (traditional/S. Kaasinen, arr. Värttinä) – 4:23
- "Kamaritski" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:15
- "Miinan laulu" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 3:13
- "Ukko lumi" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:09
- "Vot vot ja niin niin" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:41
- "Tupa täynnä tuppasuita" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:34
- "Oi dai" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 3:43
- "Tantsukolena" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:07
- "Kiiriminna" – 2:43
- "Yks on huoli" (traditional/S. Kaasinen, arr. Värttinä) – 4:07
Personnel
- Mari Kaasinen – vocals
- Sari Kaasinen – vocals, kantele, 2-row accordion
- Kirsi Kähkönen – vocals
- Sirpa Reiman – vocals
- Minna Rautiainen – vocals
- Christer Hackman – percussion
- Janne Lappalainen – wind instruments
- Tom Nyman – bass
- Riitta Potinoja – accordion
- Kari Reiman – fiddle
- Tommi Viksten – guitar, mandola
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041204140958/http://www.varttina.com/recordings/oidai/ Värttinä's page on album, with lyrics and samples]
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