Oi Dai Explained

Oi Dai
Type:	Album
Artist:	Värttinä
Cover:	Varttina - Oi Dai.jpg
Released:	1991
Recorded:	Finnvox-Studio, Helsinki 1991
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

1. "Marilaulu" (traditional, arranged by Värttinä) – 2:08
2. "Mie oon musta" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:17
3. "Viikon vaivane" (traditional/S. Kaasinen, arr. Värttinä) – 4:23
4. "Kamaritski" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:15
5. "Miinan laulu" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 3:13
6. "Ukko lumi" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:09
7. "Vot vot ja niin niin" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:41
8. "Tupa täynnä tuppasuita" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:34
9. "Oi dai" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 3:43
10. "Tantsukolena" (trad., arr. Värttinä) – 2:07
11. "Kiiriminna" – 2:43
12. "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

• Värttinä's page on album, with lyrics and samples