Alaska Moose Video

[halfdome, Danny]

Alaska Moose Video

[Nitetimes]

I think keeping it outside would be a much better idea!! It gets a little bigger and that bed will be in trouble!
Loituma's polka gets used quite a bit. Always makes things amusing.

[Kevin A]

Danny, that's a pretty funny video, thanks for posting it.
The music, captivating... Rich, thanks for posting the name of the song.
I was able to find this video, now I gotta know more about the Finnish group singing it. Heikki?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUtOkRJzxjA

[Nitetimes]

A link to their My space Loituma

A little more info
Loituma

Here's the lyrics if you're interested.

Leva's Polka

The sound of a polka drifted from my neighbor's
And set my feet a-tapping oh!
Ieva's mother had her eye on her daughter but
Ieva she managed to fool her, you know.
'Cause who's going to listen to mother saying no
When we're all busy dancing to and fro!

Ieva was smiling, the fiddle it was wailing
As people crowded round to wish her luck.
Everyone was hot but it didn't seem to bother
The handsome young man, the dashing buck.
'Cause who's going to mind a drop of sweat
When he's all busy dancing to and fro!

Ieva's mother she shut herself away
In her own quiet room to hum a hymn.
Leaving our hero to have a spot of fun
In a neighbor's house when the lights are dim.
'Cause what does it matter what the old folks say
When you're all busy dancing to and fro!

When the music stopped then the real fun began
And that's when the laddie fooled around.
When he took her home, when the dancing was over
Her mother angrily waiting they found.
But I said to her, Ieva, now don't you weep
And we'll soon be dancing to and fro!

I said to her mother now stop that noise
Or I won't be responsible for what I do.
If you go quietly and stay in your room
You won't get hurt while your daughter I woo.
'Cause this fine laddie is a wild sort of guy
When he's all busy dancing to and fro!

One thing I tell you is you won't trap me,
No, you won't find me an easy catch.
Travel to the east and travel to the west but
Ieva and I are going to make a match.
'Cause this fine laddie ain't the bashful sort
When he's all busy dancing to and fro

[Classic Finn]

Danny, that's a pretty funny video, thanks for posting it.
The music, captivating... Rich, thanks for posting the name of the song.
I was able to find this video, now I gotta know more about the Finnish group singing it. Heikki?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUtOkRJzxjA

Hi Kevin, Danny and Rich

That group is quite popular here as a folk group.. If anyone is interested
I can find the cd,s of theirs..just let me know..

The words in Finnish are just a bit different though but thats the case when translating these..


Heikki

[Classic Finn]

Here is some info on Loituma...

http://www.noside.com/Catalog/CatalogAr ... tist_ID=24

Here is some info also..that was recorded in the States.

Twin Cities Public Television
Recorded in Minneapolis, USA, 2001
Loituma is represented in America by
NorthSide



Heikki

[halfdome, Danny]

Thanks for the information Popeye Jane & I enjoyed the sound of their song, Danny

[Classic Finn]

Now that Moose sure would be a surprise in your tear in the morning wouldnt it?

Then you can really say ...Ive been Moosed.. or Kissed by a Moose..Thats
Hilarious..

Classic Finn

[rooster]

Great video Danny. Fish and Game gets real upset when humans get involved with the moose like that. We are not what so ever to feed them, but like most rules they are broken and the moose gets fed anyway. The tramp through my yard on a weekly basis and trim my shrubs.

There is an eagle living in a tall tree at the end of the street and hes looking for someones cat or small dog.

Jim,

[halfdome, Danny]

Great video Danny. Fish and Game gets real upset when humans get involved with the moose like that. We are not what so ever to feed them, but like most rules they are broken and the moose gets fed anyway. The tramp through my yard on a weekly basis and trim my shrubs.

There is an eagle living in a tall tree at the end of the street and hes looking for someones cat or small dog.

Jim,

Yeah, cats have disappeared here over the years and I'll occasionally see an eagle or heroin over the house. Here kitty, kitty . My cat died of old age so she must have been a smart one, I guess. Danny

[Classic Finn]

I think keeping it outside would be a much better idea!! It gets a little bigger and that bed will be in trouble!
Loituma's polka gets used quite a bit. Always makes things amusing.

That video is from Finland as well. I was looking at the video a few times here with neighbors.. and we just got a kick out of it..

The parents of one of the singers have raised that moose from when it was just a few weeks old.
The original video was made by one of the Loituma singers..

I love Moose Decor but thats just a bit too much

Here is somthing about the group themselves..

Loituma is a folk quartet based in Finland; it was formed at the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki, where members attended the folk music department. They follow Finnish vocal and kantele traditions, producing quartet arrangements for both Finnish harp and a cappella vocals, their music ranging from the rousing to the haunting. Their first album, a self-titled effort, was released on the Sibelius Academy's own label, later being issued by Northside in the United States in modified form as Things of Beauty. They were proclaimed 1997 Band of the Year at the 1997 Kaustinen Folkmusic Festival

Classic Finn