Hallanvaara
# Hallanvaara

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Hallanvaara (Finnish for Risk of Frost) is the third studio album of Ismo Alanko Säätiö. Ismo Alanko composed the music and asked different people to provide the arrangements for the album. In addition to Säätiö personnel, the album features two string ensembles: Arttu Takalon Jouset (Arttu Takalo's Strings) and Ville Kankaan Jousikvartetti (Ville Kangas' String Quartet).

Kimmo Pohjonen, who had already left the band before the recording of Hallanvaara, plays accordion on "Peilikuva".

## Track listing

All compositions by Ismo Alanko except "Töiden jälkeen" by Alanko and Arttu Takalo. All lyrics by Alanko.

* "Risteys" $_{(arr.Takalo)}$ -- 4:18
* "Suurenmoinen ruumissaatto" $_{(arr.RikuMattila,ValtteriTynkkynen)}$ -- 4:55
* "Maailmanparantaja" $_{(arr.Alanko,SamuliLaiho,MarkoTimonen)}$ -- 5:26
* "Nurkkapöytä" [instrumental] $_{(arr.Laiho)}$ -- 0:48
* "Kukaan ei tunne mua" $_{(arr.AhtiMarja-Aho)}$ -- 4:29
* "Pieni itsemurha" $_{(arr.Alanko)}$ -- 3:26
* "Paratiisin puu" $_{(arr.Tynkkynen,Timonen)}$ -- 3:54
* "Kadonnut suudelma" $_{(arr.Alanko)}$ -- 4:22
* "Pojanmaa" $_{(arr.Alanko,Laiho,Timonen)}$ -- 4:10
* "Kullankaivajat" $_{(arr.Alanko,VilleKangas,Timonen)}$ -- 5:07
* "Tulessamakaaja" $_{(arr.Alanko,Laiho)}--$ 1:14
* "Peilikuva" $_{(arr.Alanko,SafkaPekkonen,Timonen)}$ -- 5:12
* "Töiden jälkeen" [instrumental] $_{(arr.Takalo)}$ -- 2:05
* "Hallanvaara" $_{(arr.Marja-Aho)}$ -- 4:07

## Personnel

### Ismo Alanko Säätiö

* Ismo Alanko -- vocals, piano, cello, guitar, electric piano, whistling
* Samuli Laiho—acoustic guitar, backing vocals
* Jarno Karjalainen -- bass guitar, double bass
* Marko Timonen -- drums, percussion

### Arttu Takalon Jouset

* Arttu Takalo -- conductor
* Katariina Junnila-Kaikkonen -- violin
* Kati Kiraly—violin
* Maija Linkola—violin
* Eriikka Maalismaa—violin
* Reeta Maalismaa—violin
* Anna Tanskanen—violin
* Inkeri Vänskä—violin
* Janne Ahvenainen -- viola
* Lotta Poijärvi—viola
* Päivi Ahonen—cello
* Ville Turunen—cello
* Marko Mikkola—double bass

### Ville Kankaan Jousikvartetti

* Ville Kangas—violin
* Anni Järvelä—violin
* Sanna-Mari Helen—viola
* Osmo Ikonen—cello

### Session musicians

* Ilkka Alanko—backing vocals
* Anni Haapaniemi -- oboe
* Jukka Hakoköngäs—piano
* Juhani Hapuli -- Thai gong, celesta
* Erja Joukamo-Ampuja -- French horn
* Seppo Kantonen—piano, electric piano
* Pentti Lahti -- piccolo, flute, bass flute, tenor and alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
* Ahti Marja-Aho—piano
* Riku Mattila—guitar, keyboards, sitar, glockenspiel
* Puka Oinonen -- saw
* Timo Paasonen -- flugelhorn, trumpet
* Safka Pekkonen -- organ, electric piano, piano
* Kimmo Pohjonen -- accordion
* Erik Siikasaari—double bass
