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Miero
Studio album by Värttinä
Released	January 30, 2006
Recorded	August 2005
Studio	Finnvox and Hitsville Studios, Helsinki
Genre	Finnish folk music
Length	47:48
Label	Real World Records
Producer	Aija Puurtinen
Värttinä chronology
Snow Angel (2005) Miero (2006)

Miero ("Outcast") is Värttinä's 13th album (10th studio album).

Track listing

1. "Riena / Anathema" (music: Antto Varilo, lyrics: Maari Kaasinen, Johanna Virtanen) – 3:30
2. "Valhe / The Lie" (music: Lassi Logrén, lyrics: Susan Aho) – 4:47
3. "Mataleena" (music: Janne Lappalainen, lyrics: Kaasinen, traditional) – 3:54
4. "Synti / The Sin" (music: Varilo, lyrics: Kaasinen, trad) – 4:04
5. "Maaria" (music: Aho, lyrics: Timo Kiiskinen) – 4:49
6. "Miero / The Outcast" (music: Markku Lepistö, lyrics: Kaasinen, Lepistö, Logrén, trad) – 4:46
7. "Mierontie / Path of the Outcast" (music: Varilo, lyrics: Kaasinen, Aho) – 2:48
8. "Mustat kengät / Black Shoes" (music: Virtanen, lyrics: Kiiskinen) – 3:54
9. "Lupaus / The Promise" (music: Lappalainen, lyrics: Kaasinen, trad) – 5:39
10. "Lumotar / The Enchantress" (music: Virtanen, Logrén, lyrics: Kaasinen) – 2:23
11. "9 lukkoa / 9 Locks" (music: Varilo) – 2:46
12. "Eerama" (music: Aho, Kaasinen, Virtanen, lyrics: Kaasinen, Virtanen) – 1:59
13. "Vaiten valvoin / I Lay Awake" (music: Virtanen, lyrics: Virtanen) – 4:29

Personnel

• Susan Aho – vocals
• Mari Kaasinen – vocals
• Johanna Virtanen – vocals
• Janne Lappalainen – bouzouki, soprano saxophone, kaval, low whistle
• Markku Lepistö – 2- and 5-row accordions, 10-string kantele
• Lassi Logrén – fiddles, jouhikko, nyckelharpa, harmonium, vocal
• Jaska Lukkarinen – drums, percussion, voices
• Hannu Rantanen – double bass
• Antto Varilo – acoustic guitars, electric guitar, guitalele, fodo guitar, saz

References

1. BBC review
2. "CD: Varttina, Miero". The Guardian. 2006-01-27. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05.
3. "Pop CDs of the week: Billie Holiday, Fiona Apple, Jilted John and more". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05.

External links

• Värttinä page with lyrics, English translations, sample mp3s and links to reviews

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