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Little Finland hosts singer, storyteller

By STEVE NEWMAN

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KIMBALL — Singer/storyteller Tanya Stanaway presented a program of Finnish music along with stories of Finland at Little Finland Sunday afternoon, to the joy of the assembled crowd. Stanaway played accordion and did “sing alongs” of songs in Finnish while accompanying on guitar.

Stanaway was born in Finland and moved to the United States when she was younger, but she retains her love for her native country, as anyone who listened to her presentation could tell. She has stayed in touch with her roots, teaching Finnish in the school system where...