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Hiski Salomaa (1891–1957) was a Finnish-American singer and songwriter.〔 ==Life== Born in Kangasniemi, Finland, Salomaa immigrated to the United States in 1909 following the death of his mother. He then moved to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where he made his living as a tailor. An advocate of syndicalism, he joined the Industrial Workers of the World and served time in prison as a conscientious objector during the First World War.〔 Salomaa's depiction of Finnish immigrant life was very popular among the Finnish diaspora. An interesting feature of his writing was the use of Finglish, making his lyrics difficult to understand outside of a Finnish-American or Finnish-Canadian setting.〔 Referred to as the Finnish Woody Guthrie,〔(Siirtolaisten Woody Guthrie. ) ''palasokeri.com''. Retrieved: March 13, 2013.〕 Salomaa's songs portrayed the immigrant experience of working-class Finns.〔(''A Passion For Polka: Old-Time Ethnic Music In America'' by Victor R. Greene, (Berkeley : University of California Press, 1992) pp. 109-110. )〕 Hella Wuolijoki, the head of Yleisradio in Finland in the late 1940s, once broke a Hiski Salomaa record into pieces during a live broadcast because she so hated the song ''Lännen Lokari''.〔''Lännen Lokari'' ''fi.wikipedia.org''. Retrieved: April 26, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hiski Salomaa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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