Hanna Tuulikki is a

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vocalist, musician and artist, born in Sussex, who is involved in the Nalle (

for "teddy bear") and Scatter musical projects, and has also contributed to the One Ensemble of Daniel Padden.Cooper, Neil
Emerging: Hanna Tuulikki
", ''MAP'' magazine Her vocals have been compared to those of Joanna Newsom and Björk on occasion,Elliott, Joel (2008)
Nalle The Siren's Wave
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'', 19 June 2008 also attracting comparisons to

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and

Lau Nau Lau Nau or Laura Naukkarinen (born 1980) is a composer, producer and musician from Finland. She plays also under the moniker Subatlantti, in IAX, a band formed with Kuupuu and Tsembla and is a visiting member of The Matti Bye Ensemble. She ...

.Masters, Marc (2008)
Nalle The Siren's Wave
, Pitchfork Media, 17 June 2008 As well as singing, she plays the

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, a traditional Finnish

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, and the flute. As an artist Tuulikki has created the artwork for both the

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curated compilation record ''The Garden of Forking Paths'', and the

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curated compilation record ''Leaves of Life''.Devendra Banhart, Marissa Nadler, Alela Diane on Benefit Compilation
, Pitchfork Media, 14 May 2009 She studied Environmental Art at the

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and had a residency in

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, where she recorded people imitating the sea on the CD ''100 Breaths, 100 Waves'', and a replication of a dawn chorus on ''Salutations To The Sun''. Further releases followed on Tuulikki's own Gleaners record label. In 2007, Tuulikki used sound and light to transform boarded-up, condemned row-houses in Dunfermline's Duncan Crescent, installing "dream machines" -

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s featuring silhouettes of flora and fauna.Hanna's Sound World
, ''Warped Reality'', 15 March 2008 In 2008 she contributed to ''Schlachtfest Session II'', an album also featuring

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, Jan Fride, Roman Bunka, Aby Vulliamy, Chris Hladowski, and George Murray.Jones, Nic (2008)
Schlachtfest Session II
, ''All About Jazz'', 30 November 2008 She later formed Two Wings, a band centred on her songwriting partnership with Trembling Bells guitarist Ben Reynolds.Bell, Clive (2012) "Taking Flight: Hanna Tuulikki", ''

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'', Issue 338, April 2012, p. 20 The band released their debut album ''Love's Spring'' in 2012. Deer Dancer by Hanna Tuulikki

In 2019, Tuulikki exhibited new work at Edinburgh Printmakers. The show was called ''Deer Dancer'' and was inspired by the interactions of deer with indigenous peoples across the world. Tuulikki created a new work on film, costumes and performed vocals, as well as producing a pictorial score for the show.

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An interview with FREE! magazine
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