Artists and programme
Tantsumaja / 8 €
Accordion, zither, bagpipe and all their friends have been invented to nourish our souls and bodies mainly by accompanying dancing. Dancing is what brings the village together. You can communicate with each other verbally but through dancing you create a bond with your partner and the rest of the people in the dance hall.
New urban and festival parties have overshadowed the village parties but the aim has remained the same - to come together and find joy in movement and music. In the late hours of the festival, you can experience this first hand in the Traditional Music Center. All dance lovers both experienced and less experienced are welcome. If you are not sure what to do, just observe what the others are doing and you will be dancing in no time! Local and foreign instrument players and singers are at your service. The dancing will commence until the morning!
THURSDAY
00.00 Keris
00.20 Maarja Soomre
00.40 Suits ja Kool
01.35 Ülemakstud Rentslihärrad
FRIDAY
00.00 Keris
00.20 MandoTrio
01.00 Kiharakolmio (Soome)
01.45 Evelin Leima
02.30 Leana Vapper-Dhoore ja Hartwin Dhoore (Eesti/Flaami)
03.15 Kelly Veinberg ja Elina Kasesalu
SATURDAY
00.00 Keris
00.20 Villu Talsi ja Martin Müller
01.15 Kulno Malva
01.45 Torupilli Jussi Trio
20.30 Puuluup
A pinch of surrealism, modern folklore and talharpa revival!
The old and the new stick together like water and sleet in Puuluup’s oeuvre. The instruments – talharpas - represent tradition and folklore. The characteristically susurrus sounds of these instruments are sent through effect blocks and a looper. The lyrics and melodies are a mixture of our musical memories and improvisation. Inspiration is often drawn from leiks from Vormsi, Finnish jouhikko repertoire, Sahel’s blues, chastushkas and other elements from the musical traditions from around the world. All kinds of random sources of inspiration are similarly important – unexpected excerpts from Polish TV series, old Estonian punk and sweetbread from Vormsi Island. As a side dish, we also offer choreographic flittering which emerged on its own during the numerous days we spent in the rehearsal rooms.
Ramo Teder (Pastacas) – talharpa, vocals, electronics
Marko Veisson – talharpa, vocals, electronics
Martin Müller and Villu Talsi are established instrument players who promote the culture of Virumaa. Their first album “Sepa Juliusega jahil” (“At a hunt with Sepa Julius”) that concentrated on the musical heritage of an accordion player from Miila village received two Ethno Ladles last year (in the categories “True traditional music” and “Best debut album”). The pair has added other tunes and songs from Virumaa and Northern Estonia which they heard during their childhood or found in the archives to their repertoire.
Martin Müller – two and a half row Hohner accordion, Estonian accordion
Villu Talsi – mandoliin, tenor banjo, guitar
