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Krista & Raivo Sildoja
Krista and Raivo first played together in duo-format in 1994 at the Viljandi Culture Academy. At the time, Krista was a young student and Raivo a fresh teacher in the department of traditional music.…
Ieviņu Orchestra
The “Ieviņu Orchestra” is a project where a large group of Latvian “Ieviņas” diatonic accordion players have come together, along with nearly everyone whose instruments are tuned in the same key. Together, we will…
Röntyskä
Folklore group “Röntyskä” functions in association with the Society of Ingian Finns in Tartu. The word “röntyskä”, which the group has chosen as their name, signifies a specific type of North-Ingrian singing-dance. Over the…
Vilius Marma
Vilius Marma – folk musician, multi-instrumentalist, art director of Vilnius University folklore ensembles “Ratilio” and one of the leaders of Kaunas city ensemble “Kauno bandonija”. Vilius Marma is a participant in all major folklore…
Kenneth Lien
Kenneth Lien is a versatile musician and visual artist from Lillehammer, Norway. Playing the Hardanger fiddle, jaw harp, fiddle, and a range of other traditional folk instruments, he creates a driving and energetic sound…
Åsmund Arnesen Farstad
Åsmund A. Farstad is a fiddle and Hardanger fiddle player with roots in the traditional music of Northwest Norway. As well as being a traditional fiddler, he is active with the folk rock trio…
Signe Dorthea Krohn Gjessing
Signe Dorthea Krohn Gjessing (1996) is a Norwegian folk dancer, musician and actor from Oslo. She is currently in Frikar Dance Company’s talent program, studies folk song at The Norwegian Academy of Music and…
Tsõnõnõ³
Tsõnõnõ3 is a dance band with a twist. They scour the depths of archives to find and revive well-seasoned curiosities, hidden peculiarities, musical ruses, conundrums and tricks and all sorts of other kinds of…
Lauri Õunapuu
“In the old days, people danced to kannel and bagpipes. Nowadays, we dance to the fiddle and gramophone.” (Katri Pihl, Rõuge parish, 1936) In the early 20th century, choreographed social dances were all the…