Archives: Speaker
Sofie & Leanne
Leanne Barbo and Sofie Meyer play the music of Fanø island. Sofie Meyer has come to Estonia from Fanø and is studying in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, doing a masters degree…
Pakri Island Orchestra
The Orchestra is formed of the students of Pakri musicians Endel Enggrön, Hjalmar Enggrön, Herbert Stahl and dance teachers Nils Sjölund and Gun Pella. The music of Pakri islands is the only Estonian Swedish…
Herbert Konnula & Oliver Leppik
The Estonian accordion duo Herbert Konnula and Oliver Leppik was formed in August 2018 for the TV competition „Rahvalõõts Pluss“ („Folk Accordion Plus“). The young men share an interest in the traditions of Estonian…
Ander eta Imanol – Zabaleta Anaiak
The Zabaleta brothers (Zabaleta Anaiak), Ander and Imanol, come from the Basque Country. With their simple, yet technical and powerful sound, the young men take us back to an ancient time and offer a…
Siim Sarv
Siim Sarv is the cornerstone of Estonian dance clubs – a musician thanks to whom the dance club movement was established and who has held up the tradition for 30 years. He has stayed…
Eva Väljaots
At Sabatants, Eva Väljaots will play the diatonic village kannel (‘külakannel’), which belongs to a newer Estonian kannel tradition. She learned to play it with the grand old master of the Estonian külakannel –…
Regina Mänd
Regina Mänd is a versatile traditional musician, fiddler, teacher, and composer. She draws inspiration equally from the honest, unembellished playing style of village musicians from centuries past and from the fleeting sparks and shared…
Helle-Mare Kõmmus
Helle-Mare Kõmmus is a guardian and irreplaceable upholder of the tradition of Hiiumaa. For years, she has been searching for the origins of Hiiu dances and music, investigating historical records and occasionally sharing her…