Artists

Amy Laurenson is an award-winning Scottish pianist from Shetland, currently based in Glasgow. Rooted in the traditional music of Shetland, whilst growing up surrounded by classical music, she has developed a style which ebbs and flows between traditional, classical, and jazz influence. This diversity of influences has resulted in a vision which challenges the role of the piano as a solo instrument in traditional music.

After receiving the title of BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2023, Amy released her debut album Strands which reflects on her traditional Shetland roots and how this has grown to be intertwined with threads of contemporary influence and ideas. Strands was longlisted for Scottish Album of the Year Award 2024.

The special project Duo Ruut³ draws listeners into rhythms and a soundscape expanded threefold. This time, Duo Ruut’s distinctive musical landscapes merge with the groove of a rhythm section featuring electric guitar, bass, and percussion. The new dimension opens up musical paths that feel both familiar and refreshingly new, and the shared breath and lively rhythms of Duo Ruut³ are sure to get listeners’ hips moving.

Ann-Lisett Rebane and Katariina Kivi - kannel, vocals
Tõnu Tubli - percussion
Indrek Mällo - bass guitar
Jaan Jaago - electric guitar

HrayBery is a Polish-Ukrainian ensemble reviving traditional village music. Drawing from nearly forgotten scores and archival audio recordings from the border region of Poland and Ukraine, the band invites the audience to experience a long-forgotten world of music. The ensemble's repertoire proves that this region was once a melting pot of cultures, where Poles, Ukrainians, Jews, and Roma lived side by side. This tradition was shaped by cultural exchange across borders and generations.

Armed with instruments typical for the region (fiddle, hammered dulcimer, frame drum), HrayBery performs vivid traditional dance pieces such as the cossacks, kolomyikas, mazurkas, polkas, waltzes and more. This is an open invitation to dance – solo, in pairs, or in a group.

HrayBery have performed live at numerous dance events and concerts in Poland, where the band resides, and abroad (Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Italy).
In 2023, the band released their first album, "Karczma."

Agata Weber - frame drum
Maksym Nakoneczny - violin
Marta Bodnar - violin
Serhii Postolnikov - hammer dulcimer