Sunday, July 30
If possible, please come to the workshops 10 minutes early to guarantee a spot!
Folk dancing on the beach
SUN 30.07 kell 10.00, Basketball court at Lake Viljandi beach
The best way to start your morning is to listen to the music in the best possible way - through dancing! Two sisters Mia Marta Ruus and Paula Kristiine Ruus musicians ask you to join them on Friday and Saturday morning to dance on the basketball court at Lake Viljandi beach so you can start the day in a great way, letting traditional music into your bones and lifting your mood!
We dance old social dances and spice it up with a few waltzes, polkas, flat foot waltzes and rheinländers. Bring a friend or come alone, you’ll find a dancing partner on the court!
My instrument: talharpa / Sofia Joons Gylling
SUN 30.07 at 11.00, Chamber Hall of the Traditional Music Center
Everyone has their own instrument! How does the music get into an instrument and when and under what circumstances did Estonians start playing all these well-loved folk instruments - answers to these questions will be given by the experts, who will also play beautiful tunes on their precious instruments. The duration of the workshop is thirty minutes and it is suitable for every age.
Baby singing and playing groups / Kreete Viira
SUN 30.07 kell 11.00, Sakala Center (Tallinna 5)
Target audience: children aged 0-2 with their parents
Traditional music teacher Kreete Viira invites mothers and fathers to bring their babies to the group where they play age-appropriate games, singing games and sing songs which you can memorise and repeat at home to promote the love of traditional culture in your children.
Children’s singing and playing groups / Kreete Viira
SUN 30.07 at 12.00, Sakala Center (Tallinna 5)
Target audience: children aged 3-6 with their parents
Kreete Viira teaches children and their families age-appropriate games, singing games and songs. We invite children with their parents to attend. Later on, you can play these games at home yourself.
Women’s singing group / Marion Selgall
SUN 30.07 at 11.00, Bonifatius Guild, 2nd floor (Väike-Turu 8)
Target audience: women of all ages - no men are allowed.
Women have preserved our traditional singing culture throughout centuries. The folklore archive is filled with songs from our female ancestors where they talk about their thoughts and feelings. Which of these songs speak to the women of today? Which songs will the women of today leave to their children? We invite all women to join us on three festival mornings to sing about what you’re thinking and feeling. Bring your favourite songs with you so you can share with the others.
Men’s singing group / Lauri Õunapuu, songs about war
SUN 30.07 at 11.00, Wine bar Mulks (Tartu 7c)
Target audience: men of all ages, no women are allowed.
The mandatory voice and mind wakeup session for all men on all three festival days. Men’s singing group is a chamber of secrets where men twirl their moustaches in the dark, sing manly songs and talk about manly things. Bring your favourite songs to the singing group to share with others.
Music and culture of Quebec / Le Diable à Cinq (Canada)
SUN 30.07 at 12.30, Chamber Hall of the Traditional Music Center
Excellent folk musicians from Canada will talk about Quebec’s musical heritage. The participants might even learn a tune or two themselves.
The dialects of Estonian song language / Janika Oras
SUN 30.07 at 14.00, Bonifatius Guild, 2nd floor (Väike-Turu 8)
It is common to talk about Estonian and Seto regisongs, but when you listen to recordings of the singers from different locations, you’ll discover that regisong can sound very different from place to place. Folk songs have travelled from one region to another, but some songs, song cycles or musical traits are found only in certain places. In this workshop we’ll go on a little musical journey through Estonia and try to discover the special singing colours of each place.
The workshop is led by Janika Oras, a brilliant singer and a senior researcher of the Estonian Folklore Archives in the Estonian Literary Museum.
Dance School / Social dances from the turn of the 19th century. Tallinn Dance House Musicians
SUN 30.07 at 13.30, Green Stage
If you want to practice for the dance house and get the steps right, then come to the Dance School! Superb musicians, singers and dancers will show you how the Estonian country folk and townspeople danced in the old times.
My instrument: horn / Juhan Suits
SUN 30.07 at 15.00, Chamber Hall of the Traditional Music Center
Everyone has their own instrument! How does the music get into an instrument and when and under what circumstances did Estonians start playing all these well-loved folk instruments - answers to these questions will be given by the experts, who will also play beautiful tunes on their precious instruments. The duration of the workshop is thirty minutes and it is suitable for every age.