Kratt

Estonia

Kratt (Imp) has been active as an ensemble for two years already. “We mostly play more spirited Estonian folk tunes spiced by Irish and English pieces – well, the ones more suitable for dancing! At the same time we try to keep in our repertoire mainly those folk tunes and songs that other Estonian groups have not played yet.

Our aim is not to make complicated arrangements to the tunes, we rather enjoy performing them with spirited joy and authenticity, without excessive jazz elements. We hope that our music enchants the listener wholly, and not only in the stage-audience direction.

Our group members are: Enrik Visla who has played Estonian folk music for years both alone and with different groups: Lõõtspillipoisid (Diatonic Accordion Boys), Folkmill, etc.
Kail Visla, a graduate from Viljandi Culture Academy, also plays in the ensemble “Saba ja Sarved” (Tails and Horns) and works currently in Tallinn as a folk music teacher.
Sulev Reisberg has for some ten years already been connected with folk music, and performed at Viljandi Folk Music Festival with Estonian ETHNO campers. Finally we have discovered a pleasant common expressive means via the ensemble Kratt.”

• Enrik Visla – fiddle, bowed harp, karmoshka (Russian diatonic accordion), diatonic accordion, vocal
• Kail Visla – whistles, bagpipe, Jew’s harp, vocal
• Sulev Reisberg – guitar, accordion

• Sulev Reisberg: +372 524 81 23 sulev@insener.com