Vivid Violins (Estonia/Guests)

Our dear guests have spent several sleepless nights at the Festival bending over their bows, pouring with perspiration, at the Estonian Folk Music workshop organized specifically for them...

In the warmth of the setting sun and burning heartbeats plenty of bows will rise and stop in elated expectation above the strings... And then, to the hint of the first violin, they begin to poor out molten music that wash over the audience and soon turn into mellow memories. Thus adorned with fire and bow they set out for their mission to bring new people to the wonders of folk music...

Henri Veidenbaum (Virumaa Youth Orchestra) and Meelika Hainsoo (The Mighty) (Estonia), Anne Lederman (Canada), Ola Hilmen, Erik Sollid, Tuva Syvertsen (Norway), Andrew Leigthon (Ireland), Henrik Jansberg and Sophia Eriksson (Denmark), Marianne Maans (Finland), Didier Oliver (France), Sulev Salm (guitar; Oort), Kristjan Priks (percussion; Virre), Raido Koppel (accordion; VLÜ), Ott Kaasik (bass; Virre), Jaanus Põlder (violin, mandolin; Untsakad and Virumaa Noorteorkester) and many other wonderful musicians.