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XIV Viljandi Folk Music Festival July 20-23, 2006 This year’s festival theme enfolds all accordion-type instruments like diatonic accordions, harmonicas, boxes, concertinas, karmoshkas etc.

The accordion was probably the most influential musical instrument in Estonian traditional music during the middle of the 19th century as it was both innovative and differentiated from other instruments used so far. First accordion was built in Germany 1822 and from there it started it’s rather scandalous victory-march all over Europe. (Igor Tõnurist)

Viljandi Festival’s traditions of focusing on different instruments each year is continued this summer through workshops and exhibitions dealing with different accordions and their history. Most of the best Estonian players gather to play together in concerts and spontaneous jam-sessions. Performers from other countries have also been chosen partly by the “accordion-criteria” in order to introduce as many different traditions as possible. It will be four days and nights where one can enjoy the best traditional music, atmosphere and happiest bunch of people in the world!

• More than 300 performers, a quarter from outside Estonia
• More than a hundred concerts in Viljandi and Viljandi County
• Five inside concert venues and five open-air stages in the town
• Traditional workshops, Handicraft Yard, Fairy-tale Chamber and Instrument Fair
• Free program during the Festival on Green Stage
• A week before the Festival there is the young traditional musicians camp Estonian ETNO and ETNO+ (participants are welcome!)
• Festival is free of charge for children up to 12 years of age (incl.)

Traditional music study camps Estonian are inviting former and new music lovers!

The X Estonian ETNO begins on July 14 and concludes with Viljandi Folk Music Festival.

A first ETNO+ camp from July 14-20, for adult and more skilled musicians from the age 21.
More information about the camps: Eesti ETNO
ETNO+

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• Open-air concerts: Kirsimägi, Kaevumägi, Kultrahoov (Culture House Yard), Aura Tent and Green Stage.
• Inside Concerts: Suur Tuba (Black Box), the theatre Ugala, Jaani Church, St. Paul’s Church and the Puppet Theatre.
• You are most welcome at our Workshops, Fairy-tale Chamber, Handicraft Yard and Exhibition.
• In addition there are concerts all over Viljandi County.
• A week before the big event there is the Folk Music Study Camp - Estonian ETNO in Viljandi county.
• Green Stage is located at Viljandi Singing Ground.

Transmissions are performed by MTÜ Audiovisuaalne Meedia ASBL with the help of Matti Bürootehnika and Viljandi Culture Academy. This year, too, we are planning to have simultaneous transmissions of several concerts.

In order to see the transmission your computer must have at minimum Realplayer One. It is, however, advisable to instal the freeware version of Realplayer 10. Information on adjusting the program can be found at http://nadal.viljandi.ee/?html=nvtv (in Estonian, with screenshot instructions).

Contakt: Andreas Müürsepp andu@bumpclub.ee and Jaanus Toomsalu sys@folk.ee

• After each concert we kindly ask the audience to leave the concert ground
• You are not allowed to the concert area with drinks in glass containers, with weapons, fireworks or any other pyrotechnic or otherwise dangerous appliances and/or substances
• You are not allowed to bring along your own alcoholic drinks to the concert area
• It is forbidden to climb on the walls in the Castle Ruins
• It is forbidden to take along your pets to public events