Triskele

Estonia
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At the beginning of the 18th century a movement of a congregation of brethren spread in different regions all over Estonia. Its traditional forms emphasized sincere and ecstatic “faith of heart”. Singing lessons were an important part of the religious practice of the brethren. People liked those lessons so much that offences, for example, were punished by forbidding participation to the guilty ones. It is known that singing was accompanied by instrumental music (flute, kannel) in those lessons. First the lyrics and tunes spread by word of mouth, then in the middle of the century first song and tune collections in Estonian for the congregation of brethren were compiled. Ensemble Triskele is trying to settle in in those sensitive tunes of the brethren at the Festival this year. They have picked, as their foundation, one of the oldest song compilations for the brethren that was used in Estonia “Mönne illusa vaimolikko laulo” (Some Beautiful Spiritual Songs) printed in 1759, and manuscripts based on Christian Gregor’s collection of chorals (1784) in the holdings of Estonian Literary Museum.

• Janno Mäe – drums, vocal
• Jaanus Roosileht – fiddle, bowed harp, rebec, vocal
• Toivo Sõmer – kannel, ud, vocal
• Tarmo Tabas – vocal
• Heikki-Rein Veromann – flutes, vocal
• Ergo-Hart Västrik – vocal

• Toivo Sõmer: +372 556 711 34; triskele2@hotmail.com