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The audience’s favourites were rewarded with Ethno Ladles
17.10.2011
At the Folk Music Harvest fest on the evening of October 15, the Estonian ethno music awards were handed out. The band Zetod went home with half of the awards by receiving the best group, best album and best singer award for their creative endeavors during the last year.
Estonian traditional Music Center and Radio 2 presented the awards known as Ethno Ladles for the third time. The winners were chosen by popular vote organised by Radio 2 on their website. About a thousand people voted for their favourites.
The cream of the crop was skimmed off by the band Zetod who received the best album award for their album "Lätsi Sanna", which was released last year, in addition to the best group award. In addition that, the public decided that the head of Zetod, Jalmar Vabarna, deserves the title of "best singer".
In the field of instrumental music, the awards were given out to Paabel, RO:TORO and Sw(f)Est and Sandra Sillamaa who plays the bagpipe, Jew's harp, whistles and soprano saxophone.
The most loved song was voted to be the arrangement of the popular singing game "Kes Aias" by the group Vägilased who are no longer active in music since this summer. In addition to that, Vägilased received a special award for their contribution to traditional music from Estonian Traditional Music Center.
Mari Pokinen, whose debut album "22" was released last year, received the best original song singer award.