Harvest Festival 2009
Harvest Festival 2009
Let's count the chickens!
The folk music Harvest Festival is a mini festival which sums up the first half of the year and the summer. The choice of performers is made up predominantly from the records which were released during this year and performers who caught our eyes and ears during the Viljandi Folk Music Festival.
During two days, eight fascinating concerts are held in the Traditional Music Center, St John's church and the Viljandi Culture Center. In addition to that, a green and a blue open stage are opened in the Traditional Music Center where jamming and music never stops.
Harvest Festival concerts
October 2th
Kate Young (Scotland)
Beginning: 18.00
Place: Chamber Hall of the Traditional Music Center
Kate Young - songwriter, voice, piano, fiddle and other things. This concert will be an eclectic mix of original songs, folk, and jazz influences.
Tickets: available only on site 75.-
Kirev Kikas (Colourful Rooster)
Beginning: 20:00
Place: Grand Hall of the Traditional Music Center
"Kirev Kikas" is an attempt by one of the most famous violinist in Estonia, Tiit Kikas to see what happens if you mix lasers, 8-core processor, bit of MIDI and some bytes with traditional music.
Ticket:100.- from ticket vendors/ 150.- on site
Johanson and brothers
Beginning: 22.00
Place: John's church
Johansons consist of brothers Jaak, Mart, and Ants and their sister Kärt. They play with the borders between words and song, take turns to sing, sing together, and play acoustic guitars.
Ticket: 75.- from ticket vendors/ 100.- on site
Nightly slipper shuffling
Beginning: 24.00
Place: Grand Hall of the Traditional Music Center
Traditional dance music jamming session without boundaries where several musicians from Estonia and abroad play different instruments.
Entrance is free of charge.
October 3th
Johanna-Adele Jüssi
Beginning: 16.00
Place: Chamber Hall of the Traditional Music Center
A young musician represents her diploma concert together with the renowned guitarist and soloist from the band Zetod Jalmar Vabarna and young traditional musicians from Denmark.
Tickets: available only on site 50.-
Gjangsta
Beginning: 18.00
Place: Chamber Hall of the Traditional Music Center
Gjangsta is a Tartu Univeristy Viljandi Culture Academy music house plucked stringed instruments quartet which was established in February 2008 with the aim of popularising the use of mandolins and guitar in traditional music. The repertoire of Gjangsta consists of traditional hits and several original songs.
Ticket: 50.- from ticket vendors/ 75.- on site
Tulli Lum
Beginning: 20.00
Place: Grand Hall of the Viljandi Culture Center
"Only songs travel from one heart to another. I do not only sing songs - I sing feelings..." Estonian-Livonian band Tulli Lum which made its comeback this summer at the Viru Folk Music Festival will give a concert at Viljandi once again.
Ticket: 100.- from ticket vendors/ 150.- on site
Ethno in Transit&Alpine Ramblas
Beginning: 22.00
Place: Grand Hall of the Traditional Music Center
It will be a crazy night filled with world music during which two of the most energetic bands of the last Folk Music Festival will perform.
The international tour of itinerant musicians Ethno in Transit which brings together seven members from five different countries binds Latin, Balkan, and Northern sounds in a very gripping manner.
Alpine Ramblas - young and ruthless, yodel and improvisation. Hermann who comes from a long line of traditional musicians has put together a band which is Austria all over.
Ticket: 100.- from ticket vendors/ 150.- on site
Ticket information
All-day tickets are available before the festival at Piletilevi. Discount prices apply to students and retired people. Children who are 12 years old or younger do not have to buy a ticket. Single tickets for the concerts are available on site and an hour before the beginning of the concert.
Buy tickets here!
Additional information:
Harlet Orasmaa
Tel. 558 8702
e-mail: harlet@folk.ee