Estonian Songs and Sounds

Published: 1 September 2011

Mari Kalkun and Anna Hints are are singers and interpreters of traditional songs and music. Runo singing (regilaul) is an Estonian singing tradition which dates back thousands of years. Singing accompanied every aspect of life carrying wisdom passed on from generation to generation. 27 November 2010

Mari Kalkun and Anna Hints are are singers and interpreters of traditional songs and music. Runo singing (regilaul) is an Estonian singing tradition which dates back thousands of years. Singing accompanied every aspect of life carrying wisdom passed on from generation to generation.

How do these old stories sound and echo in the 21st Century? The singers are discovering these songs through experimenting and improvising new soundscapes with their voices, following their intuition and relying on their Southern Estonian roots.

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27 November 2010
Sloans Grand Ballroom, Glasgow


First published: 1 September 2011