Winning an Etnokulp award (a big wooden ladle) was a surprise for flautist and composer Katariina Tirmaste. There she was, happily singing a runo song together with the audience at the Estonian Traditional Music Center in Viljandi… when all of a sudden her name was called out!
Of course, she’s very active as a musician, and in this episode of EstoCast, we hear about the:
🪈 the many projects and collaborations she’s been a part of—including Hypnosis Negative, which connects Canada and Estonia
🪈 the beauty of musical unison and the way phrasing and dynamics guide dancing
🪈 the multinational, spontaneous qualities of folk music
🪈 and much more!
(Hosted by Vincent Teetsov)
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EstoCast is a podcast presented by Estonian Museum Canada/VEMU, Estonian Music Week and Eesti Elu/Estonian Life newspaper. In each episode of EstoCast, join us as we delve into another dimension of Estonian culture in Canada, Estonia, and elsewhere. Through discussions of books, music, art, history, science, and more, we discover what it is to be Estonian and what Estonian people have to offer the broader world.
