Estonian-Irish Song Power / St. John's Church • Viljandi Folk Music Festival 2023

Estonian-Irish Song Power will perform at 30th Viljandi Folk Music Festival in St. John's Church!

There are a limited number of single tickets available for the indoor concerts at the festival (St. John's church, Baptist church and Jaak Johanson Stage).

NB! Festival pass, youngster's pass, senior pass, day pass of 2023 Viljandi Folk Music Festival grant the access to all indoor concerts on the first come, first served basis. 

About the artist:

Powerful Estonian women, Hanna-Reet Ruul and Anne-Mai Valk, are spending a year in Ireland, learning different music from around the world, focusing on Irish songs. Their teacher is Róisín Ní Ghallóglaigh, whose main focus is on women’s songs, views and expressions. On their journey together, they’ve discovered many interesting and unexpected similarities between Estonian and Irish traditional songs. This is what they want to share with everyone.

In their arrangements/creations, they like to stay true to traditions but still try to push boundaries by adding versatility and colours with electronic and acoustic music. They sing herding songs, dance and game songs and touching love songs in Estonian, English and Irish. Important keywords in their songs are femininity, playfulness and flow. All this is tied together by their voices in harmony, interesting arrangements and the power of strong women.