Varispäivätrio / St. John's Church • Viljandi Folk Music Festival 2023

Varispäivätrio 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:

Varispäivätrio consists of three kantele players: Eva Väljaots (Estonia), Jenni Venäläinen (Finland) and Timo Väänänen (Finland), who share their fascination of the music traditions of Khanty and Mansi people. On 5-string lyre instruments nars-juh and sangvyltap, similar to kantele and kannel, they play Khanty and Mansi tunes along with the trio's compositions and improvisations inspired by traditional melodies, rhythms and sounds.
The name of the ensemble refers to the ‘Day of the crow’ in Finnish – a holiday in Khanty and Mansi traditions celebrating the returning of the crows and the start of spring. Varispäivätrio takes after these playful and curious birds, who are well known throughout Finno-Ugric cultures.