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Historic recording · 1967

Folk singer Helene Kukk of Mäeküla, 1967

The folk singer Helene Kukk, aged 73 and born in Mäe village in Sangaste parish, sings for Herbert Tampere in September 1967. She performs wedding songs, a rain charm, a cradle song, St Martin's, St Catherine's and Shrovetide songs, explains how she learned them from her mother as a child, remembers her home village and tells two stories.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Sangaste kihelkonnas Mäe külas sündinud 73-aastane rahvalaulik Helene Kukk laulab 1967. aasta septembris Herbert Tamperele. Ta esitab pulmalaule, vihmalaulu, hällilaulu, mardi-, kadri- ja vastlapäevalaule, seletab, kuidas ta neid lapsena ema käest õppis, meenutab oma kodukohta Mäe küla ja räägib kaks juttu.

Map of the area around Folk singer Helene Kukk of Mäeküla, 1967
57.98186° N, 26.33503° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: ERR Arhiiv RMARH-217259 ↗

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