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Folk song · 1938

Folk tune from Emmaste: “Sõrmiline (roopill): “Torupilli Jussi labajalg””

An old folk tune from Emmaste parish, played by Aleksander Maaker, recorded in 1938 for the Estonian Folklore Archives. Tunes like this were played by herders and at village parties, on simple instruments made at home: the herding horn, the willow whistle and the kannel.

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

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Vana rahvaviis, Emmaste kihelkond, mängis Aleksander Maaker, salvestatud 1938. aastal Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiivi jaoks.

Map of the area around Folk tune from Emmaste: “Sõrmiline (roopill): “Torupilli Jussi labajalg””
58.70917° N, 22.59044° E · Emmaste parish · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Eesti rahvamuusika antoloogia (Estonian Literary Museum, 2016); recording from the Estonian Folklore Archives. ↗

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