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Folk song · 1936

Folk tune from Tartu-Maarja: “Kannel: “Hiir hüppas””

An old folk tune from Tartu-Maarja parish, played by Joosep Kotkas, recorded in 1936 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, Tartu-Maarja kihelkond, mängis Joosep Kotkas, salvestatud 1936. aastal Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiivi jaoks.

Map of the area around Folk tune from Tartu-Maarja: “Kannel: “Hiir hüppas””
58.38910° N, 26.70950° E · Tartu-Maarja parish · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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

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