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Folk song · 1937

Folk tune from Urvaste: “Viiuli duett: “Vir-ver-vidis” (polka)”

An old folk tune from Urvaste parish, played by Kristjan Joakit, recorded in 1937 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, Urvaste kihelkond, mängis Kristjan Joakit, salvestatud 1937. aastal Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiivi jaoks.

Map of the area around Folk tune from Urvaste: “Viiuli duett: “Vir-ver-vidis” (polka)”
57.90351° N, 26.54141° E · Urvaste parish · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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

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