From Creative Seclusion to Instrumental Unison with Katariina Tirmaste

Winning an Etnokulp award (a big wooden ladle) was a surprise for flautist and composer Katariina Tirmaste. There she was, happily singing a runo song together with the audience at the Estonian Traditional Music Center in Viljandi… when all of a sudden her name was called out!Of course, she’s very active as a musician, and in this episode of EstoCast, we hear about the:🪈 the many projects and collaborations she’s been a part of—including Hypnosis Negative, which connects Canada and Estonia🪈 the beauty of musical unison and the way phrasing and dynamics guide dancing🪈 the multinational, spontaneous qualities of folk music🪈 and much more!Things mentioned in this episode include:-Katariina Tirmaste on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3vyrq4dBjKK6dtdCXr9b6Z -the 2024 Etnokulp awards: https://news.err.ee/1609482664/gallery-2024-etnokulp-awards-ladled-out-to-estonia-s-folk-musicians-the Etnokulp award-winners over the years: https://folk.ee/our-projects/folk-music-awards#:~:text=Folk%20Music%20Awards%20%2D%20ETNOKULP&text=The%20grand%20award%20ceremony%20takes,award%20categories%20and%20their%20nominees.-DROM Taberna: https://www.dromtaberna.com -Viljandi Folk Music Festival: https://www.viljandifolk.ee -Katariina’s album Tule lill tudu on Bandcamp: https://katariinatirmaste.bandcamp.com/album/tule-lill-tudu -Robert Alan Mackie on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RjB3MWVqK99FTyFaxgltM-Hypnosis Negative: https://hypnosisnegative.com/ -Viljandi Culture Academy: https://viljandi.ut.ee/en -Percussionist Juan De La Fuente Alcón: https://www.instagram.com/juandelafuentepercussion/ -more about the album Notas Rotas by Chilean guitarist Tomás del Real: https://justinpetrone.com/2025/01/07/notas-rotas-by-tomas-del-real/ -Katariina and Kärt Pihlap’s duo, Kuula Hetke: https://www.instagram.com/kuulahetke/ -three corners, the album by Hypnosis Negative: https://hypnosisnegative.bandcamp.com/album/three-cornersSocials: ➡️ @estonianmusicweek https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca ➡️ @eestielu.ca https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events➡️ @vemu.emc https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

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