Estonian Music Week
310 Bloor St. W. M5S 1W4 Toronto, ON, Canada

Friends! We have a show in few hours for you. Join us right here at 8pm! Come for a conversation with Linda Maruta Kronbergs, stay for the sing-along of loved folk songs with Linda herself, Roland Campbell, Helmi Hess & Merike Hess. Our host tonight is Vincent Teetsov who welcomes you virtually to Tartu College for our second instalment of 'Memories of Home' concert series.... Thank you to our series partner Northern Birch Credit Union and streaming partners VEMU, Eesti Elu / Estonian Life, Tartu College, Estonian Foundation of Canada - Eesti Sihtkapital Kanadas, Seedrioru Estonian Summer Camp, Baltic Canadian Imprints, Baltic Heritage Network for making this all happen.

Free online concert this Thursday, March 25th at 8pm with Linda Maruta Kronbergs, Roland Campbell, Helmi & Merike Hess. Join us for a celebration of shared folk songs between Estonia and Latvia! Streaming on Facebook Live Memories of Home: Linda Maruta Kronbergs w/ Helmi & Merike Hess and Roland Campbell... #estonianmusicweek #memoriesofhome

Taking a walk down the memory lane with Northern Birch Credit Union as we're getting ready for this week's concert! Northern Birch is a vital part of our community, serving the Estonian and Latvian Canadians with care. Learn more about their history today and come join us for a celebration of shared music on Thursday at 8pm! Facebook Live concert streaming here: Memories of Home: Linda Maruta Kronbergs w/ Helmi & Merike Hess and Roland Campbell

Many of you may know Linda Maruta Kronbergs from her Cikagas Piecisi days but there is so much more to her career! Thomas Trio and the Red Albino from the east coast, Toronto's own Skandls, a solo album.. we could keep going. Join us on March 25th to hear from Linda herself as we chat about her multifaceted career and enjoy a performance of shared folk songs between Latvia and Estonia! Streaming right here on Facebook Live: Memories of Home: Linda Maruta Kronbergs w/ Helmi ...& Merike Hess and Roland Campbell Series Partner: Northern Birch Credit Union #estonianmusicweek #memoriesofhome

Meet the Artists: Helmi and Merike Hess Helmi Hess and Merike Hess grew up outside of Toronto and have been part of the Estonian community since they were born. They have been involved in the Estonian school from lasteaed to gümnaasium, were in Põhjalatütred, went to all three camps as well as Lakewood, and have taken part in Lääneranniku Eesti Päevad (pictured in Vancouver, 2005). They have always loved to perform creatively, with music, art and dance. They are proud ha...ppy to get the chance to share their love of music and Estonian folk culture with you through Estonian Music Week. Join us next Thursday, March 25th at 8pm - Helmi and Merike will be performing loved folk songs next to Linda Maruta and Roland Soup. Be sure to click 'Going' here so you won't miss a minute of it: Memories of Home: Linda Maruta Kronbergs w/ Helmi & Merike Hess and Roland Campbell Photos used with permission from Helmi and Merike Hess. #estonianmusicweek #memoriesofhome

Meet the Artist: Tiina Kiik & Julia Aplin Toronto-based musician and educator Tiina Kiik reimagines contemporary classical compositions for the accordion bringing unexpected textures to the instruments. She is equally at home in classical, folk and improvised music. Kiik began studying accordion at the early age of seven with Glen Sawich, and later with Joseph Macerollo and Hugo Noth. She has been teaching accordion, piano and chamber music at the University Settlement Mu...sic and Arts School since 1995. Kiik co-created Zolla! for solo dancer and accordion with choreographer/dancer Julia Aplin, who will be joining Tiina virtually on February 25! Julia Aplin is a collaborative interdisciplinary artist with a foundation in movement and dance who has created work for rivers, boxing rings, theatres and cyberspace. Kiik has commissioned accordion works by such Canadian composers as her long-time friend/colleague Daniel Foley, Estonian-Canadians Elma Miller and Udo Kasemets. Join us on February 25 at 8p on Facebook or Youtube - link's in bio! The concert series is kindly sponsored by Northern Birch Credit Union. Photo: Omer Yukseke

Meet the Artist: Tuulikki Bartosik Tuulikki Bartosik is a brilliant and versatile musician and songwriter whose creations combine nature and stories related to life, different places and the warmth of being human. Her music is light, innovative and fresh, creating new sounds out of ancient Scandinavian and Ugric ingredients. Tuulikki Bartosik finds her inspiration back at her roots in South Estonia’s Võrumaa region, while various collaborative projects take her frequentl...y around the world. Using the acoustic free bass accordion and wordless occasional vocals, Tuulikki makes the listener reflect on the deeper layers of life and being. Let her do just that as she joins Tiina Kiik on February 25th to tell stories of what home means to them. Our first ever international performance and virtual duet "Memories of Home'' is streaming on Facebook and Youtube - https://www.facebook.com/events/1722840144553585 Photo: Krõõt Tarkmeel Photography

Eesti Elu / Estonian Life chatted with Tiina Kiik and Tuulikki Bartosik about the upcoming concert and what 'home' means to them. https://eestielu.com//11405-tuulikki-bartosik-and-tiina-ki Save the date for us - less than three weeks til' showtime! https://www.facebook.com/events/1722840144553585

KAILI KINNON is dropping her new video 'Bone Alien' at 4 pm today! Join for the premiere: https://youtu.be/kx6Mo1d5mDQ

Congrats to our friends Trad.Attack and Erki Pärnoja on snapping up the Estonian Music Awards! Armasta Mind by Trad Attack and Vaiko Epliku Muusika is The Song of the Year + 'Make Your Move' received the Folk Album of the Year. Erki Pärnoja's LEVA - Indie Album of the Year. ... We've also been listening a lot of Lexsoul Dancemachine lately - congrats on receiving the Ensemble of the Year! #EestiMuusikaauhinnad

Throwback to a year ago when Puuluup jam at Drom Taberna wrapped up our 2019 festival with the best vibes. How fitting that Honeypaw will be the next performer of our live-stream concert on December 4th! Save the date for us and click 'going' so we can send you a showtime reminder: https://www.facebook.com/events/2856951204537252... #EMW2019

A week from today, Marcus Kolga will be sharing the story of rock and roll and youth culture in Estonia and the Soviet Union. This next instalment of our live-stream series takes on a different form and we are so excited to share a bit of Estonian history and culture with you! Join us here on our facebook page next Wednesday, November 25 at 7pm for the talk and discussion. RSVP so we can send you a reminder when we go live! https://www.facebook.com/events/1708660249312052 #ta...rtucollege50 #estonianmusicweek #VEMU VEMU See more

Marcus Kolga is a political activist, filmmaker, human rights advocate, and writer. As you can see here, he's also a rock and roll guitarist! Hence we have him take you on media rich journey through the history of Estonian and Soviet rock and roll + punk rock. Wednesday November 25th at 7:00 PM here on our Facebook page!... Read about his band, Megapop, and how punk music has galvanized his career in this week's Estonian Life newspaper: https://eestielu.com//11134-emw-presents-marcus-kolga-tall #VEMU #tartucollege50 #EstonianMusicWeek

To our Estonian speaking friends: Eesti Elu / Estonian Life gives a little BTS to our live stream concert with Erik Laar in their latest issue: https://bit.ly/34R84fe PS. We're cooking up our next online show for you - details coming soon.

Saturday's live was THANK YOU so much for tuning in - over 450 of you! We had a blast bringing you Estonian classics in a whole new sauce paired with Erik Laar's original pieces. If you missed the archive coming alive with music, the concert is still up on our page here - go ahead and listen again, we surely have. We love having an engaged audience, even if it is through the screens! We've drawn the merch winners and are contacting you personally. Congrats Peter Vilde, V...icki Marie and Joanna Lavoie! Thanks to Tartu College & Northern Birch Credit Union for the prizes. PS. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for our next live-stream concert! We are so grateful to have an amazing team, volunteers and media partners: Cotton Factory, Northern Birch Credit Union, VEMU, Off Centre DJ School, Estonian Foundation of Canada - Eesti Sihtkapital Kanadas, Eesti Elu / Estonian Life #estonianmusicweek #tartucollege50 #VEMU