V16
Kiri Uu
Creak-whoosh (Estonian, Ingrian and Votian song re-imagined in Australia by Olev Muska and Mihkel Tartu)
Stroom (STREP-052)
There is an overarching hypothesis that music and place are inextricably linked. Where the ancient folksong may be regionally grounded, migration and modernity have confused this notion. Who owns what is by definition the music of the people and not of the composer? Passed down by generations and subject to revision, reappraisal and re-telling, music develops over time in the public domain; new routes providing new understandings.
In the words of Charles Seeger this is the concept of the folk process. ‘Creak Whoosh’ is a collection of choral ballads originating in the Finno-Ugric regions of Estonia and Ingria, electronically adapted predominantly by Olev Muska and Mihkel Tartu, based around the contemporary arrangements of Veljo Tormis.
A1
Veimevaka Jagamine / Distributing The Dowry
1:20
A2
Tšimmairuudiralla
3:55
B1
Piirileikkilaulu / Roundelay
1:45
B2
Ilus Neiu Kiigel / Pretty Girl On A Swing
1:54
B3
Harjumaa Lepikud / The Alder Groves Of Harjumaa
3:25
B4
Hällilaul / Lullaby
2:51
B5
Meri Kiige All / The Sea Under The Swing
3:29
B6
Viire Tagant Tulevad / From Beyond The Horizon
2:12
B7
Kiik Tahab Kindaid / The Swing Yearns For Gifts
1:43









