Monday, 1 August 2022

Viljandi Folk Music Festival 2022

Estonia's largest annual music festival took place in Viljandi over the weekend. The four-day event started on Thursday and saw 40 artists perform, including several international acts from Africa, Asia and the Americas. Over 25,000 people attended the concerts with many more coming to take part in the festivities. The Viljandi Folk Music Festival has been running for the past 29 years and each year has a theme. This year's theme was "Roots and Treetops" to celebrate the musical roots and to emphasize the role of young talent as promoters of tradition.


If you are like me and didn't make it to this year's festival, perhaps this video will inspire you to go next year.