Mari Kalkun holiday live concert from home studio
Sunday 20. December 2020 at 19:00 - Wednesday 6. January 2021 at 20:30
Live stream from Mari Kalkun home studio
Online ticket sales has ended.
December 20th
17.00 GMT / 19.00 CEST
Estonian singer, songwriter and contemporary folk musician Mari Kalkun invites you to enjoy her cozy solo concert “The Snow’s Sleep” on December 20th 7 pm (CEST), streamed live straight from her own home studio in idyllic Võrumaa. The high-quality concert, both in sound and picture, is a look back on the strange year we’re leaving behind and a hopeful glance towards the magical end of the year ahead of us. Mari will perform both new and older music, including previously unpublished songs. She accompanies herself on kannel, guitar, piano, harmonium and improvises on small instruments, all at hand in her rich instrument park at home.
Mari Kalkun's music is like a refuge from which she draws peace and security and offers it to others as well. "I hope that this concert will reach homes, kitchens and living rooms around the world. This concert is also my expression of gratitude to the listeners, from whom I have received so much feedback and strength this year thanks to the Apple Orchard Album,” ponders the musician. “The stories from people, who have had to spend a lot of time alone in isolation this year, have hit especially close to heart. But even though the world is locked down, I can still invite you to my home virtually. Take a seat beside the warm stove, crackling with fire, and wander into my world of music,” she says. May we hear music and gather some peace of mind in our hearts over the holidays!
Watch the concert LIVE or rewatch the stream until the Epiphany day, January 6th 2021.
By buying a concert ticket, you support the purchase of a modern record player for Rõuge care home.
Giveaway: A personally signed copy of Apple Orchard Album will be drawn among the ticket buyers.
Feedback from listeners this year:
“Thank you for the wonderful music and the depths it carries.”
“Your music is exactly the language we can use to understand each other.”
“It has been a very strange year for everyone, but listening to your lovely music has really helped to cheer me up while I have been trapped at home”
“To hear your music from your orchard was a moment of joy. Thank you.”
“I was listening to BBC Radio 3 this morning, when I became captivated by your song Õnnõlöüdmise laul, it was absolutely spellbinding and left me wanting to hear more of your music.“
Mari Kalkun has performed with her concerts in most European countries, in New York and on six tours in Japan. Her music has received many accolades and wide critical acclaim. Her work has also reached media channels around the world, including BBC3, BBC4, BBC Alba, Scotland TV, J-Wave Tokyo, Osaka Radio, etc. In 2018, Kalkun’s solo album "Ilmamõtsan" was selected by The Guardian as one of the top ten world music albums of the year. In 2018, she was recognized with the Tallinn Music Week Artist Award, and in 2019, Kalkun won the annual award of the Estonian Cultural Endowment's sound art endowment, which is the most important recognition in Estonia in the field of composition.