Artist Info: Maarja Nuut

Maarja Nuut is a fiddler and singer from the Viru region of Northern Estonia who is fascinated by the tunes of old village musicians as well as Indian ragas and the giddy, yet ultimately controlled patterns of folk dance. In her music Maarja leans strongly on tradition, and in the old tunes seeks a bridge that can bring them up to the present day and allow them to commune with us in the here and now. Her tunes are imbued with the voices of nature [read more...]