Erkki-Sven Tüür (Estonia)
Erkki-Sven Tüür, who was born in 1959 in Kärdla on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa, is one of the most remarkable composers of his generation. Largely self-taught, he studied percussion and flute at the...
Theater activity in the Mežiška Dolina (Slovenia)
The roots of the theater activity in the Mežiška Dolina must certainly be found in the folk play, which was one of the most authentic and eloquent source of inspiration for the cultural life...
Nanna Lundsgaard’s story (Denmark)
My father’s name was Andreas Skallebæk and he was from Vemb. My mother was from Baunbæk in Ulfborg. They first lived in Tusholt in Vinding, but around 1930 they moved to Ørnhøj. We were...
Soldattorpet Lillemo- Soldattorp (Sweden)
The soldier farm is a preserved farmhouse from the time when houses were built for soldiers in duty. The soldiers were to live ready to enlist if needed. A house was given to the...
The land of Dzūkija and its songs are deeply rooted in my heart… (Lithuania)
The literate Aldona Sabonytė-Kazlauskienė was born in 1935-12-02 in the village of Švobiškės, parish of Alovė, Alytus district, in the family of farmers. In 1955 she finished the secondary school of Alovė. The same...
Artesian wells in Kärdla (Estonia)
The slanted limestone layers of the meteor crater near Kärdla, Hiiu County put pressure on groundwater. The water bursts out of the ground in an uninterrupted stream through pipes placed 10–15 metres under the...
