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"VILJANDI
FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL IS LIKE PARADISE, THE ESTONIAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC
MENU IS INCREDIBLE."
Helsinki Sanomat, Finland
"THE
FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE IN A LOCATION THAT IS MANY TIMES MORE BEAUTIFUL AND
IMPRESSIVE THAN ANY GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SHOW YOU BEFOREHAND."Songlines, UK
"WHAT SETS THIS FESTIVAL APART FROM OTHER MAJOR SUMMER FESTIVALS IS THE CLEAR DEMONSTRATION THAT FOLK MUSIC CAN BE COMPLETELY CONTEMPORARY, MODERN AND STYLISH. AND WHO COULD SHOW THIS BETTER THAN THE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO SING, JUMP AND THROW THEMSELVES INTO EVERYTHING HAPPENING ON STAGE? IT IS AN ESTONIAN PHENOMENON THAT MAKES THE VILJANDI FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL WELL WORTH VISITING AT LEAST ONCE IN A LIFETIME."Kaspars Zaviļeiskis, lsm.lv
"A FEAST FOR ALL SENSES."
folker.world, Germany
“YOU’RE MORE LIKELY TO SEE SMILING MUSICIANS IN FOLK MUSIC THAN IN ANY OTHER MUSICAL GENRE.”Peedu Kass, KesKus magazine, EE