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Neiokõsõs Info |
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 Diana,Astrid,Anu,Triinu, and Kadri, with Peeter in front. Neiokõsõ |
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Neiokoso - Tii |
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It has been 5 years since Neiokõsõ placed 11th in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final. Triinu Taul is very still active in folk music; not only does she write and perform her own material,
she also belongs to several bands, including
Virre+ (official website).
You can hear some of their music on the
Virre+ MySpace page.
Triinu also writes and performs with the group
Pantokraator,and you can hear clips of some songs
on the Pantokraator MySpace page. "We began to sing with Triinu already when we were little girls. I was mostly singing while swinging, just for my own pleasure. We improvised about the world and the songs flew away like spring clouds in the sky. Now, some time later, some of those have began to stay. Mulgi dialect has inspired me a lot. This is the language of my area that sounds great in poems, and old songs carry with them the stories and signs through times and eternity. We sing about everything that has been sung about for centuries. Nothing new, or ... maybe ..., but this should be something for the listener, or the one who sings along to bear in their soul." Anu Taul. Peeter Jõgioja is still very active in playing the drums,and can be seen on YouTube links above. Astrid Boening released an album in 2005, and has also appeared on other artists work. She continues to perform in folk music events, including this weekends Viru Folk 2009 (August 7-9,2009). ( Copied from here.) Neiokoso (The Lasses) and song "Tii" (The Way) were born thanks to a fortunate and well-timed idea by composers, Priit Pajusaar and Glen Pilvre. The pair are no strangers to Eurovision, having already represented Estonia three times at the contest. At the 1996 Oslo contest their song came fifth; in Jerusalem in 1999 their entry came sixth. Red-haired musician, Aapo Ilves who wrote the lyrics to this year's Estonian entry, is himself from South-Estonia. And this year is the first time a song in the ancient and intriguing-sounding South-Estonian language will be performed at Eurovision. The Estonian entry also introduces the ancient Ugrian style of women's singing. Only 150,000 people speak South Estonian and a mere 70,000 of these speak the Voro dialect used in this song. But everybody speaks music! Neiokoso are Anu Taul, Triinu Taul, Astrid Boning, Diana Põld, Kadri Uutma and Peeter Jõgioja. Astrid is a folk-instrument teacher and has to sail to get to her rehearsals or performances, despite the fact there is no sea in South-Estonia! Diana is also a music teacher; she leads the Estonian National Theatre's boys' choir. Triinu is descended from an old instrument-masters' family and studies singing at the University of Tallinn. Her sister, Anu, teaches modern folk song. Peeter Jogioja -- an attractive man with smashing arms and horn-headed like Pan -- supports the girls playing Percussion. To gather their power, Neiukoso like to wander and sing, sing and sing some more! The girls hope this folk song refers to them: "When I start singing then mountains turn into sea and sea turns into land. Then no reins can hold me, neither reins can hold me nor ropes bind me! When I sing the forest echoes, when I speak the forest rings out." Anu adds: "We all have a way to go and each of us goes in that different way. We go singing and take friends with us." Comment :cleaverb@hotmail.com |
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