Folk singer Raissa Noot, Viira village. Photo by O. Kiis 1975. ERA, Foto 11115.
In 1975, another, not less successful, collection expedition was conducted. We visited already familiar male singers. We also found good new informants such as Ludmilla Luht, Kristiina Maas, Juula Ling, Maria Paist, Raissa Rull, Raissa Noot, Joosep Tuust, Salme Ling, concertina player Timofei Abe and others. (On collection circumstances and purposes, Rüütel 2016: 25)
Women liked lyrical songs in waltz meter, but also sang humorus songs in the rhythm of flat footed waltz. Women sang those songs without the obscenities that were characteristic for those same songs sang by men. /---/. At the same time, we do not know if it was done only during performance for the collectors or was it the usual custom. For example, Raissa Noot, who was also performing a flat foot waltz, presents a flat foot waltz dance song /---/, in the text of which the obscenities are exchanged for words with even softer meaning. Later, she dictated the original version, adding, with laughter, that the death is on the doorstep! /---/ It can be assumed that single verses or their compilation were sang, the same way the text is in Raissa Nooda performance as well as in earlier recordings /---/. (Newer women’s songs, Rüütel 2016: 99)
Raissa Noot, 1906–1987, Viira village. Recorded by I. Rüütel and O. Kiis in 1975.
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Cover photo “Kuivastu Harbour in the early 20th century. Steamship “General Suvortsev” (on the left) and Muhu sailboat uisk (on the right)”. 1910–1919, Saaremaa Museum, SM F 3761:1514 F.
Published materials originate from following archives: Estonian Folklore Archives of Estonian Literary Museum, Estonian National Museum, Saaremaa Museum, Film Archives of National Archives and Estonian Film Institute.
We would like to thank the following contributors for their help in personal information specification: Mihkel Jürisson, Martin Kivisoo, Meelis and Marti Mereäär, Muhu Pärandikool, Helmut Noot, Airi Nõmm, Leena Peegel, Ago Rullingo, Irena Tarvis, Heiske Tuul, Tiiu Tuust, Kadri Tüür and Viia Väli.
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