Songs by Maidu Vallik

Maidu Vallik

Pöide, comes from Valjala (2012)

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The songs, sang by Maidu Vallik, a farmer of Laimjala municipality, were filmed in 2012. Her songs continue the tradition of village songs. The first one tells in a humorous manner about a farmer, who took his cow to the Kuressaare meat factory on foot, an event that provoked made a big commotion in the neighbourhood. "Collective farm song" derides the disorderliness of Soviet-time farming. "Wolfhunt song" tells a humorous tale about three occasions of wolf hunting, in which local farmers took part with the mayor participating in one. "Baltica song" is a string of impressions of a local folk vocalgroup about participation in the international folklore festival "Baltica" in Tallinn and a rowdy afterparty on the sailing regatta, which the singers joined on their way back. After that, the songmaker sings one of the songs performed at the festival, which is a story of local events , combining verses from three different songs. The last song by Maidu Vallik touches upon problems that people in the countryside had to face after the reinstatement independence of Estonia. Collective farms fell apart, while private farm owners, who struggled to rearrange their lives, were trapped in a difficult situation: large quantities of subsidised cheap food products were imported while Estonian farmers received no support from the state and had to take loans from banks to develop their production.

Songs:

Maidu Vallik, born 1954, Asva village, Alangu farm [Pöide parish], comes from Kungla village [Valjala parish], has lived in Turja village [Valjala parish]. Filmed by I. Rüütel in 2012. ERA, DV 535.