Ants Taul (born 7 March 1950 in
Tõrva
Tõrva () is a town () in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. It is located on the banks of the Õhne River. Tõrva has an area of and a population of 2,800 (as of 1 January 2009), making it the second largest of the three towns in ...
) is an Estonian musician and instrument-maker who played a prominent role in the revival of the Estonian bagpipe, the ''
torupill
The torupill () is a traditional bagpipes, bagpipe from Estonia.
Place in Estonian folk music
It is not clear when the bagpipe became established in Estonia.
The instrument was known throughout Estonia. The bagpipe tradition was longest preser ...
''.
As early as 1976 (when he was 26), Taul was recognised as one of Estonia's primary bagpipers, with piper
Olev Roomet having retired due to ill health.
Taul continued to play, including representing Estonia in musical exhibitions with other folk musicians in the 1980s.
Ants' son, Andrus, continues to make and play the torupill as had his father.
Discography
*''Estonie: Airs Anciennes''. Ocora France, 2000. ASIN: B00004SRI5
*''Gajdy and Bock / Goat and Billygoat: Bagpipes from Central Europe''. PAN Records, 2008. ASIN: B003T8P4UQ
External links
''Estonian Bagpipe''by Ants' son, pipemaker Andrus Taul
''The Estonian Bagpipe'' Igor Tonurist (1974?)
References
Torupill players
Bagpipe makers
1950 births
Living people
20th-century Estonian musicians
21st-century Estonian musicians
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class
People from Tõrva
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