Trad.Attack! is an
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
n band which consists of (
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 ...
, vocals), (guitar, vocals), and Tõnu Tubli (drums, vocals). They sing in
Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
or Estonian dialects.
History
Before starting the new band project in 2013, all three band members were successful as musicians on their own. The bagpipe player and vocalist Sandra Vabarna (then Sandra Sillamaa) has an academic degree in folk culture/music studies.
The original idea was to form a group performing Estonian folk music inspired by old traditional folk music and contemporary music.
Trad.Attack! sometimes uses samples from archive recordings as the lead vocals and backs them with their own original rock, pop, and electronic instrumentals.
At their first concert, they joked onstage about having a master plan: to be up to perform in every country in the world. Within eight years, Trad.Attack! played in 39 countries. The band played at many showcase-festivals including
Tallinn Music Week
Tallinn Music Week (TMW) is an international new music showcase, city culture festival and networking event for music and creative industry professionals, held every spring in Tallinn, Estonia since 2009. Operated by Tallinn-based company Shiftwo ...
(Estonia),
Folk Alliance (US), V-ROX (Russia),
Eurosonic
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is an annual four-day music showcase festival and conference held in January in Groningen, the Netherlands. The first three days of the festival (Eurosonic) feature artists from all over Europe, the last day of the f ...
(the Netherlands), Sound of the Xity and Strawberry Festival (China), Minas Musica Mundo (Brazil),
WOMEX
WOMEX (short for Worldwide Music Expo) is an international world music support and development project based in Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany ...
(Spain),
Trans Musicales Festival (France),
WOMAD
WOMAD ( ; World of Music, Arts and Dance) is an international arts festival. The central aim of WOMAD is to celebrate the world's many forms of music, arts and dance.
History
WOMAD was founded in 1980 by English rock musician Peter Gabriel, w ...
(Chile),
Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival (Canada), and the
Woodford Folk Festival
The Woodford Folk Festival is an annual music and cultural festival held near the semi-rural town of Woodford, Queensland, Woodford, north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Queensland, Australia. It is one of the biggest annual cultural e ...
(Queensland, Australia).
The eleven tracks of their fourth full-length studio album ''Make Your Move'' (2020) extend the boundaries of the folk genre with distorted guitars, floor-filling beats and effect pedal manipulated bagpipes. They want to have a stage sound as big as a trio can produce by technical means. Drummer Tõnu Tubli plays also trombone. All songs were tested to work for big festival stage audiences as well as unplugged.
They released ''MYMIATURES - Songs That Never Grew Up'' in 2020. It features short tracks of songs that already made it to ''Make Your Move'' as well as tracks that for now have remained to an idea level.
In 2021 the band released ''We Miss Playing for You'', an album of live recordings. In 2022 Trad.Attack! collaborated with 19 remixers and released ''Remixed,'' an album with remixes from the band's discography.
On March 31, 2023 Trad.Attack! released their fifth studio album ''Bring It On''. The album was nominated for Ethno/Folk Album of The Year at the Estonian Music Awards 2024. "Bring It On" won Album of The Year award at the Estonian pop music awards "Kuldne Plaat 2024".
Band members
* Sandra Sillamaa – bagpipe, vocals
* Jalmar Vabarna – guitar, vocals
* Tõnu Tubli – drums, vocals
Discography
Albums
* ''AH!'' (2015)
* ''Kullakarva'' (2017)
* ''Make Your Move'' (2020)
* ''MYMIATURES - Songs That Never Grew Up'' (2020)
* ''We Miss Playing for You'' (2021)
* ''Remixed'' (2022)
* ''Bring It On'' (2023)
Extended plays
* ''Trad.Attack!'' (2014)
Recognition
Trad.Attack! is the winner of:
* Estonian pop music award "Golden Album 2024" - Band and Album of the Year
* Estonian Ethno Music Awards 2023 - Album of The Year
* Tartu's Cultural Event of The Year 2022: Make Your Moval Final concert at
Tartu Song Festival Grounds
* Estonian pop music award "Golden Album 2021" - Band and Album of the Year
* Estonian Music Awards 2021 - Song & Ethno/Folk Album of The Year
* Estonian Foreign Ministry's Culture Prize 2020 for successful concert activities and promotion of Estonian culture abroad
* Estonian Ethno Music Awards 2020 - Band and Song of the Year
* Estonian pop music award "Golden Album 2018" – Most Sold Band CD of the Year & Most Sold Vinyl of the Year in Estonia
* Estonian Music Awards 2018 – Ethno/Folk Album and Band of the Year
* Estonian Ethno Music Awards 2017 – Album, Band and Song of the Year
* Estonian Ethno Music Awards 2016 – Best Band
* Estonian Music Awards 2016, – Best Band, Best Album, Best Ethno/Folk Album
* Estonian Ethno Music Awards 2015 – Best Band, Best Album and Best Song
* Estonian Music Awards 2015 – Ethno/Folk album and Music Video of the year
* Estonian Ethno Music Awards 2014 – Best Band, Best Album, Best Song, Best Newcomer
* Radio 2 special award
References
External links
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Estonian folk music groups
Folktronica musicians