From Fränder’s Heavy Folk to Swedish Mythology in New York City with Säde Tatar

Though places and opportunities to play their music are somewhat limited in Uppsala, Sweden, heavy folk band Fränder—including their Estonian flautist, bagpipe player, and singer Säde Tatar—have taken it upon themselves to make their own events happen, and that includes the Nordic Now! festival in New York City. Soon, owing to the impact they’ve made, they’ll be working together with the renowned Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

They’ll also be playing two dates in Ontario, Canada this coming January, before which you can listen to EstoCast and hear from Säde about:

🇪🇪 how she ended up moving to Sweden and working as a musician there

🇸🇪 a Swedish legend about a forest being that the band teaches audiences about

🪈 the many cultural crossovers around the Baltic Sea

🎻 and much more!

Things mentioned in this episode include:

-Flautist, bagpipe player, and vocalist Säde Tatar: https://www.instagram.com/sadetatarmusic/?hl=en 

-Fränder: https://www.frander.se/ 

-A recap of Fränder’s 2018 show at Hugh’s Room Live: https://eestielu.ca/estonian-culture-links-fraender-and-ariko-at-hugh-s-room-live-november-6th-2018/ 

-the band’s tour dates, including a show on Saturday January 17th, 2026 at Revival in Toronto: https://www.frander.se/live/ 

-Ariko, the Franco-Ontarian family band: https://www.youtube.com/c/ArikoMusique 

-Mariposa Folk Festival: https://mariposafolk.com/ 

-Sutari trio: https://www.sutari.pl/bio-eng 

-Polska music and dance: https://levandekulturarv.se/in-english/the-inventory/submissions/polska---music-and-dance 

-Mazurek, a Polish music form and dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vfnA_1pjk 

-Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songs: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/sutartins-lithuanian-multipart-songs-00433 

-More about the Skogsrå in Swedish folklore: https://rebeckaelin.com/home/2018/10/29/sjr-spirit-guardian-of-the-lake 

-the history of the säckpipa (Swedish bagpipes): http://olle.gallmo.se/sackpipa/ 

-More about the torupill (the Estonian bagpipe): https://www.bagpipesociety.org.uk/articles/2015/chanter/summer/the-estonian-bagpipe-torupill/ 

-Swedish multi-instrumentalist and composer Ale Möller: https://www.alemoller.com/ 

-Fränder on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frandermusic/?hl=en 

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