From Family Music Concerts to Identifying Animals Tracks with Tiiu Strutt Artwork

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From Family Music Concerts to Identifying Animals Tracks with Tiiu Strutt

November 19, 2025 • VEMU, EMW & Estonian Life • Season 4 • Episode 79

Speaking with educator and singer-songwriter Tiiu Strutt, we find that every animal track, every song, every puppet show, and every conversation is a learning opportunity.

And moreover, an avenue to instilling a sense of wonder in learners of all ages.

In the newest episode of EstoCast, hear about:

🐾why the land is so important in her educational work

🐾striving for equality and respect in nature

🐾how she returned from a musical hiatus and discovered Estonian folk music archives and re-connected with her Estonian roots

🐾and much more!

Things mentioned in this episode include:

-Land Heart Song, Tiiu’s music and education project: https://landheartsong.com/

-outdoor educator and children’s musician Pete Moss: https://www.petemossmusic.com/

-musician and author Ginalina: https://www.ginalinamusic.com/

-Kidzac @ the TRANZAC: https://folkmusicontario.org/blogs/fmo-news-fb40f6b8-b45c-4149-a3f2-f848dc0688bb/posts/7487859/kidzac-the-tranzac

-“Lase kiike käia” (“Let the Cradle Rock”): the Estonian lullaby that Tiiu and Ginalina performed: https://www.folklore.ee/pubte/eraamat/rahvamuusika/en/029-Lase-kiik-kaia

-Remembered and Remixed by Ginalina, featuring friends from the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble: https://www.rememberedandremixed.com

-poet, essayist, and singer Kaja Weeks: https://lyricovertones.com/

-Lauliku lapsepõli (The Songster’s Childhood): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUOpSU7j8mg

-Mari Kalkun’s 2023 album Stories of Stonia: https://open.spotify.com/album/66OZWhSFU4XUsggIFhmT0T

-Land Heart Song’s blog post: “Race and the Environment”: https://landheartsong.com/2020/08/24/race-the-environment/

-Land Heart Song’s blog post “You Belong Here- The Making of the Song”: https://landheartsong.com/2025/08/14/you-belong-here-the-making-of-the-song/

-Child & Nature Alliance of Canada: https://childnature.ca

-Land Heart Song’s events: https://landheartsong.com/events/

-folk duo Hypnosis Negative: https://hypnosisnegative.com

-folk quartet Curly Strings: https://www.curlystrings.ee

-Tiiu’s 2023 album Songs for Tree: https://open.spotify.com/album/0Yp466ecJtu2ZJeUnsQhSh

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