Ants Taul (born 7 March 1950 in Tõrva) is an Estonian musician and instrument-maker who played a prominent role in the revival of the Estonian bagpipe, the torupill.[1] 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.[2]

Taul continued to play, including representing Estonia in musical exhibitions with other folk musicians in the 1980s.[3]

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

References

  1. Säckpipan i Norden: från änglars musik till djävulens blåsbälg. Musikmuseet. 1990. p. 279. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  2. Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles. Musée instrumental (1976). Brussels Museum of Musical Instruments bulletin. F. Knuf. p. 53. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  3. Estonian Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries (1988). The paths of friendship. Periodika. p. 65. ISBN 978-5-7979-0092-4. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
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