From Family Music Concerts to Identifying Animals Tracks with Tiiu Strutt

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 Socials: ➡️ @estonianmusicweek         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek  ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca ➡️ @eestielu.ca        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events➡️ @vemu.emc       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca