Eeva Talsi

Eeva Talsi
Talsi performing with Curly Strings at Tallinn Music Week in 2014
Talsi performing with Curly Strings at Tallinn Music Week in 2014
Background information
Born
Eeva Lindal

(1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 37)
Tartu
GenreFolk
InstrumentsViolin, vocals
Member ofCurly Strings
Torupilli Jussi Trio

Eeva Talsi (née Lindal, born 17 December 1988) is an Estonian folk musician, violinist and singer. She is a member of the band Curly Strings.

Biography

Talsi was born on 17 December 1988 in Tartu, and grew up in Ülenurme. She began playing the violin as a child, aged 3. She was educated in classical music at Ülenurme Music School (Estonian: Ülenurme Muusikakool) [et].

After leaving school, Talsi studied at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy (Estonian: Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi kultuuriakadeemia), graduating in 2011. She took part in a student exchange programme to the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

Talsi performing in 2023

Talsi is a member of the Estonian folk band Curly Strings, which was established in 2013. In 2015, Curly Strings won in four categories at the Estonian Music Awards, winning Best Album, Best Band, Best Debut Album and Best Song for their track In a distant village (Estonian: Kauges kolas). In 2016, the band were named "European Bluegrass Band 2016" at the European World of Bluegrass festival in Voorthuizen, The Netherlands. Talsi is also a member of the Torupilli Jussi Trio [et].

Talsi is also a songwriter and is the head of the traditional music department at the Heino Eller Tartu Music College (Estonian: Heino Elleri Muusikakool). She gives lessons on old violin songs and their dance steps.

Alongside her music career, in 2024 Talsi collaborated with the brand GIVEN on a silver jewellery collection which was inspired by an Estonian creation song. The collection was called LEND / FLIGHT and raised money for the Tartu University Clinic Children's Fund.

Personal life

She married Estonian folk musician, mandolin player and fellow member of Curly Strings, Villu Talsi [et] in 2011. They have two children together. She was featured on the front cover of parenting company Ajakiri EMA's magazine in 2020.

Talsi's grandfather Aksel Herbert Lindal managed to avoid being deported from his village to Siberia by Soviet forces during the mass March deportation of 1949, after being warned by a neighbour. His mother and brother were deported. Lindal's story was the inspiration for Curly Strings 2020 song They Won't Catch Me (Estonian: Mind nad kätte ei saa) and its music video, directed by Johannes Magnus Aule.

References

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  7. ↑ "Curly Strings makes a clean sweep at Estonian Music Awards". ERR. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
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  9. ↑ "Torupilli Jussi Trio". Kultuur (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  10. ↑ Teater, muusika, kino: ENSV Kultuuriministeeriumi, ENSV Riikliku Kinokomitee, ENSV Heliloojate Liidu, Eesti Kinoliidu, ja ENSV Teatriühingu ajakiri (in Estonian). Kirjastus Perioodika. 2016. p. 103.
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  12. ↑ "Poiss või tüdruk? Muusik Eeva Talsi avaldas teise lapse soo". Kroonika (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 March 2026.
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  15. ↑ "Rasedusega 25 kilo juurde võtnud Eeva Talsi: paluks rohkem kehapositiivsust! Kõigil ei kao kohe pärast sünnitust beebikilod ära". Anne & Stiil (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  16. ↑ Liivak, Merle (21 March 2020). "EMA kevadnumber pakub kosutust". Ajakiri EMA (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Video: Curly Strings dedicates music video to victims of 1949 deportation". ERR. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "We're Listening: "Mind nad kätte ei saa! / They Won't Catch Me!" by Curly Strings". Eesti Elu (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  19. ↑ Curly Strings (2 April 2020). Curly Strings - The Making of Mind nad kätte ei saa / They Won’t Catch Me. Retrieved 22 March 2026 – via YouTube.