Aurelijus SIRGEDAS / SIELA
Aurelijumi Sirgedas, the leader of Lituanian gothic rock band Siela, together with guitarist Aurimas Driukas will play their best and darkest hits – from the first to the last album. For many years Mėnuo Juodaragis and Siela travelled together, since the dark years in Sudeikiai and Kernavė, to the big stages in Zarasai. The songs […]
ŽALVARINIS acoustic
The most famous Lituanian folk rock band, whose sharp guitar riffs, rockpulsa tion, folklore and contemporary music mixture quickly ignite the audience. Lituanian song traditions, fiery energy and contemporaryinfluences from rock and blues and world music create a powerful musical charge. In 2001, in Sudeikiai, we saw an unexpected combination on the MJR stage – the metal […]
Daiva and Evaldas VYČINAS
The repertoire of Daiva and Evaldas Vyčinas family duo presents songs byfolklore collectors Antanas and Jonas Juška and Liudvikas Rėza.Accompanied by traditional kanklės they are a kind of meditation, taking listeners to the idyllic world of the 19th century. Evaldas Vyčinas isknown as the “father of folklore”, and Prof. Daiva Račiūnaitė-Vyčinienė is the most prominent […]
GILĖ
Always young, the folklore ensmeble and hiking club has released 10 albums in its 30 years of existence, and organised 160 hikes with songsand music. Gilė (Acorn in eng.) has always impressed with her enthusiasm and aesthetics of performance, experiments and a modern approach to traditional songs. At the final MJR edition this bright ensemble […]
Jonas CHOCKEVIČIUS
Jonas Chovkevičius, formerly a rock musician and now a promoter of acoustic archaic sound, will perform CHANTS FOR THE GREAT at the MJR Altar. These are Lituanian mantras to the old Aesti gods and goddesses. The prayers were written down by Audronė and Petras Ilgevičius. Jonas Chockevičius will play the music based on them, accompanied […]
ŽEMYNA ir DONIS
Two talented masters of Lituanian postfolk music: Žemyna is a skilled traditional kanklės (zither) player, and Donis is a versatile instrumentalist, mastering a wide range of folkloric instruments such as bagpipe, birbynė or mouth harp. Together they create calm, atmospheric compositions that combine ancient folk sounds with contemporary arrangements. Their music tells a story about […]
DJs SMETONA
The mad mug lifters and the masters of the burnt-down theatre will bid farewell to the festival and its visitors with traditionally frenziednight dances, spiced with rituals and nostalgic historical moments. These guys just play only Lituanian music from various times and various styles. Every DJ Smetona’s performance becomes a fun chaos in the Universe, […]
4-got-10 B2B Dirt Vessel (DJ-set)
A duo from Estonia, residents of Beats From The Vault will enrich the space of Eglynas with dark and ritual mix of techno, EBM, TBM and enchant with rhythmic noise and industrial vibes. No time to sleep! https://www.bftv.ee/
Vytautas PLIADIS *OBŠRR
Vytautas Pliadis, known as the author of the OBŠRR project, explores the topic of extinction from different perspectives. His music harmoniously combines acoustic and electronic sounds, simulating entropy – from the rusting of metal to the fading of melodies. This soundscape draws the listener in and seems to foreshadow the approaching silence. In previous years […]
SHNARE.SYS
The sound of synthesizers in autumn forests. Echoes of samplers in the meadows. The creak of fallen trees turning into leaves. The rustle of falling leaves. The roots take hold more firmly. Wind-borne spores just coming full circle. Shnare.sys, who has been hypnotyzing with the deepest ambient soundscapes since MJR 2000s, will once again invite […]