26.07

SINGER VINGER - THE OMAR'S BARN 119TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

One of the main concert venues of Nargenfestival – Omar's barn on Naissaar island – was erected in 2005 on Tõnu Kaljuste's initiative in the farm place in Lõunaküla that belonged to the most renowned Naissaar's inhabitant of all times, inventor Bernhard Schmidt (1879–1935). The barn, which gets 119 years of age this year, was brought from Kastna in Pärnu county and belonged to Pärnu Museum's director Omar Volmer, in whose hounour it has been named. On the dignified birthday of his father's barn Hardi Volmer has a mighty music party with his legendary band Singer Vinger at the barn in Hellerella garden, founded a year ago.

Tõnu Kaljuste: 'When Hardi Volmer saw my struggles on Naissaar island 10 years ago, he offered to me his father's barn in Tõstamaa. He said:' You can take it away, otherwise it will be burnt to ashes.' Hardi has never performed on Naissaar, that's why I've invited him to celebrate his father's barn's 119th anniversary. He will bring along his band Singer Vinger to rock with the audience. As all Volmers are also sea-farers, there will be a big singer-vinger style regatta to Naissaar island.'