Antsud: "Vihm" is a chanting for a better tomorrow

Photo: Siiri Kumari

Now lets get a bit folksy with our 1st Eesti Laul interview,*dam dam dadidam dam dadidam dam* Here are the answers from Aile (one of the members of Antsud):
Name: Aile
Birthday:  27.09.1986
Favorite color: green
Favorite food: sushi
What do you do in the band? Sing and write songs
Where are you right now? Home
3 things that make you happy: family, friends, work
What’s your strangest talent? I am a good Pilates teacher
What is the strangest thing you have in your room? Doublebass
What are you really good at? Teaching music and Pilates.
What are you really bad at? Saying no.
Childhood idol: Korn
Childhood memory: Riding my first pony
What would you do if you were invisible? Try really hard to be visible.
Favorite movie: Meet Joe Black
Favorite TV series: Westworld
If you were a girl/boy for a day, what would you do? Enjoy it.
What is your guilty pleasure? Overeating.
Name a song that never fails to make you happy: "Oh happy day"
Can you teach me some interesting words in Estonian? Terviseks - cheers!

Hello guys, how are you?
We are good, thank you.

How would you describe the band?
We are a folkband, mixing different styles.

How did you meet each other?
In a choir.

Tell me about the name of the band:
Ants is an old local name for a man. Since there is more of us, it is Antsud.

You are one of the participants of Eesti laul 2017. How did it all begin?
With our singers big dream of going to Eurovision.

“Vihm” is the title of your song, what’s the story behind it?
It is a chanting for a better tomorrow, for water to rain down and purify the earth.

Describe the song with 4 words:
rain, violin, freedom, northern.

What can we expect to see on stage for the performance?
Hoping it will rain.

What do you like about Eurovision?
Wonderful show.

What do you dislike about Eurovision?
Some really good songs are left out.

Tell me the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word:
Darkness: black
Folk: music
Live music: monitor
Clowns: face
Rain: us
Dream: big

What are your plans for 2017?
Plans are big. :)

Is there anything you want to say to close the interview?
Thank you so much, go check out our video on youtube and there will be new songs out soon!

Thanks to Aile for the answers! All the best to the band in EL!

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ansambelantsud