Margus Põldsepp
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Margus Põldsepp (born 3 November 1969) is an
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musician who performs in several ensembles, including Untsakad, Lõõtsavägilased and Põldsepp ja Pojad. Margus Põldsepp was born in
Paide Paide is a town in Estonia and the capital of Järva County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia. Etymology Paide's German name ''Weißenstein'' (originally ''Wittenstein'' or ''Wittensten'' in Low German) means "white stone". This name was de ...
. He graduated from Valga Children's Music School in 1985 and Valga Gymnasium and in 1987. He has been collecting folklore since he was a student, using it in his musical work. From 1995 until 2002, he was the musical director of the
Ugala Ugala is a theatre in Viljandi, Estonia. The theatre was founded in 1920 opening on January 10 of that year. The first production was Oscar Wilde's " Salome". Ugala's Artistic Directors *1925 - 1926: Andres Särev *1926 – 1928: Eduard Le ...
theatre in
Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ...
. He ran for the VIII
Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Jus ...
in 1995 on the list of the Fourth Forces of the Electoral Union formed by the
Estonian Greens The Estonian Greens ( et, Erakond Eestimaa Rohelised, EER) is a green political party in Estonia. Founded in 2006, the party held six seats in the Riigikogu from 2007 to 2011. Its objective is to ensure that Estonia's development is environmen ...
and the Estonian Royalist Party, but was not elected. Põldsepp has been the director of the Karksi-Nuia Music School since 2007, supervising folk music ensembles in
Karksi-Nuia Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia'') is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia close to the Latvian border. The nearest villages are Univere to the west, Polli and Karksi to the north, and Kõvaküla to the south. History Kark ...
, the best known of which is Tuulepuu. He is a member of the
Estonian Independence Party The Estonian Independence Party ( et, Eesti Iseseisvuspartei, EIP) was a far-right nationalist political party in Estonia. The party, founded in 1999, is a successor to the Estonian Future Party. One of the principal aims of the party is the withd ...
and a collaborator of the Estonian Legion Club. He has taught accordion at the
Viljandi Culture Academy University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy ( et, Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia) is an Estonian institution of higher education, situated in the provincial town of Viljandi, central Estonia. The UT Viljandi Culture Academy merged ...
and the Estonian Traditional Music Center.


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"Margus Põldsepp: "Kui sa oled enne õppinud akordionit, tundub lõõtspill ikka ajuvaba"
Õhtuleht, 10 August 2013
"Tähelaev: Margus Põldsepp"
ETV 2012 1969 births Living people 20th-century Estonian male musicians 21st-century Estonian male musicians 20th-century Estonian male singers 21st-century Estonian male singers People from Paide {{Estonia-musician-stub