Mikk Sarv

Mikk Sarv
Born(1951-08-10)10 August 1951
Tartu, Estonia
Died6 April 2018(2018-04-06) (aged 66)
Resting placeOld St. John's Cemetery, Tartu
OccupationsFolklorist; runic-song (regilaul) singer; biologist; educator; composer; broadcaster
Known forCo-founding the runic song ensemble Hellero; promoting regilaul; composing music for Estonian documentary film
AwardsOrder of the White Star (Medal Class, 2001); Cultural Endowment of Estonia annual award (1998)

Mikk Sarv (10 August 1951 – 6 April 2018) was an Estonian folklorist, regilaul (runic-song) singer, biologist, educator and composer. He was a prominent promoter of the regilaul tradition and was among the founders of the runic-song ensemble Hellero. In scholarship on Baltic folklore revivals, Sarv has been described as a key figure in Estonian–Latvian networks around traditional music.

Sarv also composed music for Estonian documentary films, including nature films and other documentaries credited in contemporary reporting and film databases.

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