World War I had taken place in the meantime. Estonia had become independent after the War of Independence. The people had started building their own state. And even during the first years of independence, which were difficult for the young republic, people started thinking about continuing the tradition of song festivals.

The VIII Nationwide Song Festival was the first one after the Republic of Estonia was created. Once again, the programme only included works by Estonian authors.

CHIEF CONDUCTORS:

Juhan Simm (choirs), Anton Kasemets (choirs), Eduard Knude (brass orchestras), Georg Reder (army orchestras).

294 mixed choirs, 43 male choirs and 49 brass orchestras with a total of 10,562 singers and musicians took part in the festival.