Issue 16 10/2000
OVERTON WHISTLES
are called by the name of their developer Bernard Overton. The Overton whistles were
designed more then 25 years ago and in that time have become a most sought after
item for the whistle player. The Overtons offer a range of whistles from high E
(Soprano) all the way down to Low A (Bass Baritone) including all flats and sharps. All
whistles are made of an aluminium alloy. Each whistle is hand made so no two are
identical and you can sure to have your own unique instrument although they have
the unmistakable OVERTON sound. All instruments carry a lifetime guarantee and are
supplied with a bag and certificate of authenticity. Information about the available key
range and their prices please find at the homepage of Overton Whistles, the main sponsor of FolkWorld issue No. 16.
Two folky days
Belgium. A highly recommended folk festival based on the huge talent of the Flemish New Folk Wave takes place in Bornem near Antwerpen on the 17th and 18th November 2000. "A Folky Day" presents among others the great Flemish bands Kadril, (BUB), coïncidence, Ashels, t'Kliekske, Aedo and Beaux d'Ixchel; plus the Russian Avantgarde Folkrock Band Farlanders. On offer are also workshops which are definitely helpful for any folk music fan: Building music instruments with t'Kliekske; circus, cooking, photographie, pottery. Still, there are also the more "traditional" folk workshops for dancing, singing, recorder/bagpipes, fiddle, guitar, throat singing.
Two folky days not to be missed. Full infos at afolkyday.org.
Photo: The Farlanders' Inna Zhelannaya; photo by The Mollis
Maurice Lennon at the Harcourt
Ireland. Fiddler Maurice Lennon (former member of legendary Stockton's Wing, and now touring with the Sean Keane) is taking an active part in the rebirth of the folk club at the Harcourt Hotel in Dublin. Weekly sessions and concerts there, the quality is quite good. Maurice himself can be seen performing, and he plays as good as ever. The place is beautiful and confortable too, and deserves a visit.
A news item from Luigi Fazzo
Haugaard & Høirup in the States
Denmark/ United States. After an exiting summer with concerts at festivals as Rudolstadt Tanz & Folk Fest (Germany), Falun Folk Festival (Sweden), Kaustinen Folk Festival (Finland), Sidmouth International Festival (England) and Tønder Festival (Denmark), the Danish duo Harald Haugaard (fiddle) & Morten Alfred Høirup (guitar & vocal) have performed at Norsk Høstfest, the greatest Scandinavian festival in North America. The huge festival that is located in Minot expected about 60.000 people to visit from October 10th to October 14th and the Danish duo performed eight (8) concerts there. Get more information about the festival, and about the duo in the last issue of FolkWorld.
EUREGIO folk club
Netherlands. Enschede is the centre of the oldest EUREGIO regions of Europe, carrying the idea of a unifying Europe onto the local level by building a cross-border German-Dutch region. In this European setting, a new Dutch folk club has been formed: The Folkclub Twente, having started off on the 29th September . They plan to organize a folkconcert each month as well as open stage evenings and, when requested, dance workshops. The venue, 'De Roef' is spacy with lots of 'session corners' and "is blessed with an affordable bar".
As Enschede is just across the German border (bordering Gronau), German visitors are also very welcome; all there speak German.
More infos on the programme and location at go.to/folkclub, in Dutch, English and German language.
Irish Spirits
Germany. A new and rather small Irish festival is coming up
this December: "Irish Spirits" is a celebration of different
kinds of Irish culture and was launched in 1999 presenting
step dancing, story-telling and traditional music.
This year's line up includes singer Máire Ní Chéileachair
from Cork (All-Ireland champion 1996-1999), harpist Harriet
Earis from Wales (Harper of All-Britain 2000), the
traditional six-piece An Tor from Germany and Ireland
as well as bodhrán-player Rolf Wagels from Hanover, Germany,
well-known for his guest appearances with Irish and German
artists. A provisional website contains further information
in German, Irish and English - check An Tor's website.
Photo: Máire Ní Chéileachair
Erik Marchand's Kan
France. The great Breton singer Erik Marchand has another exciting project. After having worked on his last CD with the Rumanian gipsy band Taraf de Caransabes, he now works together with diverse polyphonic singers, from Albania, Sardinia, Galicia and Mali. The album will be available this autumn.
Both Erik's project with the Taraf and the Polyphonic singers is represented by a French agency: "Trois Quatre" is an agency for some of the most exciting European, and mainly French music. They represent also the experimental Breton/Gasconian band L'Occidentale de Fanfare, the Gasconian accordionist Michel Macias and more. For interested local organisers they provide a tricky and attractive booklet with a demo CD featuring some of their bands. Exciting stuff.
Infos at the Toris Quatre Homepage
Tilburg Folk Festival - Second Edition
Netherlands. The Tilburg International Folk Festival celebrates in January its second edition, after the huge success of this January (see FolkWorld Review. About 40 acts can be see between the 17th and 21st of January 2001. The focal country will be - after Hungary - this time Portugal, with many great bands from there playing, including Quatros Ventos, Frei Fado d'el Rei, Gaiteros de Lisboa. This time they will also have an instrument special, being the bagpipes.
The rest of the programme sounds once again wonderfully European, with superb names like the Galician rock piper Xosé Manuel Budiño, Breton legend Alan Stivell, a high profile Belgian project around Ambrozijn's Wouter Vandenabeele, Kimmo Phjonen from Finland and the young Irish traditional super group Danu, plus once again many Dutch acts. FolkWorld proudly presents once again the festival, and will announce more details later. See also www.folkfestival.nl
Photo: Xosé Manuel Budiño with band feat. Mercedes Peón; by The Mollis
Internet Radio
Internet. The Boston based programme "A Celtic Soujourn" has decided, after the tremendous growth of its listenership over the past 15 years, to put the program on their web site as an on-demand audio file, as RealAudio. Currently, it is one of only three such programs on the web site available on-demand. Programs will be updated weekly. And if you are based in Boston, you can check it out in the traddy way, on WGBH 89.7 FM, Boston every Saturday afternoon between 12 Noon and 2PM. It is produced and presented by Brian O'Donovan.
The Web Site address is: http://www.wgbh.org/wgbh/radio/index.html (Click on A Celtic Sojourn).
Folk in Brussels
Belgium. The Centro Gallego de Bruselas is one of the premier venues for folk and world music in Europe, proved once again by this autumn's programme. At their "Cult La Tentation" they present/presented this autumn among many others the Belgian New Folk band(BUB), the Breton-Rumanian project of Erik Marchand & Taraf De Caransebes, Finnish stars Värttinä, the top Galician band Milladoiro and Irish legends Patrick Street.
If you are ever coming to Brussels, this is the first address to look out for. More infos at their website www.latentation.org.
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