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05 Feb 08 - 08:01 AM (#2253966) Subject: Folk Festivals in Italy From: GUEST,Dazbo at Work I was asked last night (as I'm quite into Italian folk music) if I knew of any folk festivals in Italy. I had to admit that I'd not really gone into it but in my wanderings around the 'net I'd only seen references to local festivals celebrating local saints, harvests, crops etc and one in north west Italy called, if IIRC, Folkermesse which seemed to be regionally based over the summer/autumn period. Are there any Sidmouth/Towersey like folk music festivals in Italy? Any experience of them? Cheers, Darren |
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05 Feb 08 - 08:37 AM (#2253987) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: GUEST,LTS pretending to work There is a large music festival running in Italy about the end of May, which, if I recall correctly, 2 years ago had a huge assortment of music - unfortunately, because I was involved in one of the choirs performing, I didn't get to see any of the other acts. I do know that it was huge and covered a large part of the Verona/Padua/Venice region, with lots of different genres. I'm not at home right now (pretending to work) but I'll see if I can find the publicity from the concerts we did when I get there. LTS |
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05 Feb 08 - 08:43 AM (#2253991) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: GUEST,Dazbo at work (also pretending) Thanks Liz. |
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05 Feb 08 - 10:04 AM (#2254047) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: Folkiedave Grenoside Sword Dance Team went to Italy last year to perform. |
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05 Feb 08 - 10:29 AM (#2254072) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: GUEST,Dazbo at work Yes, Dave I know although I got the impression it was a Sword Dance festival rather than a general folk festival. Would have loved to have been there though. |
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05 Feb 08 - 11:34 AM (#2254106) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: Folkiedave Some of those sword dance festivals get pretty hot!! But you are right and it may also just have been a "local" event. |
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05 Feb 08 - 12:23 PM (#2254148) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: sian, west wales I was speaking to an Italian agent/festival organizer up at Celtic Connections. Her website is |
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05 Feb 08 - 03:08 PM (#2254330) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: Dazbo Sian, stop teasing me:-) |
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05 Feb 08 - 03:36 PM (#2254345) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: sian, west wales crikey! Where did it go??? OK - we'll try that the old way. Her name is Arianna Fioretti, website is www.hirio.com and there's a link there to Celtic World, which seems to have further links to festivals. Right. Let's see if THIS ONE works! (you can breathe now, Dazbo.) sian |
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05 Feb 08 - 05:55 PM (#2254475) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: Suegorgeous Sian Can't make that link work.... |
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05 Feb 08 - 06:24 PM (#2254503) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: Andy Jackson Try this Hirio you go !! Andy |
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05 Feb 08 - 09:39 PM (#2254677) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: Jim Martin Sorry, you've just missed this one:http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/pontecaf.htm#carne The Carnival of Ponte Caffaro, it was yesterday. Next year, maybe? |
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05 Feb 08 - 09:42 PM (#2254681) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: Brendy Capodanno Celtic B. |
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06 Feb 08 - 01:56 AM (#2254802) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: Roberto There is a magazine, Folk Bullettin, that lists a lot festivals of traditional music in Italy. Now they have a site: http://www.folkbulletin.com/index.html. The èproblem is it is in Italian, but I think you could contact them. Another site that lists folk festivals in Italy: http://www.folkest.com/index.php?id=10. R |
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09 Feb 08 - 08:44 AM (#2257592) Subject: RE: Folk Festivals in Italy From: Dazbo Thanks for the links and the info. Anyone else like to add any? Thanks again, Darren |