Thursday, May 28, 2015

Folkmusiker mot rasism (Folk Musicans Against Racism) | Stockholm Folk Festival 2015




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Land: Sverige
Genre: Allspel under ledning av Folkmusiker mot rasism
Festivalinfo: Lördag, Borggården
Noterna för årets allspelslåtar kommer att publiceras här så fort repertoaren är klar.
Tidigare uppträdanden på Stockholm Folk Festival:
Följ Folkmusiker mot rasism: *
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Folkmusiker mot rasism | Stockholm Folk Festival 2015


Biografi
Folkmusiker mot rasism är ett rörligt nätverk som skapas av spelmän, folkdansare, arrangörer, hembygdsvurmare, lyssnare, slöjdare, forskare och folkdräktsbärare som samlats i en gemensam vilja: Vi vill inte att folkkultur fastnar under ett nationalistiskt paraply, där alla utövare och älskare av svensk folkkultur blir ofrivilligt utnämnda till supportrar av en nationalistisk och främlingsfientlig kultursyn.
Vi vill att kultur som lyfts fram ska visa på bredd. Vi vill att folkkultur ska vara det det är – kultur av folk. Inte symboler som används enbart för att illustrera det gamla Sverige eller som en främlingsfientlig propaganda. Vi säger: Hembygden tillhör oss alla. Vi tycker: Folkkultur är inte statisk. Den rör sig hela tiden. Folkkultur är en allemansrätt!
FMF har sedan starten 2010 anordnat en mängd manifestationer runt om i Sverige, skrivit debattartiklar, medverkat i paneldiskussioner, arbetat kulturpolitiskt och organiserat utövare inom folkkultur i Sverige i en gemensam kamp mot rasism och främlingsfientlighet. **

* Country: Sweden
Genre: allspel under the leadership of the People Musicians Against Racism
Festival info: Saturday, Borggården
The notes for the year allspel songs will be published here as soon as the repertoire is complete.
Past performances at the Stockholm Folk Festival:

Follow Folk Musicians Against Racism:

** Folk Musicians Against Racism is a moving network created by musicians, folk dancers, organizers, hembygdsvurmare, listeners, craftsmen, scientists and costume bearers gathered in a common desire: We do not want folk culture is jammed during a nationalist umbrella, where all practitioners and lovers of Swedish folk culture becomes involuntarily appointed to the supporters of a nationalist and xenophobic cultural perspective.
We want culture highlighted to show the width. We want folk culture will be the it is - the culture of the people. Not symbols used merely to illustrate the old Sweden or as a xenophobic. We say: Hembygden belongs to us all. We think: Folklore is not static. It moves all the time. Folk culture is an everyman's right!
MFD has since 2010 organized a variety of demonstrations around Sweden, wrote opinion articles, participated in panel discussions, working in cultural and organized practitioners in the folk culture of Sweden in a common struggle against racism and xenophobia.

25-27 SEPTEMBER; Lissberg, DE: Lißberger Leierkurse




25. bis 27. September 2015
  
  Lißberger  Leierkurse
LETZTES SEPTEMBER - WOCHENENDE 

Einladung zu den Lißberger Leierkursen 2015:

Für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene                  ANMELDUNG
Unterricht in kleinen Gruppen nach dem bewährten     Kurskonzept
Termin:  
Letztes September-Wochenende vom 25. - 27. September 2015
Treffpunkt: 
Am Freitag, 25.09. treffen wir uns ab 18 Uhr in der "Alten Schule", Pfarrer-Koch-Straße 2, 63683 Lissberg / Ortenberg, wo auch die Kurse stattfinden.
Programm:
Die Kurszeiten sind: 
Fr. 25. Sept. 19:00 Uhr – 21:00 Uhr 

Sa. 26. Sept. 09:00 Uhr – 12:00 Uhr 
                    14:00 Uhr – 17:00 Uhr 
So. 27.Sept.  09:00 Uhr – 12:00 Uhr 
An den Abenden: Gemeinsames musizieren und tanzen
Kursgebühr:
Die Kursgebühr beträgt 90 € und ist vor Ort an den Kursleiter zu entrichten.
Übernachten:
Es kann in der Alten Schule auf mitgebrachten Isomatten und Schlafsäcken übernachtet werden. 
Für andere Unterkunftsmöglichkeiten:
Instrumente / Leihinstrumente:
Die eigenen Instrumente sollten gut spielfähig sein.
Für die, die keine eigene Drehleier besitzen, stehen vor Ort Leihinstrumente zur Verfügung. Sie können gegen eine Leihgebühr in Höhe von 20 € entliehen werden.
Bitte unbedingt bei Kurt Reichmann vormerken lassen!

Kurse für Anfänger und für Fortgeschrittene:
Hendrik Ardner / Wiehl
Gerhard Ganz Frankfurt am Main
Peter Streng / Kaufbeuren
Ron Winkler Annaburg
Informationen zu den einzelnen Kursen folgt in Kürze!
 ANMELDUNG              
Impressionen der letzten Lißberger Leierkurse 2014:
  

  

Fotos: Bridget Halpin, 2014, Frankfurt a.M. / Drehleierkurs / Hurdy Gurdy Workshop

Impressionen der letzten Lißberger Leiertage 2014:
  
  

Fotos: Bridget Halpin, 2014, Frankfurt a.M. / Drehleierkurs / Hurdy Gurdy Workshop

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Home - Die Drehleier


Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Eluveitie returning to North America! (8 SEPT - 3 OCTOBER)




ELUVEITIE - Thousandfold (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)


Eluveitie posts on facebook (links go to Facebook):

****North American Tour with Epica Announced!****
This fall, we will join forces with our new friends, the Dutch symphonic metal titans Epica, to tour North America - presented by REVOLVER Magazine. This fall trek will see both bands co-headlining, with Canada’s The Agonist supporting on all dates.
EPICA's Simone Johanna Maria Simons [Official] says the following about the upcoming tour: “We are ecstatic to finally return to North America. It is time to nurture our long-distance relationship with our fans over in North America. We'll have a wonderful time together and will perform songs spanning our entire discography. You guys better be ready for us.”
Our own Chrigel Glanzmann adds: ”We're 8 months into the ‘Origins’ World Tour now and far from getting tired! We can't wait to finally return to the USA and Canada; especially because we'll return alongside the mighty Epica! By Toutatis, this is gonna be fucking awesome!"
This will be our second US leg on the current Origins‬ world tour, and we couldn’t be more excited about it! Check out all the dates below:
Tue Sep 08 / Soundstage / Baltimore, MD
Wed Sep 09 / Paradise Rock Club / Boston, MA
Fri Sep 11 / Corona Theatre / Montreal, QC
Sat Sep 12 / Imperial Theatre / Quebec City, QC
Sun Sep 13 / Phoenix Concert Theatre / Toronto, ON
Tue Sep 15 / House Of Blues / Chicago, IL
Wed Sep 16 / Mill City Nights / Minneapolis, MN
Fri Sep 18 / O'Brians Event Centre / Saskatoon, SK
Sat Sep 19 / Union Hall / Edmonton, AB
Sun Sep 20 / MacEwan Ballroom / Calgary, AB
Tue Sep 22 / Vogue Theatre / Vancouver, BC
Wed Sep 23 / Neumos / Seattle, WA
Fri Sep 25 / Regency Ballroom / San Francisco, CA
Sat Sep 26 / Fonda Theatre / Los Angeles, CA
Mon Sep 28 / Gothic Theatre / Denver, CO
Tue Sep 29 / Sokol Auditorium / Omaha, NE
Thurs Oct 01 / Mercury Ballroom / Louisville, KY
Fri Oct 02 / Agora Ballroom / Cleveland, OH
Sat Oct 03 / Irving Plaza / New York, NY

Revolver Magazine is the No. 1 hard-rock and heavy-metal destination in the world. In print for 10 years, the magazine takes readers into the studio, onto the stage, and behind the scenes, providing in-depth information, mind-blowing original photography, and hilarious insights they can’t find anywhere else. The home of The Hottest Chicks in Metal, Revolver also covers horror movies, mixed martial arts, tattoos, action sports, and more. In 2009 Revolver threw the first-ever U.S. hard-rock and metal awards show, the Revolver Golden Gods, which was broadcasted on MTV2 and featured appearances by Ozzy Osbourne, Maynard Keenan, Lemmy Kilmister, Megadeth, Kat Von D, Slipknot, Suicide Silence, the UFC’s BJ Penn, and many others. Revolver sponsors over 20 hard-rock tours each year, including the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. Its website (www.revolvermag.com) features exclusive interviews, music and video, photo shoot outtakes, and contests. 

VIP tickets will go on sale: Wednesday, May 27th at 10AM local time
General tickets will go on sale: Friday, May 29th at 10AM local time 
ELUVEITIE and EPICA will both be offering VIP ticketing including meet & greets, exclusive merchandise, and a Revolver Magazine subscription. VIP Tickets will be available through Soundrink. 
Ticketing and VIP links will be available at: www.eluveitie.ch and www.epica.nl

View the latest videos from all bands in this awesome package here:



ELUVEITIE – “The Call of The Mountains”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w2m-TeLi6I
EPICA – “Victims of Contingency”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7IIYIFljZM
THE AGONIST – “Gates of Horn and Ivory”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urcLhku0I7Y


NUCLEAR BLAST PRESS RELEASE –
nuclearblast.com/en/...epica-and-eluveitie-north-american-tour.html


Thursday, May 21, 2015

24-27 SEPTEMBER; Radis, Sachsen-Anhalt, DE: 35th Spielkurs für Dudelsack und Drehleier





Der 35. Spielkurs für Dudelsack und Drehleier findet vom 24.-27.09.2015 auf dem KulturGut Radis statt.





Dabei sein werden:
Jean Blanchard F) - Dudelsack Fortgeschrittenenkurs
Partick Bouffard (F) - Drehleier Fortgeschrittenenkurs
Norbert Pignol (F) - Ensemlekurs
Vincent Boniface (I) - Kinder-Ensemblekurs
Andrea Hotzko - Dudelsack Repertoirekurs
Stefan Straubinger - Drehleier Anfängerkurs
Lena Diewald - Dudelsack Anfängerkurs
René Putsch - Hümmelchen Anfängerkurs
Die Webseite wird aktuell noch überarbeitet. Die Anmeldungen beginnen in der letzte Mai Woche auf www.spielkurs.de

more info –
Spielkurs für Dudelsack und Drehleier
http://www.spielkurs.de/
https://www.facebook.com/Spielkurs



29 MAY; Vigo, Pontevedra, ES: A OFG SondeSeu ao vivo - Concerto didáctico no Centro Cultural de Valadares | ETRAD




O presente ciclo de concertos didácticos da OFG Sondeseu, pretende aproximar ao público da cidade a un coñecemento máis profundo da súa orquestra folk, prezando o funcionamento desta fórmula musical que se deriva da tradición e entendendo as claves que os músicos utilizan para crearen novas pezas con materiais antigos.
Nestes concertos explicamos cal é a composición das diferentes seccións e como conflúen todas elas para chegares ao resultado final. Asemade establecemos un diálogo aberto co público para ilustraren todos aqueles aspectos que podan resultar de interese para a audiencia.

OFG SONDESEU
ciclo de concertos didácticos 
sábado 24 de maio de 2015
Centro Cultural de Valadares
20:30hs.
Entrada libre e de balde ata completar aforamento

ETRAD. A OFG SondeSeu ao vivo. Concerto didáctico no Centro Cultural de Valadares. 29 de maio. 20:30hs. Entrada libre e de balde


10-14 SEPTEMBER; Morgantown, IN, US: Hurdy-Gurdy Workshop | Early Music in Motion




EMIM’s 4th Indiana Hurdy-Gurdy Workshop will take place on Thursday September 10th through Monday September 14th, 2015 at the Waycross Camp and Conference Center in scenic Brown County, Indiana. Learning and playing with both amateurs and professionals will take place alongside other enthusiasts in a relaxed atmosphere with renowned teachers and performers.

Hurdy-Gurdy Workshop - Early Music in Motion


more –

The workshop will take place at Waycross Camp and Conference Center, 7363 Bear Creek Rd – Morgantown, IN 46160. (http://waycrosscenter.org/)
“At the heart of Indiana’s Brown County hills is a special place called Waycross. For over 52 years, non-profit religious and community leaders as well as youth organizations have come to hold Waycross forever near and dear… For thousands, the remote solitude and tranquility of Waycross have been the source of many inspirational gatherings. The mission of the conference center is to be a place set aside to further the work of educational and charitable groups and the not-for-profit community”.
All room prices are per person and includes 3 meals per day, wireless internet and much more.
Please visit the website for more information about the facilities  http://waycrosscenter.org/conferences/
Directions to the Camp: http://waycrosscenter.org/directions/

Cancellation policy
100%  refund prior to August 10th
50%  refund prior to August 24th
no refunds after August 24th

Don’t have an instrument?
Mel Dorries will have instruments available for participants who don’t have one to attend the workshop. The rental fee is $25/day. If you need one please email us and we will put you in contact with Mel.

Any further questions please email earlymusicinmotion at gmail dot com
registration

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

9 MAY; Chanac, FR: Conférence, La vielle à Festival Chanac / Détours du Trad



"La vielle à roue, un instrument du futur ?"

Par Joëlle Chiche
C’est en août 2005 que j’ai commencé à jouer de la vielle à roue, le début d’une vraie passion. Car la vielle à roue est un instrument de musique fascinant. Elle fascine par sa complexité, par ses possibilités musicales, par son esthétique, par sa longue histoire. Témoin d’un riche passé, elle fascine aussi par sa modernité. Elle a évolué dans le passé mais elle continue d’être l’objet de recherches et d’innovations de la part des musiciens et des luthiers, qu’ils soient professionnels ou amateurs. Avec elle, les musiciens peuvent s’attaquer à tous les répertoires, qu’ils soient anciens ou modernes, et se confronter à toutes les expériences musicales.
Au cours de cette conférence, je vous présenterai ses caractéristiques, son fonctionnement, son évolution du moyen-âge à nos jours sans oublier les pratiques et évolutions actuelles.
Cette conférence sera musicale, car c’est accompagnée de ma vielle à roue, âgée de plus d’un siècle !, que j’aborderai avec vous ces différents aspects. Je m’appuierai non seulement sur des démonstrations mais aussi sur des illustrations sonores et vidéos ainsi que sur une abondante iconographie. Michel Monnier, qui m’a enseigné la vielle à roue et joue de cet instrument depuis plus de 20 ans, sera présent. Il jouera avec moi, accompagnée de sa vielle à roue de facture moderne. Il vous présentera également sa vielle à roue ancienne, fabriquée par un luthier à la fin du 19ème siècle.



Conférence, La vielle - detoursdutrad.org


7-10 MAY Chanac, FR: Festival Chanac / Détours du Trad
detoursdutrad.org
facebook.com/events/1421769628047992/

Monday, May 4, 2015

3 October; Zeist, NL: Stichting Draailier En Doedelzak's Workshopdag




Een workshop dag in Zeist (naast Utrecht)

Er zijn workshops voor zowel beginners als voor gevorderde spelers! Met groepen voor draailier, doedelzak, samenspel of andere instrumenten.
Meer informatie volgt!

Geen instrument? Geen probleem, wij hebben een aantal leeninstrumenten voor beginners.

draailier-doedelzak.nl
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A Workshop day in the village of Zeist (near Utrecht)

There will be workshops for beginners and for advanced players. With groups for hurdy-gurdy, bagpipe or other instruments.

More information will follow soon.

No instrument? For beginners we have some instruments!

draailier-doedelzak.nl



(facebook) Workshopdag

Saturday, May 2, 2015

25 & 26 JUNE; Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, CA: Festival Chants de Vielles | ré-inscription aux Classes de maîtres/Master class


Chants de Vielles student concert


Festival Chants de Vielles
11e ÉDITION | 26-27-28 juin 2015
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu (Québec)


MASTER CLASSES ARE ON JUNE 25 & 26 | REGISTRATION ENDS 15 MAY

Pré-inscription aux Classes de maîtres/Master class pre-registration

[english below] – Grâce à la collaboration d’artistes considérés comme des maîtres en leur domaine, Chants de Vielles est fier de proposer, depuis 7 ans, un programme d’enseignement spécialisé s’adressant tant aux chanteurs qu’aux instrumentistes. Ces classes en groupes restreints se présenteront en deux temps.  L’un en pré-festival les jeudi 25 et vendredi 26 juin 2015 et l’autre, pendant le festival, ou les stagiaires auront l’occasion d’expérimenter divers apprentissages en contexte grand public.
  1. TECHNIQUE VOCALE ET CHANT TRADITIONNEL
    avec Charles Quimbert (Bretagne)
  2. TECHNIQUE INSTRUMENTALE ET APPROCHE STYLISTIQUE DU JEU DE VIELLE À ROUE
    avec Marc Anthony (France)
  3. PERFECTIONNEMENT DU STYLE, AU JEU D’ENSEMBLE ET RÉPERTOIRE À LA CORNEMUSE
    avec Éric Montbel (France)
  4. RÉPERTOIRE ET TECHNIQUE INSTRUMENTALE  AU VIOLON TRADITIONNEL QUÉBÉCOIS
    avec Éric Favreau (Québec)
  5. TECHNIQUE D’ACCOMPAGNEMENT DU TRADITIONNEL QUÉBÉCOIS À LA GUITAREavec Paul Marchand (Lotbinière)
  6. STYLE ET TECHNIQUE À L’ACCORDÉON DIATONIQUE QUÉBÉCOIS 1 RANGÉE
    avec Sabin Jacques (Bellechasse)
  7. À LA DÉCOUVERTE DE LA BOMBARDE (GUIMBARDE)
    avec Daniel Roy (Québec)
FORMULAIRE D’INSCRIPTION EN LIGNE
La période d’inscription se terminera le 15 mai. Hâtez-vous, les places sont (très) limitées.


Student concert Chants de Vielles (photo Kae Elgie)

Pre-festival Master Classes  2015
For seven years now, and thanks to several artists all acknowledged as masters in their respective fields, Chants de Vielles has been proudly providing an education program for singers and instrumentalists. These master classes in small groups take place first in pre-festival sessions (for 2013: Thursday and Friday, June 25-26), then during the festival, where participants get to practice various skills before a large audience.
  1. SONG – Vocal techniques & Traditional songs with Charles Quimbert (Brittany, FR)
  2. HURDY GURDY – Instrumental technique, repertoire & stylistic approaches with Marc Anthony (France)
  3. BAGPIPE – Perfecting style and repertoire with Éric Montbel (France)
  4. QUÉBÉCOIS BUTTON ACCORDION with Sabin Jacques (Bellechasse)
  5. FIDDLE – Quebec repertoire & technique with Éric Favreau (Québec)
  6. GUITAR – Technique of accompaniment with Paul Marchand (Lotbinière)
  7. JAW HARP– History, technique & Quebec repertoire with Daniel Roy (Québec)
Registration period will end on May 15.

Pour plus d’informations / more information:


2014 Festival Chants de Vielle poster

26-28 JUNE; Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, CA: Festival Chants de Vielles

Chants de Vielles 

Friday, May 1, 2015

MAY 2015 :: EVENTS :: CONCERTS • WORKSHOPS



if you know of a hurdy-gurdy event that is not listed here please leave a comment


sorry i haven't been getting all the events posted to this page - good idea to check the Facebook page for recent updates!



1 MAY; Minsk, Belarus: Irdorath Презентация альбома "Dreamcatcher"






1-3 MAY; Masserano, Biella, IT: Festa Celtica di Beltane



La Festa Celtica di Beltane e' organizzata dall'Associazione culturale Anticaquercia sotto la direzione artistica di Ossian. *

Il primo grande festival della tradizione Druidica e celtica in Italia dal lontano 1997...il resto e' storia.

* The Celtic festival of Beltane and 'organized by the Cultural Anticaquercia under the artistic direction of Ossian.

The first major festival of Celtic and Druidic tradition in Italy since 1997 ... and the rest 'history.

Festa Celtica di Beltane -pagina ufficiale



2 MAY; Amsterdam, NL: Dansworkshop Bourree de Berry door Murat Briggs



facebook.com/events/1379793902350201/



2 MAY; Leek, UK: Piva - "Measure for Measure" Concert for Leek Arts Festival




3 MAY; Ingelmunster, BE: Cesair @ Labadoux



facebook.com/events/932180130146351/



5-10 MAY; Hastings, UK: Hastings Folk Fest



The web site now has much of the programme detail. hastingsfolkfest.org



7 MAY; Old Town, Hastings, UK: Lazy Jack Presents: Stevens' Racket & Woodwose




As part of the Hastings Folk Fest. week, an evening of original music based upon the dance traditions of Britain and Europe, from the medieval period to the present. Featuring an amazing array of instruments: violin, accordion, English pipes, electric pipes, nykelharpa, guitars, percussion, bouzouki, hurdy gurdy, shawm, recorder, gothic bray harp etc. ....



Vielle à roue en Bretagne [FR] posts on facebook: Solo de vielle à roue électro-acoustique - Gurvan Liard




Les dates des prochains concerts :
le 7 mai à 20h au café concert "les carafés" à Nantesle 9 mai à 20h concert à domicile chez Geneviève et Tadiou Szwed à Corcoué sur Logne (44) ( association AELO ).le 10 mai à 19h30 au café-concert "le Zygo Bar" à Nantesle 28 mai à 20h au bistrot " la quincallerie générale " à Rennesle 30 mai à 20h au café-concert "le vercoquin" à Piriac sur mer (44) ( 2 solos pour 1 plateau avec François Robin )..



7-10 MAY Chanac, FR: Festival Chanac / Détours du Trad





9 MAY; Chanac, FR: Festival Détours du trad w/ Baztradar






8 MAY; Ciudad Real, ES: Cuélebre



cuelebre.es/
cuelebre.es/en/schedule/
facebook.com/Folkcuelebre



9 MAY; Cuenca, ES: Cuélebre



cuelebre.es/
cuelebre.es/en/schedule/
facebook.com/Folkcuelebre



**** CANCELLED **** 9 MAY; 's-Graveland, NL: ANTI Hurdy-gurdy workshop by Efrén López Sanz




9 MAY; Nijmegen, NL: Balfolk Nijmegen met Broes, Wouter en de Draak en Ah La Belle Gigue






9 & 10 MAY; Alby sur Chéran, FR: Médiévales d'Alby w Vagarem


medievalesalby74.free.fr



14-17 MAY; Lissberg, DE: Lißberger Leiertage - Hurdy Gurdy Workshops 2015



14-17 MAY; Rheurdt, DE: 14th Sommerbordunale 2015






14-17 MAY --- Spain: Germán Díaz upcoming shows --




germandiaz.net
facebook.com/germandiazoficial


15 MAY; Rumbeke, BE:  OLFOEST


Elanor - De Garre van Kornee - Korrigan - Cecelia en jij uiteraard!

http://olfoest.webs.com/



16 MAY; Ostrava, Czech Republic: Koncert Nemuer, Pilgrim @ Cajovna Na Vetrnem Kopci - Ostrava




PILGRIM (Ostrava)



16 MAY; Cossano Belbo, IT: Misterium Pagano alla Sagra degli In w Compagnia del Coniglio




22-25 MAY; Leipzig, DE: German Album Release Party & Concerts – Cesair at WGT



Fieke van den Hurk of Cesair





29 MAY; Sarria, Lugo, ES: Músicos e Cociñeiros Fratelli Mancuso e Germán Díaz
Fernandez Puentes Siña at Albergue Granxa de Barreiros [ES]



– Na Granxa de Barreiros CEA-CONCERTO a cargo dos Músicos e Cociñeiros Fratelli Mancuso e Germán Díaz. Venres ás 29 de maio 2015. Imprescindible Reserva de Entradas. Telfs 982 284 094 982 533 656, 698 129 000.

story:

see also:



29-31 MAY; Polesworth Priory, UK: The Bagpipe Society's BLOWOUT
– our flagship event.





29-31 MAY; Casalecchio di Reno, IT: RENO Folk Festival


ba.fnu says: "Oh, yes! Hope to see all our Italian friends at the Reno Folk Festival!"





30 MAY;  Dordrecht, NL: Orfeo @ Keltfest 2015




31 MAY; Arc-Ainières, BE: Stefan Timmermans & Bart De Cock @ Rencontres de Cornemuses 2015







29 MAY; Amriswil, Switzerland [CH]: Eluveitie







if you know of a hurdy-gurdy event that is not listed here please leave a comment!
- good idea to check the Facebook page for recent updates!