Issue 11 10/99
FolkWorld Download
FolkWorld. Having promised it already for a long time, FolkWorld now offers also download versions of all issues. Easily downloaded as zipp-ed versions, FolkWorld can now be read at home, without high telephone costs. Also, you have now the possibility to compile your own FolkWorld archives at home.
Further infos in FolkWorld's Download Archive!
Millenium party in the Scottish borders
Scotland. Do you know already where to spend the exciting night into the year 2000? One possibility is to join the John Wright Band on a 5 day celebration with folk music, dancing and walking in the Scottish Borders. There will be ceilidhs, concerts, sessions and many guests from Scotland, Holland, Germany and beyond, with good organisation of public transport etc. Who knows what will happen that special night - maybe we will be sitting all in the dark, with candles being the only light. And why not sitting then in the dark in company of John Wright and other nice guys?!
Infos via Ros Halley at the Scottish Borders Tourist Board.
Dutch radio
Netherlands. On the 2nd October 99, the "Concertzender" started with a new programme of folk und old music, offering every Saturday from 11 to 12 a.m. European folk music, presented by the best amateur and (semi) professional musicians. Besides music, the programme offers also infos on new CDs, concerts and festivals.
If you are a good musician with stage experience and have a demo tape or CD, Concertzender is interested in hearing from you. Concertzender might also record festivals. Send your material to
Jos Maas, De Concertzender, Programma's volksmuziek en oude muziek, via: Stichting Volksmuziek Nederland, Aalberselanen 10, 3445 TB Woerden, email.
Bonn: Folk moves in...
Germany. While most of the politics have moved away from Bonn, Folk music is coming to the lovely place. The music club "Live", Gotenstr.1, Bonn Plittersdorf, has started a folk session once a month (every last Sunday from 7 p.pm.), and the organiser is also looking for bands and musicians to play in concert in the club. Besides Folk, "Live" offers a wide ranged music programme throughout the months.
The cosy cellar club can be contacted at Tel. Nr. 0228-356602, furter infos at their website.
Copenhagen Irish Festival
Copenhagen. The old established festival takes place from 4.11. to 6.11., and has once again some of the Irish creme there. Watch out for concerts of Sean Keane Band, Danú, Lia Luachra and Dervish, along with Irish Films, poetry, ceilís, sessions and and. Infos from ashplant@vip.cybercity.dk
Scottish cooperation
Scotland. Two of the best Scottish folk music labels, Culburnie Records and Greentrax Recordings, are trying to share some of their ressources of experience. One of the results is that Culburnie's long time Operations Manager, Brenda McCulloch, known from her most professional marketing concept, has transfered her employment to Greentrax and will be based at the Greentrax office in Cockenzie, East Lothian, widening the professionalism of Greentrax rcordings even more. Meanwhile, Culburnie UK will relocate all office functions to a new office near Jedburgh.
Culburnie's new contact address is IAIN FRASER, Culburnie Records Ltd.,PO Box 13350, Jedburgh TD8 6YA. e-mail.
For Greentrax, there are new e-mail- and www-addresses: Contact Brenda at brenda@greentrax.com, Ian Green at ian@greentrax.com; an their website is now at www.greentrax.com.
Celtic Music and Spanish music
Spain/Germany/Ireland. Carlos Nuñez (photo, with Natalie McMaster, by The Mollis) explores on his newest album "Os Amores Libres" the relationships of Galician Celtic Music with Southern Spanish music styles like Flamenco. It is an amazing album, being a strong proof that there is some relationship between both styles. You can read more in the FolkWorld interview with Carlos.
Meanwhile, we have another news item about a Celtic Music record label that wants to have a "neat devide" between Celtic and Spanish music. Magnetic Music has therefore started a sublabel "Aviva" for music from Spain and South America. Magnetic Music is based in Germany and Ireland.
Produit en Bretagne
Brittany. In the most western part of France, 112 firms of diverse branches have joined forces as initiative "Produit en Bretagne" to raise the awareness of Brittany. One of their projects is the yearly "Grand Prix du Disque", a competition for the three best Breton CDs of the year. A promo CD with one title of each CD is sent to a huge number of journalists and to the Festival Interceltique in Lorient. Also, the "Produit en Bretagne" firms receive good offers to buy the three CDs and do some promotion in their firms.
This year's winner of "Le Grand Prix" was the CD of Anny Ebrel and Riccardo del Fra, "Voulouz Louar" (reviewed in FolkWorld No. 7)
The "Price of encouragement for the best debut CD" went to Añjel I.K. with their "Attitude Trad et Grooves Explosifs" (reviewed in FolkWorld No. 10)). The "Special Price of traditional music" was gained by Loened Dall and their album "An Deiziou Zo Berr". Definitely, all three are worth the merits.
Model Denmark
Denmark. Denmark is in some ways a model for a good promotion of folk music. With the "Danish Folk Council", they have an agency funded by governemt to support the folk music scene, bringing out the Danish folk magazine "Folk&Musik" and also puts together the annual CD sampler "Folk Music From Denmark". The 99 version of this album offers once again a huge range of Native Danish music as well as Irish Music and folk with diverse influences. to name but a few highlights: Per & Lars Lilholt with a piece from their album of 16th century Danish music, the "Jubel Hopsa" from Phoenix or the beautiful song from Bente Kure with Leif Ernsten. A lot to discover...
But not enough with that - Denmark has also a (government funded) "Danish World Music Association" to promote Denmark's world music. Its CD sampler "World Music in Denmark" presents the whole range of world music Denmark has on offer - from Spanish Flamenco via African Dance Music to Macedonian gipsies.
The CD samplers are promotional-only and are in particular thought for organisers to book acts from the CD (there are always full contact details along with infos on the acts) as well as for journalists to be able to give an overview of Danish folk and world music. Contact addresses can be found at the given Homepages of the two associations.
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