30. Festival of Music Inspired by Folklore „Sounds of the North”

25th July – 1st August 2010
Gdansk/ Poland

Norwegian Panorama

In 2010 Sounds of the North is dedicated to Norway. During the whole week in the middle of summer Gdańsk will be a meeting place with Norwegian culture and musical tradition. Because of the great care for saving and creative interpretation of their tradition, Norwegians can be proud of many original folk bands and well educated musicians.

Open-air and club concerts during the Festival will introduce Norwegian folk scene to polish audience. We will continue last edition’s idea of workshops that will end up with the Dance Night. This year workshops will be broadened with musical and vocal parts. We are planning projections of documentaries and ethnographic films connected with subject of Scandinavian folk culture. Moreover, there will be a conference about folk music education in Poland and Scandinavia. Engaging in Chopin year celebration we will present folk interpretations of polish genial composer.

This year’s special event – SeaBridge – has been prepared in cooperation with our norwegian Partners: Førde Folk Music Festival and Norwegian Traditional Dance and Music Agency. SeaBridge is the orginal connection of traditional and unique elements belonging to musical culture of both countries. We have invited well known polish group Kroke and norwegian trio Tindra, who will perform at one scene trying to build musical bridge over the Baltic Sea.

PROGRAMME:

25th of July
Bourgeois Hall of the Old Town Hall in Gdańsk, Korzenna Str. 33/35
19.00 Bubliczki

26th - 30th of July
Polish - Norwegian Workshops of Traditional Music
Leaded by: Endre Kleiveland’s band, Janusz Prusinowski Trio and Agata Harz

27th of July
St. John’s Centre in Gdańsk, Świętojańska Str. 50
20.00 Cashubian film projection: Kaszebe (1970, 82 min)

28th of July
St. John’s Centre in Gdańsk, Świętojańska Str. 50
20.00 Ethno-Norwegian films projection: Ancient Tunes (2004, 26 min), Firekeepers (2007, 57 min)

29th of July
Open-air concert, Park Oliwski, Opata Jacka Rybińskiego Str.
19.00 Polish - Norwegian project – SeaBridge: Tindra & Kroke
20.30 Syngende i et utvida Norden/ Songs of the extended North

30th of July
Open-air concert, Park Oliwski, Opata Jacka Rybińskiego Str.
19.00 Sarakina
20.30 Kawdrofonik

31st of July
St. John’s Centre in Gdańsk, Świętojańska Str. 50
19.00 Sver
20.30 Dance Night - dance party ending the workshops

1st of July
Parlament Club, Św. Ducha Str. 2
20.00 Seven Winds
21.30 Johan Sara Jr Group

Event accompanying Festival:
1st of August, 16.00, stage at the Długi Targ Str.
Weronika Korthal’s concert

2 september
Bourgeois Hall of the Old Town Hall in Gdańsk, Korzenna Str. 33/35
Conference: "Traditional music education in Poland and Norway"

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Supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism