Continue until 9th of July the concerts in Region’s squares that bring toghether, in more than 25 Municipalities, artists and music from all the world. The international folk festival celebrates his first forty years enhancing different kinds of music, folk, world music, jazz, in a sequence of appointment from Italy, Scotland, England, Belarus, Ireland, Australia,...Read More

Thursday 28 June: Pinzano al Tagliamento, at 9.15 pm, again the duo Russell Joslin & Sarah McCaig, this time joined by the Italian group Capitano tutte a noi, training born in 2013 in Pordenone within a project of Itaca social cooperative, and currently trained by nine members. For this group music becomes not only a...Read More

Thursday 28 in Cassacco, Auditorium Luigi Garzoni (09.15 p.m) two scottish band will exhibit: the  Ashcroft, trained by Euan e Lewis McLaughlin, one of the most most interesting formations on the new Scottish music scene and the duo Stewart Hardy & Frank McLaughlin affirmed internationally and that propose a music that sinks in the traditional...Read More

Thursday 28, in Porcia – Villa Correr Dolfin, a night dedicated to italian artists, Franco Presti, which have started his path with acustic guitar then join the electric and semi-acoustic, approaching different genres, from folk, to rock up to jazz music and the group etnic-popular Taranterrae, trained by twelve components that proposes a repertoire linked...Read More

Gettin to the heart of the Fortieth edition of Folkest that untill 9th July brings togheter artists from every parts of the world. Continue the fortieth edition of Folkest that once again brings together artists came from all over the world that is move from municipality to municipality in a succession of musical tradition came...Read More

Event of the day: 27 June  2018 Folkest festival today is in Pescincanna (Fiume Veneto) with two exibition: AlterMIX Quartet and the duo Russell Joslin & Sarah McCaig. Formed in 2015 between Udine and “Carnia” the group trained by Noela Ontani (flute), Andrea Zampieri (clarinet), Federico Pace (percussions) e Giovanni Grisan (guitar) has made the...Read More

Continue the fortieth edition of Folkest that once again brings together artists came from all over the world that is move from municipality to municipality in a succession of musical tradition came from Magna Grecia to Scotland, from Belarus to Ireland and from Sicily to Sweden. TAVERNA UMBERTO I Sicily it will be the lead...Read More

EVENTS OF THE DAY MAG MELL – SAN GIOVANNI D’ANTRO – PULFERO TIME 19.30 Folkest will stage on saturday 23rd in San Giovanni d’Antro – Pulfero presso la Grotta d’Antro (time 19.30) with the irish group Mag Mell formed by the brothers Méabh and Tiarnán Smyth (violin, guitar and voice) grown at the Armagh Pipers Club’s school, important culture istitution...Read More

First studio album, from 2008, for the legendary american folk singer, composer, musician and activist. Produced by Joe Henry (winner of three Grammy Award which collaborated with important artists like Lisa Hannigan, Allen Touissant, Elvis Costello, Solomon Burke, Ani Di Franco…),  with the interpretation of some pieces written by Tom Waits, Josh Ritter, Anohni, Joe...Read More

Like every year, the long caravan of the Folkest Award-Alberto Cesa, the competition in search of new talent that will perform at the next edition of Folkest, started in Arezzo. It is also possible to get an award of fifteen thousand euros from the Nuovo Imaie for the realization of a tour. In 2004, the...Read More

Autumn has started and like every year for fifteen years is time for selection. Suonare@Folkest2018 – Alberto Cesa Award contest’s is growing up thanks also to the collaboration of important national media that will support the vote in the second phase. The purpose of this contest is not only the challenge between artists but also...Read More

Orcolat ’76 of Simone Cristicchi and Francesca Gallo, written by Simone Cristicchi and Simona Orlando. Production: Folkest Simone Cristicchi in this performances tell us the Friuli earthquake happened in 1976. Simone Cristicchi and Simona Orlando are the authors of this project that will go on stage Friday 15th of September in Gemona del Friuli cathedral....Read More