- Folkest
Folkest is a
festival devoted to music of all ethnicities and cultures of the world, held in the municipalities ofFriuli Venezia Giulia and in some ofVeneto ,Carinthia ,Slovenia andIstria , in July of each year.The purpose of the organizers is to promote folk music worldwide, through the publication of the magazine traditions, dance and music Folk Bulletin, books and CDs.
History
The festival was founded in
1979 , but since1984 finally takes the name of Folkest.
The headquarters of the organization isSpilimbergo (PN) which, withUdine , is the headquarters of concerts.ingers and groups that have played in past editions
Italians
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Fabrizio De Andrè
*Angelo Branduardi
*Avion Travel
*Lino Straulino
*Mau Mau
*Alice
*Francesco De Gregori
*Massimo Bubola
*Sergio Cammariere
*Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare
*Elisa
*Terrasonora Foreigners
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Jefferson Airplane
*Bob Dylan
*Jethro Tull
*Allan Taylor
*Loreena McKennitt
*Noa
*Mark Knopfler
*Hevia
*Joe Cocker
*Alan Stivell
*Chieftains
*Van Morrison
*Byrds
*Joan Baez
*Steve Winwood
*John Mayall
*Altan
*Miriam Makeba
*Carlos Núñez
*Fairport Convention
*Jarabe de Palo
*Joan Armatrading
*Goran Bregovic Related items
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Musical festival
*Ethnic music
*Folk music External links
* [http://www.folkest.com The official site]
* [http://www.folkbulletin.com/ The site of FolkBulletin]
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