FolkWorld presents
The Stichting International Folk Festival Tilburg presents in January for the first time in the Netherlands a big folk festival. On five days there will be all in all about fourty acts presenting music and dance on six stages and eight pubs throughout the town. There is a clear focus on European music traditions in all its varieties, with some of the best bands of the folk/roots music genre being booked.
FolkWorld is proud to be the partner of the first version of a new European folk music institution, presenting on this page the full programme of the feast.
Wednesday 19th January 2000Hungarian State Folk Ensemble (Hun)
Celtic Feet Irish Dance & Theatre Company (Ire)
20.15 h City Theatre
Thursday 20th January 2000Mistoris(Be)
12.30 h, Zaal 16 TheatreOlla Vogala (Be)
Frei Fado D’El Rei (Por)
20.00 h, ConcerthallEendracht Twee (NL)
20.30 uur, Zaal 16 Theatre
8 Pubs with music on Thursday:
Buitenbeentje: Fiddlehead (NL)
De Plaats: Bekecs (Hun)
The Shannon Irish Pub: Ogham (NL)
Tribunaal: Blended (NL)
De Uitstad: Nomades (Fr)
Vasquez: Shrapnel (Be)
De Voortuin: Ot Azoy (NL)
Bolle: tbc
Friday 21th January 2000
BrabantFolkEvening:
‘PL@T’ Pendel & dancegroup
Project Spin en Weefliederen
Dommelvolk, Treveris
Gerard van Maasakkers en de Vaste Mannen
en de KleniBrabantse Harmonie
Tom America and others
20.15 h City Theatre
Iep (Be) - Mihály Dresch Quartet (Hun)
21.00 h, Paradox Jazzstage
Saturday 22th January 2000
‘The Celtic Connection’
(BUB) (Belgium)
Shantalla (Ire/Scotl)
Dervish (Ireland)
Kepa Junkera (Spain)
La Bottine Souriante (Canada)
18.00 h, 013 Popcentre
Sunday 23rd January 2000
‘New Folk Adventure’
Ambrozijn (Belgium)
Ceskomor (Czech Republic)
Dwarres (Friesland/NL)
Hungarian All Stars
Laïs (Belgium)
Nomades (France)
Peatbog Faeries (Scotland)
Tarras (England)
Väsen (Sweden)
Wènun Henk (NL)
13.30 h, 013 Popcentre
With support of:
Gemeente Tilburg
Province Noord-Brabant
Fonds van den Podiumkunsten
Prins Bernhard Fonds
VSB Fonds
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