The Kaustinen festival has been selecting Showcase bands since 2013, and in the past the selected bands have included Tuuletar, JP Piirainen, 5/5, Bergå folk project and Swedish Jaerv. The well-established series showcases forward-thinking, emerging and internationalising...
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival opens the pelimanniha in December 10-16.7.2023 for the 56th time. The festival will offer a hand-picked, diverse sampling of Finnish folk music and folk dance talent, as well as a yearly rotation of international...
Kaustisen kansanmusiikkijuhlat on valinnut vuoden 2022 showcase-yhtyeet. Ne ovat Lapua-Uusi-Guinea, Bergå Folk Project ja Zäpämmät – kaikki uusia suomalaisia kokoonpanoja, jotka tähtäävät ulkomaisille konserttilavoille ja festivaaleille. Lapua-Uuden-Guinean tuore...
The Aapintuva minstrels have always been at the heart of all the festival's festive music. (Photo: Risto Savolainen) The band of the year, Aapintuvan pelimannit, has been the great invisible influence of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival for four decades. It is the...
Artist of the Year Vilma Jää (Photo: Mikko Malmivaara) Folk musician, singer and composer Vilma Jää has received the Musicians' Union's Artist of the Year award. She is described in the award criteria as a luminous soloist who breaks the boundaries of different genres. Vilma Jää...
