Pelimann application open until 31.1.

Pelimann application open until 31.1.

The call for acts for next summer's festival is now open and applications can be submitted until the end of January. A supplementary call will be organised as needed. In Kaustinen, everyone is a minstrel and so all are welcome to apply, be it folk music,...
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival 2022 - Christmas campaign!

Kaustinen Folk Music Festival 2022 - Christmas Campaign!

”Päivä kö päivä” -liput myynnissä rajoitetun ajan 13.-26.12.2021. Lipun hinta 25 € (+palveluspalkkio ja tilausmaksu). Lipulla pääsee vapaavalintaisena päivänä festivaalille, lippu vaihdetaan portilla varsinaiseen päivälippuun. Lippuja voi ostaa täältä ja...
448 videos made by the players, a long list of performers

448 videos made by the players, a long list of performers

Kuisma Asikainen (left) and Havu Palviainen shot the video ten days before the festival in Kokkola. The photo is from Maria Häkkinen's video. During the festival week, 448 videos have been shown in the Spielimann programme. The videos were uploaded during the six days of the day programme...
End-of-week day concerts: band of the year, Anne Mattila and Mimmit

End-of-week day concerts: band of the year, Anne Mattila and Mimmit

Ottoset-tanssiryhmät aloittivat yleisölle avoimet areenakonsertit torstaina. (Kuva: Susanna Salokannel/Kaustinen FMF) Keskipohjanmaa-areenan päiväkonsertit alkoivat torstaina Kukoistava Kaustinen -konsertilla, jossa kaustislaiset lapset ja nuoret esiintyivät...
Congratulations, new champion players!

Congratulations, new champion players!

New champion players Anneli Aho (left), Pentti Ojajärvi and Leenamaija Raukola at the opening ceremony of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival on Monday. (Photo: Kimmo Känsälä) At the opening ceremony of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, four new champion players have been announced....