The festival park is constantly renewed Kaustinen Folk Music Festival is constantly striving to improve the festival arrangements and the functionality of the festival area. The large number of musicians also means that the need for performance space is constantly increasing. ”This year we have three brand new stages,” says Executive Director Sini Keränen. ”The secondary school hall, which served as the band hall last year, has been renamed Wiljam as the band hall returns to the primary school hall, and the Pelimannitor tent area will serve as the Pelimann bench. [...]
I remember
I remember when the whole family went to the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, wearing better clothes. I remember the spacious school field, converted into a festival grandstand, with its rows of benches in the middle of Kaustinen church village. I remember the mass of people bustling around me as we queued with my family for the concert at the Kalliopaviljong. I remember the stiff and unassuming appearance of Konsta Jylha and the other Purple Players as they played directly into the hearts of the audience. I remember our amazement as the Eskimos in thick fur suits danced happily smiling under the scorching sun [...]
Build an art house for birds or learn how to make a birdhouse!
Handicrafts are a big part of the Kaustinen festival The Kaustinen Folk Music Festival is not just about watching performances, dancing or playing music. Daily dance parties, music workshops and yam workshops invite you to join in the music and dance. Top names in the field, such as Antti Savilampi, Piia Kleemola and Heikki Lahti, are on hand to lead the events. The jams will also be led by international stars of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival from Sweden to the USA. During the festival, you can also learn new skills and use [...]
WELCOME!!!
I'm often asked what I'm most looking forward to at the upcoming party. To please journalists, I have sometimes highlighted a concert or two, but the truth is that I can never honestly say what would really be the performance I am most looking forward to. The job of a Kaustinen programme producer is to build a programme for the festival that serves a wide range of audiences and in many different ways. That is what we have tried to do this time too. [...]
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival is also a celebration of film, theatre and dance
The Kaustinen Folk Music Festival is a chance to enjoy a truly extensive art scene. This summer, the umbrella of folk music and folk dance will be home to a lot of interdisciplinarity. In particular, there are plenty of film and theatre performances related to music. The short film Rooftop Folk - Kattojamit, a film about contemporary folk music, will be premiered in Kaustinen. The short film by folk musician Anni Tolvase and sound artist Mikko H. Haapoja deals with the so-called city game mania and was shot in Helsinki [...]
Welcome to Kaustinen - Vaivaisukko Finland!
Central Ostrobothnia is a well-known pelican country, formerly also known for tar burning and shipbuilding. What is less well known so far is that, relative to its population, the density of silent wolves in Central Ostrobothnia is superior to the rest of Finland! South Ostonians, who are sometimes prone to grandiosity, of course refer to the relatively small population of Central Ostrobothnia and the small size of the province, but they are only being disingenuous. After all, the Vaivaisukos are a unique phenomenon worldwide; in Sweden there are a few old men, and [...]
Kaustinen is a meeting place for minstrels and folk dancers
A triumphant year for folk dance in Kaustinen In recent years, the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival has also put a lot of effort into entertaining folk dancers, and the work has paid off: the number of folk dance groups performing at the festival is growing every year. This year, Kaustinen is also celebrating the national Folk Dance Jubilee Year, which marks exactly 150 years since the first Finnish folk dance performance. Kaustinen will see plenty of folk dance performances throughout the festival week. ”There will be [...]
The current situation
No, there is no typo in the title! (I didn't come up with the title myself, but as an avid wordsmith, I stole it for my own use immediately.) To finish - no, just a teaser: today I accidentally answered the phone ”Kaustinen Fabric Music Festival”. Doesn't that sound nice? Fabric and music, must be a good party! Actually, I promised to write a blog about the festival [...]
Kaustinen is trued and skimmed
The theme is wind instruments You may not often hear conventional wind instruments on a weekday, but at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival they can be seen and heard in many contexts throughout the week. At this year's festival, the brass theme is prominently featured right from the opening ceremony, where the opening fanfare is brought back. A variety of wind instruments will also be on show, in the hands of national and international guests. The Band of the Year is Piirpauke This year's Band of the Year is related to both the wind theme and the [...]
Kaustinen's showcase bands offer a diverse musical coverage
Kaustinen Folk Music Festival presents a showcase series of emerging names in folk music. This year's performers were selected from a field of just under thirty applicants. Introducing Hermanni Turkki, Onni Rajaniemi and Slack Bird! Hermanni Turkki is a group of musicians from Helsinki shaped by street music The seven-piece Hermanni Turkki band is a group of musicians from Helsinki shaped by street music. Although nowadays most of their gigs are in club and concert settings, they still play in the streets. ”Last Helsinki Day in June there were a couple of street music concerts, [...]